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Displaying 3036 - 3040 of 5074Nicaragua: Nota de políticas sobre el acceso a la tierra
La presente Nota de Políticas sobre el acceso a la tierra en Nicaragua ha servido de insumo a la preparación de la nueva Estrategia de Asistencia al País (CAS, en sus siglas en ingles) que el Banco Mundial presentó a su Junta en 2007. El nuevo CAS tiene por objetivo orientar la labor del Banco Mundial en Nicaragua en los próximos cinco años.
Legal Empowerment in Practice. Using Legal Tools to Secure Land Rights in Africa
Land lies at the heart of social, political and economic life in much of rural Africa. It provides a major source of livelihoods, income and employment; a basis for social and political relations; and has major historical, cultural and spiritual significance. In many places, rapid socio-economic changes are undermining the security of land access for poorer and more vulnerable groups – particularly in high-value lands such as peri-urban areas, irrigated schemes and fertile lands.
Opportunities to mainstream land consolidation in rural development programmes of the European Union
Land consolidation can be an important tool for increasing agricultural competitiveness and improving rural conditions. Farmers can become more competitive when they decrease fragmentation and increase the size of their farms, and rural communities can benefit when consolidation projects include components to improve local infrastructure and the environment.
Modernization Strategy for Irrigation Management in Almatti Lift Systems-KJBNL. Karnataka, India
The Masscote application presented here has been initialized through a training workshop in Karnataka for engineers and managers from the Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited (KBJNL) focussing on ALMATTI irrigation systems from 13th to 21st May 2008. The contributions of the working group sessions at this workshop (RAP–MASSCOTE) have been largely included in this report.
El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación, 2008
El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación 2008 analiza las consecuencias del rápido crecimiento de la producción de biocombustibles derivados de productos básicos agrícolas. La expansión de los biocombustibles líquidos ha sido provocada en gran parte por las políticas de los países desarrollados, basadas en una previsión positiva de los efectos de sus esfuerzos orientados a la mitigación del cambio climático, la seguridad energética y el desarrollo agrícola.