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  1. Title

    'State of play' of sustainable buildings in India

    Description
    This report explains the state of sustainable buildings and the construction industry in India including best practices, successes, barriers and recommendations for further implementation towards mitigation of climate change impacts. This report was published by UNEP in 2010.
    Author
    Priyanka Kochhar
    Publisher
    United Nations Environment Programme
    http://www.unep.org/pdf/SBCI_State_of_play_India.pdf
  2. Title

    Achieving universal primary education by 2015: a chance for every child

    Description
    This study assesses whether universal primary education can be achieved by 2015 by analyzing education policies and financing patterns in the largest low-income countries that are furthest from achieving universal primary education. It identifies a new policy and financing framework that could accelerate global progress in primary education. This study was published by WorldBank in 2003.
    Author
    Barbara Bruns; Alain Mingat; Ramahatra Rakotomalala
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/15121
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    Adaptive water resource management in the South Indian Lower Bhavani Project command area

    Description
    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.
    Author
    Mats Lannerstad; David Molden
    Publisher
    International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
    http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.128
  4. Title

    Addressing forest degradation in the context of joint forest management in Udaipur, India

    Description
    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.
    Author
    Michael Kleine; Ghazala Shahabuddin; Promode Kant
    Publisher
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/k7176e/k7176e00.pdf
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    Addressing the challenges facing agricultural mechanization input supply and farm product processing

    Description
    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, 5–6 September 2006, was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2007.
    Author
    Brian G Sims (editor); Josef Kienzle (editor); Roberto Cuevas (editor); Gavin Wall (editor)
    Publisher
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a1249e/a1249e00.htm
  6. Title

    Adoption and impacts of microirrigation technologies: empirical results from selected localities of Maharashtra and Gujarat States of India

    Description
    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.
    Author
    R. E. Namara; B. Upadhyay; R. K. Nagar
    Publisher
    International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
    http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.094
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    Adoption of aquaculture assessment tools for improving the planning and management of aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific

    Description
    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.
    Author
    Miao Weimin; C. V. Mohan; Wyn Ellis; Brian Davy (editors)
    Publisher
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    http://www.fao.org/docrep/019/i3438e/i3438e00.htm
  8. Title

    After the microfinance crisis: assessing the role of government-led microcredit alternatives

    Description
    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.
    Author
    Jordi de la Torre; Xavier Gine; Tara Vishwanath
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3570
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    Agricultural insurance in Asia and the Pacific region

    Description
    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.
    Author
    Charles Stutley
    Publisher
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2344e/i2344e00.htm
  10. Title

    Agro-industries characterization and appraisal: dairy in India

    Description
    This study of the dairy industry in India examines the structure of the dairy sector, the role of dairy cooperatives, the impact of the dairy industry on smallholders and rural development, and lessons that can be learnt from the industry. It is one of a series of studies of the dynamics that have led certain industries to grow rapidly, which seek to draw lessons on how to support positive patterns of change. This document, Agricultural Management, Marketing and Finance Working Document 21, was published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2007.
    Author
    O P Sinha
    Publisher
    Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap299e/ap299e.pdf
  11. Title

    Agro-industries characterization and appraisal: soybeans in India

    Description
    This study of the soybean industry in India examines the structure of the soybean sector, marketing and commercial viability, the impact of the growth of the soybean industry on farm households, sustaining and improving commercial viability and farmers income, and lessons that can be learned from the industry. It is one of a series of studies of the dynamics that have led certain industries to grow rapidly, which seek to draw lessons on how to support positive patterns of change. This document, Agricultural Management, Marketing and Finance Working Document 20, was published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2007.
    Author
    Ramesh Chand
    Publisher
    Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap300e/ap300e.pdf
  12. Title

    Analysis of feeds and fertilizers for sustainable aquaculture development in India: Study and analysis of feeds and fertilizers for sustainable aquaculture development

    Description
    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.
    Author
    S Ayyappan; S Ahamad Ali
    Publisher
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1444e/a1444e07.pdf
  13. Title

    Analysis of physical and monetary losses of environmental health and natural resources in India

