A Harvest of Practical Insights : Lessons Learned in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Sustainable Rural Development, and Climate Change

This IFC SmartBook is a compilation of sixteen IFC SmartLessons that presents practical lessons learned by staff from across the IFC and the World Bank on approaches for engaging in agriculture that have led to success. Agribusiness is a crucial economic sector, for food security of course, for managing water stress and ecosystem services, but also as a source of employment in emerging markets. The report includes the following lessons. Sowing the seeds of sustainability : a case project with Unifrutti, IFC, and smallholder banana farmers in the Philippines, by Natalie Macawaris, Colin Taylor, and Carla Zamora-Galinato. Harvesting the fruits of your hard work, frustration, and patience : implementing an agribusiness project in Kandahar, Afghanistan, by Hazem Hanbal and Selcuk Tanatar. Taking Haitian agriculture to the cloud : implementing google apps for government at the ministry of agriculture, by Diego Arias and Nicolas Weber. Fish farmers meet new technology: raising the aquaculture productivity of small farmers in Assam, by Grahame Dixie and Manivannan Pathy. Grain by grain : from Punjab to global - lessons from the breadbasket of India, by Jay Lurie and Neeraj Gupta. From crisis response to sustainable strategy : addressing food security in Nepal, by Gayatri Acharya and Mirella Hernani. Adapting to climate change in Bangladesh : stress-tolerant seeds for stress-prone regions, by Anika Ali and Mrinal Sircar. Assessing the carbon benefits of improved land management technologies, by Ademola Braimoh. The fun and the defiance of innovation : going redd in the forests of Mexico, by Graciela Reyes Retana, María Carolina Hoyos, and Laurent Debroux. More than just hot air : carbon market access and climate-smart agriculture for smallholder farmers, by Johannes Woelcke. Go lite ! Increasing scale and impact by combining diagnostics and training lessons from the Ukraine food safey project, by sarah ockman. Keeping it fresh! : how new packaging and distribution improved the fruit and vegetable supply chain in Ukraine, by fedir rybalko and ebbe johnson. To WII or not to WII? : practical lessons from implementing weather index insurance for agriculture, by the Agricultural Risk Management Team of the Agriculture and Rural Development Department of the World Bank. Supporting smallholders while promoting farmer-controlled cooperatives in china, by Achim Fock and Jun Zhao. Connecting fruit suppliers and processors : a comprehensive approach in Ukraine, by Oksana Varodi. It's all about teamwork : unlocking opportunities for agribusiness in Ukraine, by Alberto Criscuolo and Shaela Rahman.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	International Finance Corporation
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS, AGRIBUSINESS, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AID EFFECTIVENESS, AQUACULTURE, ARABLE LAND, AUDITS, AUTHENTICATION, BACK UP, BACKUP, BANANAS, BEST PRACTICE, BEST PRACTICES, BLACK SIGATOKA, BREEDER SEED, BUSINESS MODEL, BUSINESS MODELS, BUSINESS PLAN, BUSINESS PROCESSES, BUSINESSES, BUYERS, CAPABILITIES, CAPABILITY, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, CELL PHONES, CERTIFICATION COSTS, CERTIFICATION STANDARDS, CLIMATE CHANGE, COASTAL REGIONS, COMMODITY, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPUTERS, COOPERATIVES, COPYRIGHT, COST OF FOOD, CROP, CROP DAMAGE, CROP YIELDS, DATA ANALYSIS, DEMAND FOR FOOD, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, E-MAIL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMICS, ELECTRICITY, ENERGY SOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, EQUIPMENT, EXPORT DEVELOPMENT, EXPORT MARKET, EXPORT MARKETS, EXTENSION, EXTENSION AGENTS, EXTENSION SERVICES, FARM, FARM ACTIVITY, FARM IRRIGATION, FARMER, FARMERS, FARMING, FEED, FERTILIZER, FERTILIZERS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FISH, FISH PRODUCTION, FISHERIES, FLASH, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD NEEDS, FOOD PRICE, FOOD PRICES, FOOD PROCESSING, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD SECURITY, FRUITS, GARBAGE, GENERAL PUBLIC, GLOBAL STANDARDS, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, GOVERNMENT POLICY, GOVERNMENT SERVICES, GPS, GRAIN, GRAIN STORAGE, GRAINS, HARDWARE, HARVESTING, HARVESTS, HORTICULTURE, HORTICULTURE EXPORT, HUMAN CAPITAL, ICT, IMAGE, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, INCOME ON FOOD, INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, INCOME-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES, INCOMES, INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION, INTERNAL NETWORK, INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE, INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES, INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT, INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, IRRIGATION, LABOR FORCE, LAND DEVELOPMENT, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND REFORM, LIMITED ACCESS, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, LOCAL FARMERS, MALNUTRITION, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANUAL WEEDING, MANUFACTURING, MARGINAL FARMERS, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET PRICE, MARKET SHARE, MARKETING, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, MOBILE PHONE, MOBILE PHONES, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW TECHNOLOGY, NGOS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NUTRITION, OPEN ACCESS, PAYOUT, PHOTOS, PILOT PROJECT, PLANTATIONS, POOR FARMERS, POOREST HOUSEHOLDS, POST-CONFLICT COUNTRIES, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, PRICE PREMIUM, PRIVATE NETWORK, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS, PROCUREMENT, PROCUREMENT PROCESS, PRODUCE, PRODUCT QUALITY, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY, PUBLIC SERVICES, RA, RECYCLING, REGIONAL LEVEL, REGIONAL OFFICES, REMOTE AREAS, REMOTE COMMUNITIES, REMOTE LOCATIONS, RESULT, RESULTS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL POPULATIONS, RURAL PROJECTS, SAFEGUARDS, SAFETY NETS, SANITATION, SATELLITE, SEARCH, SEARCHES, SECURITY POLICY, SEED, SEED COMPANIES, SEED PRODUCTION, SEED SECTOR, SEED VARIETIES, SEEDS, SERVERS, SERVICE PROVIDER, SILO, SILOS, SMALL FARMERS, SMALL-SCALE FARMERS, SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, SMALLHOLDER FARMS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOWING, STORAGE FACILITIES, STORAGE SPACE, SUPERMARKET, SUPERVISION, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT, TARGETS, TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, TECHNICAL TRAINING, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES, TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM, TELEPHONE, TRANSACTION, TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, USERS, VALUE CHAIN, VERIFICATION, VIDEO, VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS, WATER RESOURCES, WATER SUPPLY, WHEAT, WIRELESS DEVICES, WOOD,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/510561468154778270/A-harvest-of-practical-insights-lessons-learned-in-agriculture-agribusiness-sustainable-rural-development-and-climate-change http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27423
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