This paper focuses on the severity of the African food situation was demanding programmes and plans of action such as the Lagos Plan of Action (1980) and the FAO African Food Plan (1980), the twin problems of post harvest food losses and of arable land lost to urban development in Africa were considered for joint action.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsFebruary, 1987Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 1987Africa
Many countries are today confronted with the challenging tasks of improving the level of living and the productive capacities of their people especially in the spheres of agriculture and food production. While governments are mainly concerned with providing structural support the actual implementation lies with the individuals, who in the final analysis are the farmers and the rural population.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 1987Africa
Earlier (1950s - early 1970s) development planning in African countries was essentially perceived and conceived as macro-economic planning. This perception placed overriding emphasis on the projection and maximization of national economic aggregates such as the GDP, the GNP per capita income, level of employment, stability of price levels etc. as sole measures of economic development performance.
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Library ResourceLegislationJanuary, 1987Canada
This Act, consisting of 40 sections, makes provisions with respect to land tenure rights, conveyance of lands, easements, transfer of land, leases, mortgages, foreign governments right to own land and various other matters relative to the registration of titles, use of land rights, transfer of land, etc.
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Library ResourceConstitutionDecember, 1987Nicaragua
A Constituent National Assembly drafted and promulgated the constitution.
Translated by Max Planck Institute
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Library ResourceConstitutionDecember, 1987Philippines
A Constitutional Commission drafted the constitution and its ratification was proclaimed by the President following a public referendum.
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Library ResourceConstitutionDecember, 1987Suriname
The constitution was drafted by the National Assembly which approved it following a plebiscite. It was then ratified by the President.
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Library ResourceConstitutionDecember, 1987Haiti
A Constituent Assembly drafted the constitution before it was approved by voters in a referendum. It came into force when published in The Monitor.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1987Thailand
The establishment or upgrading of cadastres and land registration systems is viewed by many as an essential infrastructure investment to be considered by less developed countries. Nevertheless, while many will agree that cadastres and land registration are useful, a decision to actually invest in establishing or expanding these activities will be easier to undertake if it is demonstrated that the resulting benefits are higher than those of other public investments. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to report the results of a recent study undertaken in rural Thailand.
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Library ResourceLegislationOctober, 1987Israel
This amendment of the Land Law 1987, establishes that the owner of a dwelling may, under specified conditions and subject to specified provisions, install on the roof of his dwelling a boiler for the heating of water by the sun (section 59A). Section 59B establishes that the owner of a dwelling may be disconnected from the central water or room heating system under specified conditions.
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