Documents et rapports
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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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Thinking systematically about scaling up : developing guidance for scaling up World Bank-supported agriculture and rural development operations (anglais)
The objective of this report is to assess the usefulness of providing guidance for scaling up good practices in core ARD business lines, and to test the prospects for doing so. The output of the document...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 70609 Date du document: 1 août 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Cooke,Sanjiva,Jonasova,Marketa
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Evaluation of new Fishery Performance Indicators (FPIs) : a case study of the blue swimming crab fisheries in Indonesia and Philippines (anglais)
To further develop and finalize the Fishery Performance Indicators (FPIs) for scaling up to the Bank's entire fisheries portfolio, a number of specific pilots and case studies have been conducted. This...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 68710 Date du document: 1 mai 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Chu,Jingjie,Anderson,James L.,Anderson, Christopher M.
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Improving the rural investment climate for businesses : key to rural income generation (anglais)
An appropriate rural investment climate (RIC) is essential for rural businesses to be successful and generate employment and income in their communities. Improving the investment climate could facilitate...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 67842 Date du document: 1 février 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Sawada,Naotaka
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Weather index insurance for agriculture : guidance for development practitioners (anglais)
This paper is a distillation of the findings of the work undertaken by the World Bank. It is deliberately not a collation of case studies, but rather a practical overview of the subject. The purpose of...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 66274 Date du document: 1 novembre 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Sustainable support system for rural women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia (anglais)
Nonfarm sector development in rural Ethiopia is central to generating employment and income and thereby reducing poverty. The improved investment climate could facilitate investments in farm and nonfarm...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 63639 Date du document: 1 juin 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Harishchandra,Vedini Kadri,Sawada,Naotaka
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Rural banking : the case of rural and community banks in Ghana (anglais)
This case study describes the history and business model of the Rural and Community Bank (RCB) network in Ghana, analyzes its performance, identifies key issues, and makes recommendations on the way forward...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 56591 Date du document: 1 mai 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Nair,Ajai,Mekonnen,Azeb Fissha
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Assessment of innovative approaches for flood risk management and financing in agriculture (anglais)
Floods are a major source of risk for the agricultural sector. Flood risk in the agricultural sector primarily arises from river flooding, flash floods, and coastal flooding. The impacts of floods can...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 71620 Date du document: 1 janvier 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Lotsch,Alexander,Dick,William J.,Manuamorn, Ornsaran Pomme
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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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Gender analysis of aquaculture value chain in Northeast Vietnam and Nigeria (anglais)
The report is an initiative of the Agriculture and Rural Development Department (ARD) of the World Bank. Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food sector in the world and is expected to contribute more than...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 56586 Date du document: 1 janvier 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Veliu,Atdhe,Gessese, Nebiyeluel,Ragasa,Catherine R.,Okali,Christine
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Getting good government for women : a literature review (anglais)
This review assesses what is known and not known about the interface of gender and governance. More specifically, the purpose of this review is to identify mechanisms that have been used to make the outcomes...
Type de document: Étude Rôle des femmes dans le développement et Parité hommes-femmes Numéro du rapport: 50290 Date du document: 1 janvier 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: HOROWITZ, LEAH S.
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Rapid agricultural supply chain risk assessment (RapAgRisk) : methodological guidelines - volume 2 (anglais)
Volume 2 of the Rapid Agricultural Supply Chain Risk Assessment provides a series of methodological guidelines to support assessment teams throughout all stages of assessment planning, implementation and...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 70464 Date du document: 13 juin 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Jaffee,Steven M.,Siegel,Paul Bennett,Andrews,Colin
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Barrier, catalyst, or distraction? Standards, competitiveness, and Africa's groundnut exports to Europe (anglais)
The objective of this paper is to improve understanding of the apparent trade impacts of the European Union (EU) aflatoxin standards on edible groundnut exports from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), within a...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 43436 Date du document: 1 janvier 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Diaz Rios, Luz B, Jaffee, Steven
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From the ground up : impacts of a Pro-Poor Community-Driven Development Project in Nigeria (anglais)
This study was conducted to assess the impact of a community-driven development (CDD) project called Second Fadama (Fadama II), which is the largest agricultural project in Nigeria. The Fadama II project...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 44869 Date du document: 1 janvier 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Nkonya, Ephraim, Phillip, Dayo,Mogues,Tewodaj, Pender, John, Yahaya, Kuta, Adebowale, Gbenga, Arokoyo, Tunji, Kato, Edward
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Climate change response strategies for agriculture : challenges and opportunities for the 21st century (anglais)
Agriculture will face significant challenges in the 21st century, largely due to the need to increase global food supply under the declining availability of soil and water resources and increasing threats...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 48921 Date du document: 1 janvier 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Tubiello,Francesco N., Schmidhuber, Josef , Howden, Mark , Neofotis, Peter G. , Park, Sarah ,Fernandes,Erick C.M.,Thapa,Dipti
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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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How innovative is your agriculture? Using innovation indicators and benchmarks to strengthen national agricultural innovation systems (anglais)
This paper explores the application of the innovation systems framework to the design and construction of national agricultural innovation indicators. Optimally, these indicators could be used to gauge...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 44870 Date du document: 1 janvier 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Spielman,David Jon, Birner, Regina
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Land administration reform : indicators of success and future challenges (anglais)
This paper sets out a framework for a set of indicators and reviews the critical issues in land administration, with comparisons drawn from both within and across the regions. The report sets out a global...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 41893 Date du document: 1 janvier 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Burns, Tony
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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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Scaling up microinsurance : The case of weather insurance for smallholders in India (anglais)
In 2003, BASIX formed a partnership with ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company (a joint venture between ICICI Bank and Lombard, Canada) to pilot the sale of rainfall index insurance contracts to small...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 41243 Date du document: 1 janvier 2007 Auteur: Manuamorn, Ornsaran Pomme