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Journal Articles & Books
December 1994
Nepal
Indonesia
Philippines

This monograph examines the construction, operation and maintenance tasks that shape the nature of locally managed irrigation systems.

Peer-reviewed publication
Journal Articles & Books
December 1994
South-Eastern Asia
Asia
Philippines

This article aims to contribute to the understanding of the links among conceptual, empirical and policy issues relating to agricultural growth, rural development and overall Philippine economic growth. It discusses the nature of interaction between agriculture and rural nonfarm enterprises (RNEs) focusing on the demand stimulus generated by agricultural growth.

Conference Papers & Reports
December 1994
India
Bangladesh
China
Indonesia
Nepal
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Asia

In this workshop the participants identified five priority areas of concern relative to sustainable management of groundwater irrigation by farmers:1) aquifer drawdown; 2) FMIS groundwaterwater support services, 3) management problems under water-surplus conditions; 4) management problems under water-deficit conditions; 5) management problems in conjunctive use areas .

Journal Articles & Books
January 1994
Southern Asia
Africa
Bangladesh
China
Gambia
Guatemala
India
Indonesia
Kenya
Malawi
Philippines
Rwanda
Zambia

Why should there be a book about the commercialization of subsistence agriculture, economic development, and nutrition? There are two compelling resasons. First, concerns and suspicions about adverse effects on the poor of commercialization of subsistence agriculture persist and influence policy of developing countries and of donor agencies.

January 1994
Philippines

This study focuses on the responses of pasture leases to the possibility of agrarian reforms by using the survey of 145 pasture leases in Masbate, Bukidnon and South Cotabato where pasture leases where concentrated. This paper relies mainly on the descriptive method of analysis.

Journal Articles & Books
January 1994
Southern Asia
Africa
Bangladesh
China
Gambia
Guatemala
India
Indonesia
Kenya
Malawi
Philippines
Rwanda
Zambia

The distributional benefits of commercialization of agriculture, access to commercialization opportunities, and sharing of commercialization risks are functions of institutional arrangements. Obviously, the indirect food security and nutritional effects are, thereby, partly a function of such institutional arrangements.