Women's employment in transition countries, notably Central and Eastern Europe has become increasingly informal and flexible. The first growing trend is that women are more involved in cross-border trade, known as 'suitcase' trade, often keeping women away from home for days or months. They buy mainly consumer and household goods usually unavailable in their home countries, to sell to street vendors on their return home. The second growing trend is women's involvement in sub-contracting, particularly work such as hand sewing for the textile and shoe industries.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchOctober, 2002Slovenia, Liechtenstein, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Poland, Germany, Australia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Eastern Europe
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsJanuary, 2002Germany, Thailand
Paper presented at the International SymposiumSustaining Food Security and Managing Natural Resources in Southeast Asia- Challenges for the 21st CenturyOrganized by University of Hohenheim, GermanyChiang Mai University and Kasetsart University, ThailandInternational Center for Research in Agroforestry, andInternational Board for Soil Research and Management8-11 January 2002 at Chiang Mai University, Thailand
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2002Algeria, Egypt, Lithuania, Spain, Israel, Ukraine, Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, Belarus, France, Uruguay, Turkey, Italy, Poland, Argentina, India, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Romania, Europe
In this report, we present a review of the oilseed production and processing sector in Ukraine. We begin by analysing oilseed, oil and meal supply and demand, and concentrate more specifically on sunflower seed. We then proceed to discuss the main policy issues that currently have an impact in the crushing sector.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2002Germany, Namibia
Meeting symbol/code: COFI:FT/VIII/2002/3
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2002Mexico, South Africa, Sweden, Zimbabwe, Germany, Zambia, Congo, Venezuela, Guinea, Sudan, India, Brazil
The FRA 2000 estimates of forest area and change are largely based on national statistics and inventory reports, which contain detailed information on the forests of individual countries. However, differences among data sets from the various countries can be great owing to the methods applied, the terms and definitions employed and the currency of the information in the individual inventories. Despite adjustments made to accommodate these differences, uncertainties can still arise when statistics from different countries are compared, especially those relating to forest change.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2002Bangladesh, Switzerland, Kenya, Mali, Germany, China, Sri Lanka, Australia, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Turkey, Myanmar, India, Vietnam, Asia
A quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and national resources management for the Asia-Pacific region.
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