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This Report illustrates the importance and the contribution of the livestock sector in African rural Development. It presents ILRI's strategic goals and research themes in the context of improving the livelihood and social well-being of the poor through managing and mitigating risk and vulnerabil...


Seré Rabé, Carlos[ILRI's goal and strategic research themes. Revised strategy for 2002-2007]ILRI's goal and strategic research themes. Revised strategy for 2002-2007

In countries with transitional economies such as those found in South Asia, large-scale irrigation systems (LSIS) with a history of public ownership account for about 115 million ha (Mha) or approximately 45% of their total area under irrigation. In terms of the global area of irrigation (320 Mha...


Lankford, B.A.Makin, Ian W.Matthews, NathanielMcCornick, Peter G.Noble, A.D.Shah, Tushaar[A compact to revitalise large-scale irrigation systems using a leadership-partnership-ownership 'Theory of Change']A compact to revitalise large-scale irrigation systems using a leadership-partnership-ownership 'Theory of Change'
Shah, TushaarKoppen, Barbara C.M. van[The precept and practice of integrated water resources management (IWRM) in India]The precept and practice of integrated water resources management (IWRM) in India
Sadoff, C.W.Hall, J.W.Grey, D.Aerts, J.C.J.H.Ait-Kadi, M.Brown, C.Cox, A.Dadson, S.Garrick, D.Kelman, J.McCornick, Peter G.Ringler, ClaudiaRosegrant, Mark W.Whittington, D.Wiberg, D.[Securing water, sustaining growth. Report of the GWP/OECD Task Force on Water Security and Sustainable Growth]Securing water, sustaining growth. Report of the GWP/OECD Task Force on Water Security and Sustainable Growth

Traditionally, Indian farmers kept bovines, especially cattle, for draught purposes in agriculture and transportation with milk as an adjunct. However, with increasing farm mechanization and rising demand for milk, the bovine functions have shifted more towards dairying. While bovine population h...


Kishore, A.Birthal, P.S.Joshi, Pramod K.Shah, TushaarSaini, A.[Patterns and drivers of dairy development in India: insights from analysis of household and district-level data]Patterns and drivers of dairy development in India: insights from analysis of household and district-level data

This final chapter of the book offers a set of policy recommendations. It presents some typical win-win outcomes, including technologies suited for forest poor areas, labour intensive technologies promoting intensification to replace land extensive farming practices, and promoting agricultural sy...


Kaimowitz, D.Angelsen, A.[Policy recommendations]Policy recommendations

Over the past decade, the value chain development approach has increasingly been adopted by governments, donors, and NGOs to reduce rural poverty. The design of related interventions often assumes that poor households: 1) have sufficient resources to effectively participate in value chain develop...


Stoian, D.Donovan, J.Fisk, J.Muldoon, M.[Value chain development for rural poverty reduction: a reality check and a warning]Value chain development for rural poverty reduction: a reality check and a warning
Beed, Fen D.Dubois, T.Markham, R.Moorhead, A.[A strategy for banana research and development in Africa: a synthesis of results from the conference banana2008]A strategy for banana research and development in Africa: a synthesis of results from the conference banana2008

In Laos, hydropower development is occurring at rapid, though controversial pace. While hydropower development could in principle contribute to the country’s development objectives to promote economic growth and reduce poverty, it also impacts people’s livelihoods especially local communities liv...


Katus, SSuhardiman, DianaSenaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali[When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos]When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos

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