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- This report reviews the magnitude and composition of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), the impacts, the reasons why fishing gear is abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded and existing measures to reduce ALDFG.
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- Graeme Macfadyen; Rod Cappell
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- http://www.unep.org/regionalseas/marinelitter/publications/docs/Marine_Litter_Abandoned_Lost_Fishing_Gear.pdf
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- This document describes a project which seeks to address some of the potential consequences of climate change in the low-lying deltaic country of Bangladesh by introducing stress tolerant seeds. It summarises lessons learned which can be applied in climate change adaptation. These include: working within the local context; effective stakeholder engagement; raising awareness at multiple levels; catalysing other climate change initiatives; and resourcing projects. The document is one of a series of IFC SmartLessons from the International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, a programme to share lessons learned in development-oriented advisory services and investment operations. It was published in May 2010.
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- Anika Ali; Mrinal Sircar
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/10489
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- This report provides an assessment of adaptation issues relating to climate change and rice production in Indonesia and recommends potential agronomic, policy and trade measures to meet future food security needs. The work, which built upon an earlier study, involved a review of the literature, discussions with key informants in the public and private sectors in Indonesia, and a separately commissioned study on Bulog (logistics agency). The document is Report No. 44434-10, a study under the Rice Policy Dialogue AAA (P1 08646), published by The World Bank in July 2008.
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/6236
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- This study explores the theory and practice of the adaptive management method of water resource management based on a detailed field study of the development and use of water resources for irrigation in the Lower Bhavani Project in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This study was published by IWMI in 2009.
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- Mats Lannerstad; David Molden
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- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.128
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- This case study presents a forest rehabilitation initiative in the tropical dry forests in north-western India, highlights an indirect approach for assessing forest degradation, identification of forest rehabilitation objectives and targets and illustrates lessons learned for future forest rehabilitation in dry land forests. This study was published by FAO in 2009.
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- Michael Kleine; Ghazala Shahabuddin; Promode Kant
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/k7176e/k7176e00.pdf
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- The challenges addressing agricultural engineering are addressed in this workshop. The papers cover a range of topics and countries and are accompanied by summaries of the key issues identified. Papers include: "Linking global markets"; "Optimizing land and water use - the role of equipment and input supply"; "Local design capacity building applied to small-scale food-processing equipment: a strategic way for adding value for producers"; "A competency-based qualification programme in automation technology and process control applied to agro-industries in developing countries"; "Product development systems for agrifood innovation in transition and developing countries"; and, "Study of resource recycling based sustainable agricultural development in Thailand: Thai-Japanese joint venture agribusiness". This document, Agricultural and Food Engineering Technical Report 5, and the Proceedings of an FAO Workshop held at the CIGR World Congress on Agricultural Engineering Bonn, Germany, 56 September 2006, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2007.
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- Brian G Sims (editor); Josef Kienzle (editor); Roberto Cuevas (editor); Gavin Wall (editor)
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a1249e/a1249e00.htm
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- This report evaluates the current use of microirrigation technologies in Maharashtra and Gujarat in India as a method of saving water in irrigated agriculture and averting potential water shortage crises, a strategy to increase farm incomes and reduce poverty and a method of enhancing the food and nutritional security of rural households through an increase in the area of cultivation, better crop yields, enhanced output quality, early crop maturity and reduced cultivation costs. This report was published by IWMI in 2005.
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- R. E. Namara; B. Upadhyay; R. K. Nagar
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- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.094
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- This report summarises the current status of aquaculture assessment tools (AATs) in the Asia and Pacific region through a selection of country case studies focusing on China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Each case study examines the application of existing aquaculture assessment tools in the country, including issues and constraints and recommendations for improvement. This report was published by the FAO in 2013.
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- Miao Weimin; C. V. Mohan; Wyn Ellis; Brian Davy (editors)
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/019/i3438e/i3438e00.htm
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- This report aims to provide capacity building on disaster risk financing and insurance (DRFI) in ASEAN member states. It discusses the financial assessment and financial management of natural disasters and then goes on to describe agricultural insurance and disaster microinsurance. It concludes by arguing that governments need to understand the benefits and the limitations of disaster risk financing and insurance as part of their disaster risk management strategies. This report was published by the World Bank in 2012.
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- The World Bank Group
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/12627
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- This document provides the technical appendices for volume one of this report. It includes nine appendices, including information about disaster risk exposure profiles, disaster risk management profiles and agricultural and microinsurance for ASEAN member states. This report was published by The World Bank in 2012.
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- The World Bank Group
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/12628
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- This report examines the performance of primary agricultural credit cooperatives in three districts in Andhra Pradesh, India, following the recent microfinance crisis, and finds a lack of training among the management that it recommends be improved to prevent an increase in government role in the supply of credit that may undermine the culture of repayment. This report was published by The World Bank in 2011.
