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Book Institutional Reform of Agricultural Research and Extension in Latin America and the Caribbean

Download or read book Institutional Reform of Agricultural Research and Extension in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Johannes Roseboom and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a period of strong support in the 1960s and 1970s, public funding for research and extension activities in LAC began to wane in the 1980s and 1990s. The strained economic context for many countries required the search for more cost-effective and efficient strategies for producing, disseminating and applying new knowledge and information in agriculture. At the same time, the demand for innovation became all the more pressing, as increased global competition required improvements in agricultural productivity. Consequently, many countries in the region in recent years have sought to revitalize their agricultural research and extension systems through a series of sustainability of funding for these services. Reflective of the drivers of reform, the focus has been on the following principles: 1) diversification in execution and funding; 2) allocation of funding on a competitive basis; 3) demand-driven financing; 4) empowerment of local communities; and, 5) increased private sector participation in implementation of the reform agenda. A series of case studies from the LAC region, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, were conducted to review these institutional reform experiences in agriculture and distill lessons learned to further advance agricultural innovation systems in the region. The following summarizes some of the key trends in both agricultural research and extension based on the analysis of these varied country experiences.

Book Institutional Innovation in Agricultural Research and Extension Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

Download or read book Institutional Innovation in Agricultural Research and Extension Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Johannes Roseboom and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Agricultural research in Latin America and the Caribbean

Download or read book Agricultural research in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Stads, Gert-Jan and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report assesses trends in investments, human resource capacity, and research outputs in agricultural R&D—excluding the private (for-profit) sector—in LAC. It is an update of Stads and Beintema (2009), covering a more complete set of countries and focusing primarily on developments during 2006–2012/2013.1 The analysis draws largely from a set of country factsheets prepared by Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI), which is led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), using comprehensive datasets derived from primary surveys and additional secondary sources targeting close to 700 agencies in 27 LAC countries.

Book Institutional Change and Effective Financing of Agricultural Research in Latin America

Download or read book Institutional Change and Effective Financing of Agricultural Research in Latin America written by Ruben G. Echeverría and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economic and institutional environment for NARS in the 1990s; Public and private sector funding and execution of research: key concepts; Alternative financing mechanisms; Perspectives for the year 2000 and beyond.

Book Agricultural Technology Transfer Between Latin America and the Caribbean

Download or read book Agricultural Technology Transfer Between Latin America and the Caribbean written by and published by IICA Biblioteca Venezuela. This book was released on with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Agricultural and Rural Development Policy in Latin America

Download or read book Agricultural and Rural Development Policy in Latin America written by Alain De Janvry and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study analyzes the significance of new economic context in Latin America and the Caribbean for the design of policies for the agricultural sector. In addition, it analyzes and assesses recent trends in agricultural development policy in Latin America, to identify and synthesize new policy directions, and to highlight emerging challenges and avenues for policy innovation. The main conclusion of the study is that Latin American agricultural and rural development policy is at a turning point that will require bold new initiatives to improve the production performance of agriculture, reduce rural poverty, protect the natural resource base of the sector and ensure the political sustainability of economic growth. This will require a pro-active set of interventions designed at restoring the specificity of sectoral agricultural policy while maintaining consistency with the macro reforms.--Publisher's description.

Book Support to Implementing Cooperative Activities Between Latin American adn Caribbean Institutions for Agricultural Development

Download or read book Support to Implementing Cooperative Activities Between Latin American adn Caribbean Institutions for Agricultural Development written by and published by IICA Biblioteca Venezuela. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Study of Agricultural Education  Research and Extension in Latin America

Download or read book Study of Agricultural Education Research and Extension in Latin America written by Inter-American Committee for Agricultural Development and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Agricultural Production in Latin America and the Caribbean  International Organizations and Regional Programs

Download or read book Agricultural Production in Latin America and the Caribbean International Organizations and Regional Programs written by Martin E. Piñeiro and published by IICA Biblioteca Venezuela. This book was released on 1986 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Agricultural Research in the Caribbean  Some Policy and Organizational Alternatives

Download or read book Agricultural Research in the Caribbean Some Policy and Organizational Alternatives written by Eduardo Trigo and published by IICA Biblioteca Venezuela. This book was released on 1988 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The small-country probem: conflict between resources and needs; Some ppolicy alternatives; Concentration of efforts to maximize the impact of availabel reources; Better coordination of research and technology transfer activities; Increasing national research capacities through donor assistance; Multiplying national research capacities through networking and international cooperation.

Book Institutional Aspects of Agricultural Research Organization in Latin America  Problems  Perspectives and Policy Issues

Download or read book Institutional Aspects of Agricultural Research Organization in Latin America Problems Perspectives and Policy Issues written by and published by Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE. This book was released on with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Analysis of the Operations of the Secoral Planning Units Within The Latin American and Caribbean Agricultural Planning Process

Download or read book Analysis of the Operations of the Secoral Planning Units Within The Latin American and Caribbean Agricultural Planning Process written by and published by IICA Biblioteca Venezuela. This book was released on with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Technical Change And Social Conflict In Agriculture

Download or read book Technical Change And Social Conflict In Agriculture written by Martin E Pineiro and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the intellectual production of the first phase of the Cooperative Research Project on Agricultural Technology in Latin America (PROTAAL) and the most relevant papers presented by invitees at a meeting held in San Jose, Costa Rica in September 1981.