The institutional costs involved in the promotion and development of cassava processing plants on the Northern Coast of Colombia are presented, and the implication that these might have on future plans is analyzed and discussed. (CIAT)
Romanoff, S
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[Estimado del costo de apoyo institucional para asociaciones procesadoras de yuca en la Costa Norte de Colombia]
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Estimado del costo de apoyo institucional para asociaciones procesadoras de yuca en la Costa Norte de Colombia
Over the past several decades, significant donor funding has been directed to sustainable forest management in the tropics, in the hope of combining forest conservation with economic gains through sustainable use. To date, this approach has produced only modest results in terms of changed silvicu...
Wunder, Sven
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[Are direct payments for environmental services spelling doom for sustainable forest management in the tropics?]
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Are direct payments for environmental services spelling doom for sustainable forest management in the tropics?
Should policy makers - or anyone else - care about millions of ha of Imperata grassland? The answer depends on the balance between costs of conversion to other uses and the net benefits produced in economic growth, poverty alleviation, and protection of the environment. The first section on Imper...
This article analyzes why it has been easier to promote some types of environmental policy reform in Latin America than others. It first looks at the main groups that might promote such reforms - developed country organizations, the urban middle class, groups that have direct material interests i...
Kaimowitz, D.
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[The political economy of environmental policy reform in Latin America]
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The political economy of environmental policy reform in Latin America
Omiti, J.
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Wanyoike, Francis N.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Delagado, C.
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Njoroge, L.
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[Will small-scale dairy producers in Kenya disappear due to economies of scale in production?]
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Will small-scale dairy producers in Kenya disappear due to economies of scale in production?
International trade in fresh and processed vegetables has expanded considerably over the last 20 years. The volume of fresh vegetables traded is about three times the volume of processed vegetables. More than half of total world trade originates in Europe, in particular the EEC, and two thirds of...
Peterson, W
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Henry, Guy
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[Snap bean international trade: present status and future prospects]
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Snap bean international trade: present status and future prospects
This paper reviews the ways in which the economic impact of parasitic diseases of production animals have been evaluated. It then discusses the shortfalls of such studies as well as the opportunities for improving the quality of economic impact assessments and their value to decision makers in th...
Perry, Brian D.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Improving the assessment of the economic impact of parasitic diseases and of their control in production animals]
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Improving the assessment of the economic impact of parasitic diseases and of their control in production animals
Holmann, Federico J.
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[Evaluación económica de sistemas de producción de leche en el tropico]
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Evaluación económica de sistemas de producción de leche en el tropico
Holmann, Federico J.
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[Evaluación económica de sistemas de producción de leche en el trópico]
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Evaluación económica de sistemas de producción de leche en el trópico