Download or read book The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas A perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean written by and published by IICA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an analysis of the evolution and trends of the agricultural sector and its four main subsectors: agriculture, livestock, forestry, and fishing and aquaculture. Addresses rural well-being and agricultural and rural institutions. Highlights the price volatility and its causes and future uncertainties as a relevant factor to be considered by decision-makers in the sector.
Download or read book The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2011 2012 written by NU. CEPAL and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as the world economy was showing signs of a recovery, a new global recession and a financial crisis in Europe are looming on thehorizon. The economies of the great majority ofcountries grew in 2010, albeit at different speeds. While growth in the most developed countries wassluggish and in Latin America and the Caribbean(LAC) averaged a little over 4%, the productionof the developing economies rose by more than6.5%, with China and India, the new engines ofthe world economy, leading the way. Paradoxically, the specter of recession hasappeared when the global economy is alsoshowing growing inflationary pressure, fueledby the behavior of the emerging economies, in which food and energy weigh more heavilyon consumption. A rise in the cost of the foodbasket has once again turned the spotlight onthe problem of food security and highlighted theclimate of instability in the markets, reflected inthe volatility of commodity prices. These conclusions are based on the macroeconomicand sectoral contexts presented in the first part ofthe latest report prepared jointly by the UnitedNations Economic Commission for Latin Americaand the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Regional Officefor Latin America and the Caribbean of the UnitedNations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperationon Agriculture (IICA) for 2011, entitled TheOutlook for Agriculture and Rural Developmentin the Americas: a Perspective on Latin Americaand the Caribbean. The report is divided intofour sections, comprised of 11 chapters and astatistical annex.
Download or read book The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-05-25 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document is the result of a joint effort by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). In every chapter, ECLAC, FAO and IICA offer policy recommendations that they consider necessary to reinvigorate the region's agriculture. In the particular case of family farming, the report recommends a clear focus on the need to implement intersectoral policies that will retain new replacement generations and foster innovation and knowledge management. Moreover, instruments need to be developed by which these farms can successfully enter value chains.
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Download or read book The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2021 2022 written by NU. CEPAL. and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biennial report is the result of the joint efforts of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). The health, economic and social crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic also offers opportunities for rebuilding and transformation that will strengthen resilience and reduce or prevent future crises. The pandemic has demonstrated that the principle of “rebuilding better” should be the basis of efforts to emerge from the crisis, which will necessitate the transformation of the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) development model and the implementation of the necessary adjustments in its agri-food systems (AFSs) to build resilience to future risks. Transformative actions will need to take into account the central role and importance of ensuring prosperous and inclusive AFSs and rural territories, given that they represent an important source of income, employment and food for the region and the world. LAC's rural territories produce food for more than 800 million people; cultivate 14 % of the world's crops; are home to a large part of the planet's biodiversity, freshwater and natural forests; produce half of the energy in the region and provide the ecosystem services on which cities depend. At the same time, it must be acknowledged that even before the onset of the pandemic, it had been said that AFSs were in need of transformation in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This was due to the fact that, prior to the pandemic, rural areas were already lagging considerably behind in terms of their development indicators, due to the interplay of multiple social, economic and territorial inequalities reproduced from one generation to the next.
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Download or read book Development of Rural Economies in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Ruben G. Echeverría and published by IDB. This book was released on 2001 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
Download or read book Rural Development in Latin America written by Alain De Janvry and published by Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE. This book was released on 1989 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Africa s Agricultural Renaissance written by Ayodele Odusola and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-06-26 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the paradox between preponderance of hunger in a continent that is well endowed with fertile agricultural land, plenty of fresh water and a vibrant labor force. As some statistics show, close to 60% of arable land in the world is located in Africa which also has several rivers flowing in all seasons and plenty of underground water. The bulk of its labor force thrives on agriculture, yet the continent’s largest import item is food. 23 of 36 the most malnourished countries also belong in Africa. This has caused significant needless human suffering. This book goes beyond providing the traditional framework of supplying policy recommendations to delivering an applied, innovative framework upon which policymakers, the private sector and international institutions can take clear and deliberate action to stimulate Africa's agricultural sector, thus responding to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Download or read book An Humanistic Rural Development Projection written by and published by Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE. This book was released on with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Water for Food Security and Well being in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Bárbara A. Willaarts and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an analytical and facts-based overview on the progress achieved in water security in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region over during the last decade, and its links to regional development, food security and human well-being. Although the book takes a regional approach, covering a vast of data pertaining to most of the LAC region, some chapters focus on seven countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru). A full understanding of LAC’s trends progress requires framing this region in the global context: an ever more globalized world where LAC has an increasing geopolitical power and a growing presence in international food markets. The book’s specific objectives are: (1) exploring the improvements and links between water and food security in LAC countries; (2) assessing the role of the socio-economic ‘megatrends’ in LAC, identifying feedback processes between the region’s observed pattern of changes regarding key biophysical, economic and social variables linked to water and food security; and (3) reviewing the critical changes that are taking place in the institutional and governance water spheres, including the role of civil society, which may represent a promising means to advancing towards the goal of improving water security in LAC. The resulting picture shows a region where recent socioeconomic development has led to important advances in the domains of food and water security. Economic growth in LAC and its increasingly important role in international trade are intense in terms of use of natural resources such as land, water and energy. This poses new and important challenges for sustainable development. The reinforcement of national and global governance schemes and their alignment on the improvement of human well-being is and will remain an inescapable prerequisite to the achievement of long-lasting security. Supporting this bold idea with facts and science-based conclusions is the ultimate goal of the book.
Download or read book Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean written by United Nations and published by UN. This book was released on 2014-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents a set of basic statistics on the economic, socio-demographic and environmental situation of the region during a specific time period. This edition of the Yearbook includes information available up to mid-December 2013. A new feature this year is the inclusion of regional profiles giving an overview of each area. These offer the reader a thematic regional snapshot with a selected set of indicators. The Yearbook is comprised of four chapters that cover a range of subjects such as: demographic and social indicators; economic statistics relating to trade, balance of payments and domestic prices, and national accounts; quantitative information on environment; and methodology.
Download or read book Inter Agency working group for rural development in Latin America and The Caribbean Objectives and activities written by and published by IICA Biblioteca Venezuela. This book was released on with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Critical Perspectives on Food Sovereignty written by Marc Edelman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a pioneering contribution to the study of food politics and critical agrarian studies, where food sovereignty has emerged as a pivotal concept over the past few decades, with a wide variety of social movements, on-the-ground experiments, and policy innovations flying under its broad banner. Despite its large and growing popularity, the history, theoretical foundations, and political program of food sovereignty have only occasionally received in-depth analysis and critical scrutiny. This collection brings together both longstanding scholars in critical agrarian studies, such as Philip McMichael, Bina Agarwal, Henry Bernstein, Jan Douwe van der Ploeg, and Marc Edelman, as well as a dynamic roster of early- and mid-career researchers. The ultimate aim is to advance this important frontier of research and organizing, and put food sovereignty on stronger footing as a mobilizing frame, a policy objective, and a plan of action for the human future. This volume was published as part one of the special double issue celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Journal of Peasant Studies.
