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  1. The Programma sull¿Innovazione e lo Sviluppo Agroindustriale (PISA) is an international program whose general objective is to support innovative projects of agroindustrial development aimed at generating value-added and employment in the rural sector of developing countries. This program builds on…
  2. PROLINNOVA is envisaged as a learning network on ways to promote local innovation in ecologicallyoriented agriculture and natural resource management (EA/NRM). The focus will be on learning from and encouraging field activities that strengthen the capacities of smallholders, livestock-keepers and…
  3. PROmoting Local INNOVAtion in ecologically-oriented agriculture and natural resource management. Overall Objective: The GP-PROLINNOVA is designed to strengthen research and development partnerships and methodology to promote processes of local innovation in ecologically-oriented agriculture and…
  4. This report presents the results of a workshop organized by IICA-PRODAR in the framework of the Global Initiative on Post-Harvest (GIPh), sponsored by FAO and implemented in cooperation with the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR). The Workshop was conducted in Quito, Ecuador during the…
  5. In developing a new approach to the interaction between research, extension (technology transfer) and production, based on incentivating innovation and on the development of innovation systems, the following key concepts play an important role:1)Importance of agroindustries and challenge confronted…
  6. Africa¿s basic industry is agriculture-based, not only in supporting the rural masses in their quest for food but also providing a large share of the GDP, contributing 30-40% of exports and 70% of employment. Recognizing agriculture as pivotal to Africa¿s development, FARA¿s strategy is to advocate…
  7. Contents: 1. Strategic Context 2. Strategy Development 3. ICT-KM Program: vision and goals 4. ICT-KM Program: thrusts and projects 5. Discussion
  8. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is working towards alleviation of poverty and hunger by promoting agricultural development, improved nutrition and the pursuit of food security. It is active in land and water development, plant and animal production, forestry,…
  9. PROLINNOVA (PROmoting Local INNOVAtion in ecologically-oriented agriculture and natural resource management) is an international initiative spearheaded by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) seeking to 1) strengthen agricultural research and development (ARD) partnerships and methods to promote…
  10. Many institutions involved in rural development, both locally and globally, are giving greater attention to the indigenous knowledge (IK) of farmers. Researchers and practitioners in rural development now see this not as a static asset but rather as a dynamic system of local experimentation and…
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