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Agrarian Reform in Uzbekistan and Other Central Asian Countries

January, 2002
Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia
agrarian reform
land tenure
The five Central Asian countries that gained their independence at the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 have followed different paths of transition to a market economy in the agricultural sector. Kyrgyzstan has been the most aggressive in restructuring agricultural enterprises, privatizing land, and promoting individual farming. Kazakstan and Turkmenistan have had similar legal and policy reforms, but implementation has lagged. Tajikistan's efforts
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Hands off: why international financial institutions must stop drilling, piping and mining

January, 2003
Laos, Benin, Nigeria, Philippines, Peru, Togo, Cameroon, Colombia, Ghana, Chad, Romania, Papua New Guinea, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Asia
mining
poverty
extractive industries
This report reviews the experience and outcomes of the funding by International Financial Institutions (IFIs) of projects in the extractive industries. It presents short case studies of experiences in the Philippines, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Romania, Colombia, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, which then uses to make recommendations.
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Water resources as a source of conflicts in Central Asia

January, 2003
Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
This paper analyses the problem of water resource sharing in Central Asia. The authors consider this problem to be especially important, since they believe that the struggle for control over water resources will be one of the main causes of internal and international conflicts in the 21st century.[The full text of this paper is in Russian language only.]The authors note that in each of the Central Asian republics, the amount of water consumption rises, while the amount of water reserves decreases.
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Réforme Agraire: Colonisation et coopératives agricoles 2002/1

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
France, Benin, Switzerland, Chile, Ukraine, China, Australia, Ireland, Canada, Venezuela, Guinea, Colombia, Japan, Italy, Brazil, Argentina, United Kingdom, Mexico, Norway
Land & Investments
land governance
land policies
land reform
right of access
tenant's rights
farming systems
land use
land economics
land tax
land management
poverty
rural development
land tenure
land markets
leases
agrarian reform
land ownership
Land and land reform cover a great range, both in terms of the geographical and development status of the countries considered, and of the variety of perspectives on the issues. The articles in this issue of Land Reform, Land Resettlement and Cooperatives reflect this breadth in a variety of ways. The articles range geographically from the paper addressing land and agrarian reform in Colombia, by Professor Darío Fajardo, to a consideration of the land reforms currently under way in Scotland, by Douglas Macmillan, Ken Thomson and Bill Slee.
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Ordenación sostenible de tierras y recursos hídricos: lucha contra la desertificación y prevención de la degradación de las tierras - ECA 32/02/2

Reports & Research
December, 2002
North Macedonia, Moldova, Albania, Portugal, Bulgaria, Malta, Georgia, Armenia, Europe
Land, Climate Change & Environment
water management
land use
land management
desertification
natural resources management
Meeting Name: European Commission on Agriculture
Meeting symbol/code: ECA/32/02/2
Session: Sess. 32
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Ukraine: Review of the Sunflower Oil - Sector Review

Reports & Research
December, 2002
Algeria, Egypt, Lithuania, Spain, Israel, Ukraine, Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, Belarus, France, Uruguay, Turkey, Italy, Poland, Argentina, India, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Romania, Europe
land reform
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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حالة الأغذية والزراعة عام 2002

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Kenya, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Belarus, Hungary, Germany, China, Ukraine, Indonesia, Poland, Italy, Mexico
environment
land reform
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La situation mondiale de l'alimentation et de l'agriculture, 2002

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Angola, France, Bangladesh, Honduras, Mozambique, Iraq, El Salvador, Afghanistan, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Guatemala, Eswatini, Canada, Congo, Ukraine, Malawi, Pakistan, Kenya, Lesotho, Botswana, Nicaragua, Ghana
environment
land reform
La situation mondiale de l’alimentation et de l’agriculture 2002 est le rapport annuel de la FAO sur les nouvelles tendances et les problèmes courants de l’agriculture mondiale. Il examine la situation agricole dans le monde et l’environnement économique global dans lequel s’inscrit aujourd’hui l’agriculture mondiale, _ et propose cette année un tour d’horizon du déroulement des négociations _ sur le commerce international des produits agricoles à la suite du lancement d’un nouveau cycle de négociations commerciales multilatérales de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce.
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2002 International Year of Mountains

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Switzerland, Chile, Peru, Australia, Jamaica, Bolivia, China, Iran, Russia, Ethiopia, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Tanzania, Ecuador, Argentina, India, United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
rural areas
natural resources management
land use
deforestation
natural disasters
rural development
Statements from FAO's Director-General and the King of Nepal, profiles of mountain issues and activities from countries such as Bolivia, Italy, Kyrgyzstan and Peru, and information on mountain forests, tropical cloud forests and sacred mountains complete Unasylva's foray into the mountains.
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Sustainable Management of Land and Water Resources: Combating Desertification and Prevention of Land Degradation

Reports & Research
December, 2002
Slovenia, North Macedonia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Croatia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Armenia, Greece, Malta, Belarus, Cyprus, Hungary, Moldova, Albania, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Georgia, Romania, Czech Republic, Europe
Land, Climate Change & Environment
water management
land use
land management
desertification
natural resources management
Meeting Name: European Commission on Agriculture
Meeting symbol/code: ECA/32/02/2
Session: Sess. 32