Rural production and service systems
Agricultural production, and its processing and marketing, are the main sources of income and food in rural areas. Small family farms in developing countries are permanently exposed to climate and economic risks and have rarely made it out of poverty.. Research and development strengthens the rural population and prevents their migration to cities. Under this block you will find sites and publications on "Rural production and service systems": |
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Agricultural sector policy December 1999 Author: SDC The document is grounded in SDC's vision of sustainable agriculture. Besides presenting the challenges faced and briefly summarizing major experiences and lessons, it defines the core of the policy. It highlights the objectives, refers to overriding principles, presents strategic options and defines priority areas of SDC's collaboration in agriculture. Currently, the document is used as a reference only.
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Avoiding the shortcut: Moving beyond the use of direct incentives December 1999 Author: CDE This study is a comprehensive contribution to the debate about the use of direct incentives. It reveals that most development projects concerned with sustainable land management still make use of direct incentives, even though they produce disappointing results. Conceived as a working instrument for use in formulating programmes and for application to project work in the field, its special features include a checklist for donors and project planners, and recommendations at project level.
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Mountains of the world: water towers for the 21st century December 1998 Author: Mountain Agenda This report is a contribution to Chapter 13 on mountains, and Chapter 18 on water in Agenda 21. It is intended to create a better understanding of the linkages between water and mountains and to foster the need for recognition of the important role mountains play in the water cycle. It highlights the necessity of strong stewardship by mountain populations as well as the responsibility of downstream communities and nations for the sustainable management of mountain water resources.
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Land tenure and sustainable management of soils December 1996 Author: CDE This study is concerned with property rights and their impact on the management of agricultural soils. It concentrates on describing situations of tenure insecurity and the causes and possible remedies. It is suggested that tenure insecurity is a major cause of unsustainable soil management. A matrix permits the analysis of tenure systems and the choice of instruments of international cooperation to improve them. eng, print only; can be ordered at: info@cde.unibe.ch
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Agricultural extension December 1995 Author: SDC The purpose of this document is to provide SDC and its partners with an instrument to support planning, implementation and evaluation of agricultural extension activities. It analyses the challenges, summarizes experiences, identifies SDC's priorities and defines SDC's policy. Today (in 2005) the document is used as a reference only.
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Sustainable management of agricultural soils December 1994 Author: SDC The document provides a framework for design, orientation and evaluation of activities that have an impact on soil management. The policy emphasises rain-fed agriculture in semi-arid and sub-humid tropical regions with specific attention to hilly and mountainous areas.
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Crop protection December 1994 Author: SDC This sub-sector policy document defines objectives, priorities and principles for the formulation of projects and programmes concerning crop protection in agricultural production. It especially focuses on food crops in rain-fed and irrigated production systems. Today (in 2005), the document is used as a reference only.
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