ABSTRACTED FROM INTRODUCTION: This brief has been developed by incorporating farmers’ perspective in relation to the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance Tenure (VGGT) of Land, Fisheries and Forest Tenure in the National Food Security Context of Bangladesh. The brief also recommends some immediate action points from farmers' perspectives, relies deeply on policy documents and exemplify some activities in relation to the national policies and strategic documents.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2015Bangladesh
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What lessons do they offer to improve governance of tenure of land and forests in Tanzania?
Policy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2015TanzaniaBetween 2005 and 2009 the emergence of large-scale acquisitions of land or ‘land grabbing’ for production of food and energy feedstocks, and private forest plantations in developing countries, triggered various responses from global actors.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2015Bolivia
Este artículo describe y analiza los orígenes mitológicos y socioculturales de la producción de quinua en la zona altiplánica boliviano - peruana, con elementos de género y culturales, para apoyar la hipótesis del desequilibrio que está causando, en sus palabras, “una irresponsable masificación comercial del grano”. El ensayo forma parte de un trabajo inédito y más amplio del author.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2015Bolivia
Este artículo se basa en la conversación sostenida con el ex quraca Samuel Flores, de la marka Quila Quila, nación Qhara Qhara. Este pueblo de habla quechua habita en el departamento de Chuquisaca.La ex autoridad originaria cuenta las experiencias de su nación en la exigencia del saneamiento de su territorio. Gracias a su experiencia y su memoria, aquí compartimos las estrategias, experiencias y lecciones del caso para reflexionar sobre los derechos fundamentales de los pueblos indígenas al exigir sistemas de justicia de acuerdo con sus propias normas y cosmovisiones. -
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Ukraine
Reports & ResearchPolicy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2015Ukraine, Europe, Central AsiaThis economy profile for Doing Business 2016 presents the 11 Doing Business indicators for Ukraine. To allow for useful comparison, the profile also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. Doing Business 2016 is the 13th edition in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business; for 2015 Ukraine ranks 83.
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Connecting the Dots - Transport, Growth, and Poverty Reduction
Reports & ResearchPolicy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2015Transport plays a crucial role in connecting people to goods and services and fostering sustainable development. The literature links improved transport infrastructure to economic growth and poverty reduction through five key mechanisms: (1) reducing transport and production costs, (2) creating jobs, (3) expanding productive capacity, (4) improving access to markets and basic services like health and education, and (5) reducing prices of final goods and services.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchPolicy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2015Ethiopia, Africa
In developing countries, female entrepreneurs have low returns. Yet, the few women who cross over into traditionally male-dominated sectors double their profits. So why don't more women cross over? When parents and husbands support them, women are more likely to cross over. When they lack information on the earnings potential in male-dominated sectors, they are less likely to. This suggests a path to promote women entrepreneurs crossing over. The challenges Ethiopian women face in getting jobs and earning income come from a range of sources.
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