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2012 Annual Report

Reports & Research
December, 2013
Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Southern Africa, Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Asia, Africa, Asia
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Gender
natural resources management
poverty
food security
capacity development
climate change
environment
agriculture
agricultural and rural legislation
land ownership
land rights
women
research
land investments
farmland
land degradation
natural disasters
sustainable land management
farmers
development agencies
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The business imperative: Helping small family farmers to move up or move out

Peer-reviewed publication
Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land Conflicts
agricultural and rural legislation
food security
land policies
women
agriculture
research
rural areas
poverty
climate change
environment
fisheries
rural development
youth
water management
land conflicts
farmers
land use
land rights
land tenure
land tenure systems
capacity development
How can family farmers best contribute to their country’s agriculture needs as well as broader development goals? First, we should determine which farmers can be profitable and assist them in doing so. Second, for those who aren’t profitable, we need to help them shift to other economic pursuits.
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Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Program.

National Policies
Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
natural disasters
sustainable land use
gender equity in access to land
The Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Program is a cross-sectoral national program of Ethiopia covering the period of 2002-2005. Its main objective is to reduce poverty and at the same time maintain macroeconomic stability.With regard to food security, the strategy’s overall objective is to ensure food security at the household level, while the rural development policies and strategies would focus on ensuring national food self-sufficiency.
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The Agenda for Prosperity - Road to Middle Income Status - Third Generation Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2013 – 2018).

National Policies
Sierra Leone, Western Africa, Africa
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
use rights
rural population
fisheries
natural disasters
sustainable land use
gender equity in access to land
The Third Generation Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper is a cross-sectoral national strategic document of Sierra Leone in force during 2013-2018. Its main objective is to achieve a robust and consistent level of high economic growth and to maintain significant progress on governance indicators together with sustained improvements in human development indicators for its citizens.The Paper provides for various measures in order to increase the production of staple food crops for food security. These measures mainly concentrate on agricultural development and are summarized below.
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Plan del Sector Desarrollo Agropecuario: Revolución Rural y Agraria 2010-2020.

National Policies
Bolivia, Americas, South America
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
agricultural land management
food security
farmers
farming systems
environment
natural disasters
farmland
gender equity in access to land
El Plan del Sector Desarrollo Agropecuario - Revolución Rural y Agraria 2010-2020 ha sido formulado por el Gobierno de Bolivia en el 2010 y contiene ejes estratégicos sectoriales para el desarrollo del sector que serán implementados a través de programas priorizados a partir del año 2010 hasta el 2020 en las áreas de apoyo a la producción agropecuaria, el tratamiento de la temática tierra, recursos forestales y el desarrollo de la coca y su industrialización.
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Estrategia Nacional de Desarrollo Agropecuario y Rural (ENDAR).

National Policies
Bolivia, Americas, South America
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
food security
rural population
natural disasters
sustainable land use
gender equity in access to land
farmland
La Estrategia Nacional de Desarrollo Agropecuario y Rural es una política nacional sectorial para el desarrollo agropecuario y rural en Bolivia. El objetivo principal de la Estrategia es contribuir a incrementar el ingreso y empleo de los productores agropecuarios y rurales, dotándoles de conocimientos y medios para insertarse de manera sostenida y competitiva en los mercados, en un marco de inclusión, equidad social, cultural y de género. Las acciones propuestas apuntan a lograr un conjunto de metas hasta el 2007 y el 2015.
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Land Rights Policy.

National Policies
Liberia, Africa, Western Africa
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land
public ownership
protected areas
gender equity in access to land
private ownership
leases
land ownership
The Land Rights Policy is a national sectoral policy that provides the Land Commission’s policy recommendations for land rights in Liberia, centred on four basic types of rights: public land, Government land, customary land, and private land. In addition, a Protected Area is defined as a land which may fall under the Government Land, customary land, or private land categories, but which must be conserved for the benefit of all Liberians. The Policy will form the basis of a new land rights law, and will require substantial changes to the existing legal framework.
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Plan Operativo Sectorial Agropecuario 2014.

National Policies
Dominican Republic, Americas, Caribbean
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
youth
food security
farmers
farming systems
environment
sustainable land use
gender equity in access to land
El Plan Operativo Sectorial Agropecuario 2014 (POA) es un instrumento de desarrollo de corto plazo y de carácter operativo, que sirve de marco de referencia para orientar y sistematizar de forma racional los recursos presupuestarios del Ministerio de Agricultura, con la finalidad de contribuir al bienestar económico y social de la población dominicana, y en especial, de los productores agropecuarios.
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Agricultural Sector Strategic Development Plan (2006 – 2010).

National Policies
Cambodia, Asia, South-Eastern Asia
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
use rights
rural population
land governance
natural disasters
sustainable land use
gender equity in access to land
land ownership
The Agricultural Sector Strategic Development Plan is a national sectoral strategy for the development of agriculture in Cambodia from 2006 to 2010.
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National Agricultural and Rural Development Strategy (NARDS).

National Policies
North Macedonia, Europe, Southern Europe
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
rural population
sustainable land use
gender equity in access to land
The National Agricultural and Rural Development Strategy (NARDS) is a cross-sectoral strategy addressing agricultural and rural development of the country. The national strategy covers the period 2007-2013.