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- Jordi de la Torre; Xavier Gine; Tara Vishwanath
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3570
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- This report evaluates the acute water shortages and pollution problems in North China, specifically in the Yellow (Huang), Hai and Huai (3-H) river basins, and recommends a number of improvements to China's water management practices to better support agriculture, the urban and industrial water supply and ecological resources in this area. It examines changes in the economy and society affecting the water sector, the current water resource situation in the 3-H basins and feasible options for balancing water supply and demand. It includes action plans for each of the key areas including flood control, agriculture, pollution control, wastewater reuse and groundwater management. This report was published by The World Bank in 2002.
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/15418
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- This collection of papers examines agriculture and rural development in China, linkages between China and The WorldFish Center, aquaculture research and its relation to development in China and the research priorities of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS). It was published by WorldFish in 2003.
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- L. X. Zhang; J. Liu; S. F. Li; N. S. Yang; P. R. Gardiner
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_348.pdf
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- This report provides an introduction to the importance of agriculture and the growth of public and private agricultural insurance in Asia and the Pacific regions and discusses risk management and the role of agricultural insurance, agricultural insurance provision, public sector support for agricultural insurance, small farmer agricultural insurance initiatives and options and recommendations for government support to agricultural insurance in Asia and the Pacific region. This report was published by FAO in 2011.
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- Charles Stutley
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2344e/i2344e00.htm
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- This resource is part 1 of a 6 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It provides an overview of trade and agriculture reforms in China, India and Malaysia since 1980. Part 1 specifically includes details of how the proceedings of the forum on agricultural reforms and trade liberalization emerged, and lists the achievements and progress made over the period 1980-2005. Various technical papers are included. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/012/i1032e/i1032e00.pdf
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- This resource is part 2 of a 6 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It provides an overview of trade and agriculture reforms in China, India and Malaysia since 1980. This part specifically includes a paper about food and agriculture prospects in the Asia-Pacific region, looking at past issues and the future. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/012/i1032e/i1032e01.pdf
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- This resource is part 3 of a 6 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It provides an overview of trade and agriculture reforms in China, India and Malaysia since 1980. This part describes food and rice production and consumption in the Asia-Pacific region compared with world levels, sources of agricultural growth, and factors affecting crop yields. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/012/i1032e/i1032e02.pdf
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- This resource is part 4 of a 6 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It provides an overview of trade and agriculture reforms in China, India and Malaysia since 1980. This part includes details of agricultural production growth, government expenditure, and projections of production, consumption and growth for the period 2030-2050. Details of emerging issues such as the effects of climate change are included. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/012/i1032e/i1032e03.pdf
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- This resource is part 5 of a 6 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It provides an overview of trade and agriculture reforms in China, India and Malaysia since 1980. This part contains four papers entitled 'Agricultural policy reforms in Asia: an overview of trends, issues and challenges' by Sisira Jayasuriya, 'Implications of trade liberalization for agriculture and farmers in China' by Dr Ni Hongxing, 'Trade negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda: State of play' by Yong-Kyu Choi, and 'Global financial and food crises: a Malaysian's perspective' by Larry Chee-Yoong Wong. Topics include: Asian economic changes, globalisation and agriculture, incentives, trade policy, exports, agricultural policy and market reforms. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/012/i1032e/i1032e04.pdf
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- This resource is part 6 of a 6 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It provides an overview of trade and agriculture reforms in China, India and Malaysia since 1980. It contains part of a paper entitled 'Global financial and food crises: a Malaysian's perspective' by Larry Chee-Yoong Wong and a paper entitled 'Global food and financial crises: experiences and perspectives from India' by Dr Ramesh Chand. Topics include: food exports, supply, food policies, effects of inflation, and the global food and financial crises. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/012/i1032e/i1032e05.pdf
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- This report assesses the environmental impacts of the overuse of land and water resources in Hai Duong, Ha Tay and Son La provinces of Vietnam and analyzes the agricultural environmental institutions in North Vietnam to provide information about government institutions responsible for improving these conditions. This report was published by FAO in 2004.
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- Vu Trong Binh et al.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/af334e/af334e00.htm
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- This case study of aquaculture in the Philippines is one of a series of individual country case studies which, together with synthesis papers and the report of a workshop, provide a detailed overview of feed and fertiliser use in sustainable aquaculture development in developing countries. The full report, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No.497, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2007. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Neila S Sumagaysay-Chavoso
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1444e/a1444e10.pdf
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- This case study of aquaculture in Bangladesh is one of a series of individual country case studies which, together with synthesis papers and the report of a workshop, provide a detailed overview of feed and fertiliser use in sustainable aquaculture development in developing countries. The full report, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No.497, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2007. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Benoy K Barman; Manjurul Karim
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1444e/a1444e05.pdf
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- This case study of aquaculture in China is one of a series of individual country case studies which, together with synthesis papers and the report of a workshop, provide a detailed overview of feed and fertiliser use in sustainable aquaculture development in developing countries. The full report, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No.497, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2007. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- M Weimin; L Mengqing
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1444e/a1444e00.pdf
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- This is one of two case studies of aquaculture in India from a series of individual country case studies which, together with synthesis papers and the report of a workshop, provide a detailed overview of feed and fertiliser use in sustainable aquaculture development in developing countries. The full report, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No.497, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2007. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- S Ayyappan; S Ahamad Ali
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1444e/a1444e07.pdf
