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2005-01-01 This study aims to understand the effect increased vegetable production has on the ruralpopulation beyond the direct farm level. The objectives of this project are to analyze the impact of vegetable commercialization and agribusiness developmnt on off-farm emplyment opportunities and wages,...
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Using over 50 case studies from 22 countries which show how unconventional projects have developed women's earning power, this book is a source of ideas for all those helping to develop cash-producing work for women in developing countries.
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Key Resource 1989-03-01 Indigenous knowledge systems permeate all that we do and think and believe, The have evolved from years of experience and trial-and-error problem solving by groups of people working to meet the challenges they face in their local environments, drawing on the the resources they have at hand.
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Disabled Village Children: A Guide for Community Health Workers, Rehabilitation Workers and Families
Key Resource 1987-05-19 This book has information and ideas for all who are concerned about the well-being of disabled children. It is especially for those who live in rural areas where resources are limited. Over 4,000 line drawings & 200 photos help make the information clear even to those with little formal... -
In this sequel to "Rural Development: Putting the last first" Robert Chambers argues that central issues in development have been overlooked, and that many past errors have flowed from domination by those with power. Development professionals now need new approaches and methods for interacting,...
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This booklet discusses the role of local organisations in sustainable development.
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2003-01-01 This book discusses conservation and cooperation, dehydration, extraction of herbal material, dehydration apparatus, the home based herbal business, skin care lotions and medicinal balms, and extraction apparatus of herbs in Africa.
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2016-01-01 This book is a series of stories about local people in countries around the world who serve as community leaders. They are united by two common threads. First, they are all graduates of the Asian Rural Institute. Second, they share a vision to help communities become more self-reliant. These...
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This booklet surveys some of that collaboration and tell what FAO is doing to embody the WCARRD principles in its own work. It discusses tools for guilding and measuring progress in agrarian reform and rural developmently, collaboration among agencies and countries; and most importantly,...
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2019-01-20 'The QuIP offers a simple, transparent method to deliver timely, cost-effective and credible causal attributions.'Nancy Cartwright, UCSD; Durham University How do you know whether, or how, you contributed to an observed social change?Using respondents’ own testimonies, The Qualitative Impact...