Documents & Reports
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Strengthening agricultural extension and advisory systems : procedures for assessing, transforming, and evaluating extension systems (Arabic)
The purpose of this paper is to provide information on how to transform and strengthen pluralistic agricultural extension and advisory systems in moving toward the broader goal of increasing farm income...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 56587 Document Date: April 17, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rajalahti,Riikka,Swanson,Burton E.
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Thinking systematically about scaling up : developing guidance for scaling up World Bank-supported agriculture and rural development operations (English)
The objective of this report is to assess the usefulness of providing guidance for scaling up good practices in core ARD business lines, and to test the prospects for doing so. The output of the document...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 70609 Document Date: August 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Cooke,Sanjiva,Jonasova,Marketa
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Evaluation of new Fishery Performance Indicators (FPIs) : a case study of the blue swimming crab fisheries in Indonesia and Philippines (English)
To further develop and finalize the Fishery Performance Indicators (FPIs) for scaling up to the Bank's entire fisheries portfolio, a number of specific pilots and case studies have been conducted. This...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 68710 Document Date: May 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chu,Jingjie,Anderson,James L.,Anderson, Christopher M.
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Improving the rural investment climate for businesses : key to rural income generation (English)
An appropriate rural investment climate (RIC) is essential for rural businesses to be successful and generate employment and income in their communities. Improving the investment climate could facilitate...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 67842 Document Date: February 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Sawada,Naotaka
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Weather index insurance for agriculture : guidance for development practitioners (English)
This paper is a distillation of the findings of the work undertaken by the World Bank. It is deliberately not a collation of case studies, but rather a practical overview of the subject. The purpose of...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 66274 Document Date: November 1, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Sustainable support system for rural women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia (English)
Nonfarm sector development in rural Ethiopia is central to generating employment and income and thereby reducing poverty. The improved investment climate could facilitate investments in farm and nonfarm...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 63639 Document Date: June 1, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Harishchandra,Vedini Kadri,Sawada,Naotaka
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Rural banking : the case of rural and community banks in Ghana (English)
This case study describes the history and business model of the Rural and Community Bank (RCB) network in Ghana, analyzes its performance, identifies key issues, and makes recommendations on the way forward...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 56591 Document Date: May 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Nair,Ajai,Mekonnen,Azeb Fissha
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Assessment of innovative approaches for flood risk management and financing in agriculture (English)
Floods are a major source of risk for the agricultural sector. Flood risk in the agricultural sector primarily arises from river flooding, flash floods, and coastal flooding. The impacts of floods can...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 71620 Document Date: January 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Lotsch,Alexander,Dick,William J.,Manuamorn, Ornsaran Pomme
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Strengthening agricultural extension and advisory systems : procedures for assessing, transforming, and evaluating extension systems (English)
The purpose of this paper is to provide information on how to transform and strengthen pluralistic agricultural extension and advisory systems in moving toward the broader goal of increasing farm income...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 56587 Document Date: January 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rajalahti,Riikka,Swanson,Burton E.
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Gender analysis of aquaculture value chain in Northeast Vietnam and Nigeria (English)
The report is an initiative of the Agriculture and Rural Development Department (ARD) of the World Bank. Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food sector in the world and is expected to contribute more than...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 56586 Document Date: January 1, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Veliu,Atdhe,Gessese, Nebiyeluel,Ragasa,Catherine R.,Okali,Christine
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Getting good government for women : a literature review (English)
This review assesses what is known and not known about the interface of gender and governance. More specifically, the purpose of this review is to identify mechanisms that have been used to make the outcomes...
Document Type: Women in Development and Gender Study Report No.: 50290 Document Date: January 1, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: HOROWITZ, LEAH S.
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Rapid agricultural supply chain risk assessment (RapAgRisk) : methodological guidelines - volume 2 (English)
Volume 2 of the Rapid Agricultural Supply Chain Risk Assessment provides a series of methodological guidelines to support assessment teams throughout all stages of assessment planning, implementation and...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 70464 Document Date: June 13, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Jaffee,Steven M.,Siegel,Paul Bennett,Andrews,Colin
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Climate change response strategies for agriculture : challenges and opportunities for the 21st century (English)
Agriculture will face significant challenges in the 21st century, largely due to the need to increase global food supply under the declining availability of soil and water resources and increasing threats...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 48921 Document Date: January 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Tubiello,Francesco N., Schmidhuber, Josef , Howden, Mark , Neofotis, Peter G. , Park, Sarah ,Fernandes,Erick C.M.,Thapa,Dipti
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Barrier, catalyst, or distraction? Standards, competitiveness, and Africa's groundnut exports to Europe (English)
The objective of this paper is to improve understanding of the apparent trade impacts of the European Union (EU) aflatoxin standards on edible groundnut exports from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), within a...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 43436 Document Date: January 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Diaz Rios, Luz B, Jaffee, Steven
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From the ground up : impacts of a Pro-Poor Community-Driven Development Project in Nigeria (English)
This study was conducted to assess the impact of a community-driven development (CDD) project called Second Fadama (Fadama II), which is the largest agricultural project in Nigeria. The Fadama II project...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 44869 Document Date: January 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Nkonya, Ephraim, Phillip, Dayo,Mogues,Tewodaj, Pender, John, Yahaya, Kuta, Adebowale, Gbenga, Arokoyo, Tunji, Kato, Edward
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Agricultural innovation systems : from diagnostics toward operational practices (English)
This discussion paper presents the converging views of workshop participants and the emerging agenda for an agricultural innovation systems approach. It incorporates views and content from the economic...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 43435 Document Date: January 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rajalahti,Riikka, Janssen, Willem,Pehu,Eija
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How innovative is your agriculture? Using innovation indicators and benchmarks to strengthen national agricultural innovation systems (English)
This paper explores the application of the innovation systems framework to the design and construction of national agricultural innovation indicators. Optimally, these indicators could be used to gauge...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 44870 Document Date: January 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Spielman,David Jon, Birner, Regina
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Land administration reform : indicators of success and future challenges (English)
This paper sets out a framework for a set of indicators and reviews the critical issues in land administration, with comparisons drawn from both within and across the regions. The report sets out a global...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 41893 Document Date: January 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Burns, Tony
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Community-based financial organizations : a solution to access in remote rural areas : Community-Based Financial Organizations : a solution to access in remote rural areas (English)
This review assesses the extent to which Community-Based Financial Organizations (CBFOs) are able to provide sustainable financial services to the rural poor. The objective is to provide clarity to World...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 38717 Document Date: January 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ritchie,Anne
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Reaching rural areas with financial services : lessons from financial cooperatives in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Sri Lanka (English)
This paper presents four cases of financial cooperative networks in developing countries with significant rural outreach. The four cases are SICREDI (Sistema de Cooperativa de Credito) in Brazil, SANASA...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 39357 Document Date: January 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kloeppinger-Todd, Renate,Nair,Ajai