The objective of the Uttarakhand Climate Responsive Rainfed Farming Project for India is to improve production system resilience to make mountain farming emission competitive and profitable in selected...
Rainfall in Somalia ranges from 700 mm/yr in the south to less than 100 mm/yr/yr in the northeast and is mainly confined to the gu season (April and May) and the deyr season (October and November). The...
As a result of climate change, the spatial distribution of natural ecosystems such as deserts, rainforest and tundra may no longer have the same spatial distribution or vegetation. In the same way, the...
This paper addresses the deceptively simple question: What is the rural population of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)? It argues that rurality is a gradient, not a dichotomy, and nominates two dimensions...
This Precis is an abbreviated version of the Bank's Operations Evaluation Department (OED) : Performance audit report on six Agricultural development projects (ADP) in Nigeria, Report No. 12016, dated...
The outcome of the Cash Crop Development Project for Nepal was unsatisfactory. The project did not achieve its main objectives, its impact has been modest, sustainability is unlikely, and both the Bank...
This paper reports the work carried out in Costa Rica between July 1985 and August 1986. The work's main objective was aimed at contributing to the increase in productivity and stability of tropical rainfed...
How do Indian villagers manage common property resources, such as canal irrigation water and grazing? The paper deals with the remarkable variation found between villages in one small area of South India...
The paper develops general econometric methods for the treatment of modelling decision-making under conditions of uncertainty and risk. The problem of modelling fertilizer use and crop response in the...
The paper develops general econometric methods for the treatment of modelling decision-making under conditions of uncertainty and risk. The problem of modelling fertilizer use and crop response in the...
The project comprises a five-year program intended to increase farm incomes and improve the welfare and standard of living of the rural population of Dosso Province and to build up an extension service...
The Uttar Pradesh Tubewell Irrigation Project in India will provide financing for the irrigation of water to regions that have insufficient precipitation, which are not within reach of canal irrigation...