Documentos e informes
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Agricultural Innovation in Developing East Asia : Productivity, Safety, and Sustainability (Inglés)
Agricultural innovation has played a critical role in the economic transformation of developing East Asian countries over the past half century. The Green Revolution, in the form of modern seed varieties...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 166739 Fecha del documento: 1 de octubre de 2021 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Rajalahti,Riikka
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Strengthening agricultural extension and advisory systems : procedures for assessing, transforming, and evaluating extension systems (Árabe)
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...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo Número del informe: 56587 Fecha del documento: 17 de abril de 2015 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Rajalahti,Riikka,Swanson,Burton E.
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Handshake : IFC's quarterly journal on public-private partnerships (5) (Inglés)
This issue includes the following headings: seeds and soil: smallholder agriculture; innovation: pairing commercial buyers with rural producers; grain storage: a ready role for public-private partnerships...
Tipo de documento: Boletín informativo Número del informe: 54688 Fecha del documento: 1 de abril de 2012 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Battat,Michelle L.,Bisby, Jyoti,Buckholtz, Alison [editor],Collion, Marie-Hélène,Dahan,Mariana,Delmon,Jeffrey John,Delmon,Victoria Hilda Rigby,Drechsel, Pay,Ekanayake,Indira Janaki,Gupta,Neeraj,Haslam, Maggie,Lampietti,Julian A.,Lurie,Jay Brandon,Mandri-Perrott,Xavier Cledan,Mckee,David Michael,Mhlanga, Nomathemba,Moses, Gene,Mulenga, Barnabas,Oliveira, Tanya Scobie [editor],Onimus,Francois,Otoo, Miriam,Perard,Edouard,Pingali,Prabhu,Rajalahti,Riikka,Ryan,John Edwin Holston,Santacoloma, Pilar,Toyoda,Makiko,Vegarra,German A.
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Eyeing the future of agriculture : a vision for agricultural innovation in Chile (Inglés)
Chile is one of the leading agricultural producers in Latin America and an important player in world agro-alimentary markets-a position it is determined to maintain. In 2008, the government (through the...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 67711 Fecha del documento: 1 de diciembre de 2011 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Willem Janssen,Rajalahti,Riikka,Edmeades,Svetlana,Nussbaumer,Beatriz Brigida
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Agricultural innovation funds (Inglés)
In order for agricultural development to fulfill its potential role as a source of growth and reducer of poverty, it must be constantly renewed through knowledge and innovation. Getting resources into...
Tipo de documento: Resumen Número del informe: 64929 Fecha del documento: 1 de mayo de 2011 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Larson,Gunnar,Rajalahti,Riikka
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Strengthening agricultural extension and advisory systems : procedures for assessing, transforming, and evaluating extension systems (Inglés)
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...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo Número del informe: 56587 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2010 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Rajalahti,Riikka,Swanson,Burton E.
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Agricultural innovation systems : from diagnostics toward operational practices (Inglés)
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...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 43435 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2008 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Rajalahti,Riikka, Janssen, Willem,Pehu,Eija
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Social and environmental sustainability of agriculture and rural development investments : a monitoring and evaluation toolkit (Inglés)
The purpose of this toolkit is to provide practical guidance in the monitoring and evaluation of the environmental and social sustainability of Agricultural and Rural Development (ARD) programs and projects...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 38710 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2007 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Fuentes, Marlene,Pehu,Eija,Punkari, Mikko,Rajalahti,Riikka,White,Pamela J.
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Health enhancing foods : country case studies of China and India (Inglés)
The main objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive review of the functional foods sector in developing countries and assess its investment potential in two countries, mainly India and China...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 38715 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2007 Autor: Ford, Kent,Konishi,Yasuo,Pehu,Eija,Rajalahti,Riikka
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Scenario planning to guide long-term investments in agricultural science and technology: theory and practice from a case study on India (Inglés)
A number of changes worldwide are taking place that have implications for the rural and agricultural sector. Population growth, improved incomes, and shifting dietary patterns continue to increase and...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 37066 Fecha del documento: 1 de junio de 2006 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Rajalahti,Riikka,van der Heijden, Kees,Janssen, Willem,Pehu,Eija
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Health enhancing foods : opportunities for strengthening developing countries (Inglés)
Functional foods have entered the global markets with force in the past decade and have rapidly gained market share as value added products. Although the term "functional foods" currently lacks a common...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 37067 Fecha del documento: 1 de junio de 2006 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Kotilainen,Liisa,Rajalahti,Riikka,Ragasa,Catherine R.,Pehu,Eija
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Enhancing agricultural innovation : how to go beyond the strengthening of research systems (Inglés)
Agricultural development depends to a great extent on how successfully knowledge is generated and applied. Investments in knowledge - especially in the form of science and technology have featured prominently...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo Número del informe: 36346 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2006 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Hall, Andy,Janssen,Wilhelmus Gerardus,Pehu,Eija,Rajalahti,Riikka
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Gender issues in monitoring and evaluation in rural development : a tool kit (Inglés)
The World Bank aims to reduce gender disparities and inequalities by enhancing women's participation in economic development. It assists member countries in formulating and implementing their gender and...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo Número del informe: 48487 Fecha del documento: 1 de junio de 2005 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Fort,Lucia,Pehu,Eija,Rygenstad, Hild,Rajalahti,Riikka,Dhar,Arunima
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Monitoring and evaluation for World Bank agricultural research and extension projects : a good practice note (Inglés)
This Good Practice Note aims to assist Task Teams of the World Bank and their colleagues in the client countries develop and implement effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems for agricultural...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 37057 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2005 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Pehu,Eija,Rajalahti,Riikka,Woelcke,Johannes
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Developing research systems to support the changing agricultural sector (Inglés)
Given the pace of globalization of agriculture, rapid changes in science base, and the diverse regional features of the research systems, there is a need to take stock of recent experience and re-think...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo (Serie Numerada) Número del informe: 33610 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2005 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Pehu,Eija,Rajalahti,Riikka,Woelcke,Johannes