    Description
    This report attempts to estimate the social and financial costs of environmental damage in India from three pollution damage categories: urban air pollution, inadequate water supply and indoor air pollution as well as four natural resource damage categories: agricultural damage, rangeland degradation, deforestation and natural disasters. The report provides estimated costs in Rupees for all of the above categories. This report was published by The World Bank in 2012.
    Author
    Muthukumara Mani; Anil Markandya; Aarsi Sagar; Elena Strukova
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/12065
  14. Title

    Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics: Global 2010: lessons from East Asia and the global financial crisis

    Description
    This volume provides papers on the following themes: industrial policy and development; social capital, institutions, and development; financial crisis and regulation; the road to a sustainable global economic system; and innovation and competition. Many of the authors draw upon lessons learned from the experience of Korea and other East Asian countries and their responses to the financial crisis of the late 1990s. The volume includes selected papers and keynote addresses from the 2010 Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE), a forum for discussion and debate of important policy issues facing developing countries. It was published by The World Bank in 2011.
    Author
    Justin Yifu Lin (editor); Boris Pleskovic (editor)
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/2555
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    Appropriate food packaging solutions for developing countries

    Description
    This study provides an overview of the global packaging industry, assesses the status and trends of food packaging in developing countries and identifies some food packaging solutions in developing countries.
    Author
    Nerlita M. Manalili; Moises A. Dorado; Robert van Otterdijk
    Publisher
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3684e.pdf
  16. Title

    Aquaculture vis-a-vis agriculture

    Description
    This short article examines the effects aquaculture has on agriculture through a study on rice fields skirting three shrimp farms and finds that aquaculture and agriculture can coexist in coastal areas if there are buffer zones between them. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2000.
    Author
    S. A. Khan; P. Lyla; N. Veerappan; S. Rajagopal
    Publisher
    The WorldFish Center
    http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/aq1.pdf
  17. Title

    Asia Regional Assessment for the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and Other Natural Resources

    Description
    This document reports on the regional consultation of the proposed voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land attended by representatives from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam which was held to assess regional priorities and issues to be considered when the guidelines were drafted.
    Publisher
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/012/ak802e/ak802e00.pdf
  18. Title

    Asia-Pacific education system review, No. 6. School-to-work transition information bases

    Description
    This report examines school-to-work (STW) information bases, a set of policies and practices for collecting information about the skills needed by employers and about the types of employment found by technical and vocational education and training (TVET) graduates. It studies the school-to-work transition process in nine countries, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. This report was published by UNESCO in 2013.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002166/216661e.pdf
  19. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 1. Early childhood care and education

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the first goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of education and care in early childhood, and identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2012.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217145e.pdf
  20. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 2. Universal primary education

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the second goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of all children to have access to and to complete free, compulsory, good quality primary education. It also identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2013.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002212/221200E.pdf
  21. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 3. Life skills and lifelong learning

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the third goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of all young people and adults having the opportunity to gain the knowledge and develop the skills to develop their capacity to work, participate in society and continue learning. It identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2013.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://www.unescobkk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/efa/Publications/EDN_G3_Web_FINAL.pdf
  22. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 4. Youth and adult literacy

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the fourth goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of achieving a 50 per cent improvement in levels of adult literacy and equitable access to basic and continuing education for all adults. It identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2012.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002184/218428E.pdf
  23. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 5. Gender equality

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the fifth goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education and achieving gender equality in education. It identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2012.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002191/219185E.pdf
  24. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 6. Quality education

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the sixth goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of improving the quality of education so that all achieve recognized and measurable learning outcomes. It identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2012.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002191/219186E.pdf
  25. Title

    Asia-Pacific secondary education system review, No. 1. Examination systems

    Description
    This report reviews the current features of examinations and the current practices in public examinations taking place in countries in the Asia-Pacific region with recommendations for future improvement. Its recommendations focus on assuring integrity of assessments, reducing examination pressures, catering for an expanding and more diverse student candidature, assessing a wider range of curricular objectives and assuring quality and gaining public confidence. This report was published by UNESCO in 2013.
    Author
    Peter Hill
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001878/187826E.pdf

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