Documents et rapports
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Agricultural Innovation in Developing East Asia : Productivity, Safety, and Sustainability (anglais)
Agricultural innovation has played a critical role in the economic transformation of developing East Asian countries over the past half century. The Green Revolution, in the form of modern seed varieties...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 166739 Date du document: 1 octobre 2021 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rajalahti,Riikka
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Strengthening agricultural extension and advisory systems : procedures for assessing, transforming, and evaluating extension systems (arabe)
The purpose of this paper is to provide information on how to transform and strengthen pluralistic agricultural extension and advisory systems in moving toward the broader goal of increasing farm income...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 56587 Date du document: 17 avril 2015 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rajalahti,Riikka,Swanson,Burton E.
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Handshake : IFC's quarterly journal on public-private partnerships (5) (anglais)
This issue includes the following headings: seeds and soil: smallholder agriculture; innovation: pairing commercial buyers with rural producers; grain storage: a ready role for public-private partnerships...
Type de document: Bulletin d’information Numéro du rapport: 54688 Date du document: 1 avril 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Battat,Michelle L.,Bisby, Jyoti,Buckholtz, Alison [editor],Collion, Marie-Hélène,Dahan,Mariana,Delmon,Jeffrey John,Delmon,Victoria Hilda Rigby,Drechsel, Pay,Ekanayake,Indira Janaki,Gupta,Neeraj,Haslam, Maggie,Lampietti,Julian A.,Lurie,Jay Brandon,Mandri-Perrott,Xavier Cledan,Mckee,David Michael,Mhlanga, Nomathemba,Moses, Gene,Mulenga, Barnabas,Oliveira, Tanya Scobie [editor],Onimus,Francois,Otoo, Miriam,Perard,Edouard,Pingali,Prabhu,Rajalahti,Riikka,Ryan,John Edwin Holston,Santacoloma, Pilar,Toyoda,Makiko,Vegarra,German A.
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Eyeing the future of agriculture : a vision for agricultural innovation in Chile (anglais)
Chile is one of the leading agricultural producers in Latin America and an important player in world agro-alimentary markets-a position it is determined to maintain. In 2008, the government (through the...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 67711 Date du document: 1 décembre 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Willem Janssen,Rajalahti,Riikka,Edmeades,Svetlana,Nussbaumer,Beatriz Brigida
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Agricultural innovation funds (anglais)
In order for agricultural development to fulfill its potential role as a source of growth and reducer of poverty, it must be constantly renewed through knowledge and innovation. Getting resources into...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 64929 Date du document: 1 mai 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Larson,Gunnar,Rajalahti,Riikka
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Strengthening agricultural extension and advisory systems : procedures for assessing, transforming, and evaluating extension systems (anglais)
The purpose of this paper is to provide information on how to transform and strengthen pluralistic agricultural extension and advisory systems in moving toward the broader goal of increasing farm income...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 56587 Date du document: 1 janvier 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rajalahti,Riikka,Swanson,Burton E.
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Agricultural innovation systems : from diagnostics toward operational practices (anglais)
This discussion paper presents the converging views of workshop participants and the emerging agenda for an agricultural innovation systems approach. It incorporates views and content from the economic...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 43435 Date du document: 1 janvier 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rajalahti,Riikka, Janssen, Willem,Pehu,Eija
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Social and environmental sustainability of agriculture and rural development investments : a monitoring and evaluation toolkit (anglais)
The purpose of this toolkit is to provide practical guidance in the monitoring and evaluation of the environmental and social sustainability of Agricultural and Rural Development (ARD) programs and projects...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 38710 Date du document: 1 janvier 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Fuentes, Marlene,Pehu,Eija,Punkari, Mikko,Rajalahti,Riikka,White,Pamela J.
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Health enhancing foods : country case studies of China and India (anglais)
The main objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive review of the functional foods sector in developing countries and assess its investment potential in two countries, mainly India and China...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 38715 Date du document: 1 janvier 2007 Auteur: Ford, Kent,Konishi,Yasuo,Pehu,Eija,Rajalahti,Riikka
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Scenario planning to guide long-term investments in agricultural science and technology: theory and practice from a case study on India (anglais)
A number of changes worldwide are taking place that have implications for the rural and agricultural sector. Population growth, improved incomes, and shifting dietary patterns continue to increase and...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 37066 Date du document: 1 juin 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Rajalahti,Riikka,van der Heijden, Kees,Janssen, Willem,Pehu,Eija
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Health enhancing foods : opportunities for strengthening developing countries (anglais)
Functional foods have entered the global markets with force in the past decade and have rapidly gained market share as value added products. Although the term "functional foods" currently lacks a common...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 37067 Date du document: 1 juin 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kotilainen,Liisa,Rajalahti,Riikka,Ragasa,Catherine R.,Pehu,Eija
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Enhancing agricultural innovation : how to go beyond the strengthening of research systems (anglais)
Agricultural development depends to a great extent on how successfully knowledge is generated and applied. Investments in knowledge - especially in the form of science and technology have featured prominently...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 36346 Date du document: 1 janvier 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Hall, Andy,Janssen,Wilhelmus Gerardus,Pehu,Eija,Rajalahti,Riikka
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Gender issues in monitoring and evaluation in rural development : a tool kit (anglais)
The World Bank aims to reduce gender disparities and inequalities by enhancing women's participation in economic development. It assists member countries in formulating and implementing their gender and...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 48487 Date du document: 1 juin 2005 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Fort,Lucia,Pehu,Eija,Rygenstad, Hild,Rajalahti,Riikka,Dhar,Arunima
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Monitoring and evaluation for World Bank agricultural research and extension projects : a good practice note (anglais)
This Good Practice Note aims to assist Task Teams of the World Bank and their colleagues in the client countries develop and implement effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems for agricultural...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 37057 Date du document: 1 janvier 2005 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Pehu,Eija,Rajalahti,Riikka,Woelcke,Johannes
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Developing research systems to support the changing agricultural sector (anglais)
Given the pace of globalization of agriculture, rapid changes in science base, and the diverse regional features of the research systems, there is a need to take stock of recent experience and re-think...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 33610 Date du document: 1 janvier 2005 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Pehu,Eija,Rajalahti,Riikka,Woelcke,Johannes