Piccioni, Norman Bentley and Santucci, Fabio Maria | 2005
- Author(s): Piccioni, Norman Bentley and Santucci, Fabio Maria
- Publisher: World bank
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural policy, innovations, development strategies, institution building, agricultural training, technical education, central america, nicaragua
In 2001, the Nicaraguan Government launched a programme to implement agricultural policy and institutional reforms. Components comprise institutional capacity development and the development of a technical education and training system.
Pimbert, Michel | 2012
- Author(s): Pimbert, Michel
- Publisher: International institute for environment and development (IIED)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural research, governance, popular participation, africa
Food producers are beginning to raise their voices to ensure that agricultural research better meets their needs and priorities. A series of farmer assessments and citizens’ juries in West Africa has helped farmers assess existing approaches and articulate recommendations for policy and practice.
Pinto, Ricardo | 2004
- Author(s): Pinto, Ricardo
- Publisher: United nations development programme (UNDP). Bratislava regional centre
- Pages: --
- Keywords: advisory services, development models, guidelines, small enterprises, enterprise development
The main rationale, concepts, and delivery mechanisms for business development services (BDS) are presented. The current UNDP approach is presented, including a design checklist for programme and project development to enable conformation to international good practice.
Polar, V. | 2005
- Author(s): Polar, V.
- Publisher:
- Pages: 389--396
- Keywords: agricultural innovations, technological change, institution building, popular participation, farmers, bolivia
CIAT's Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation system helped identify gaps in the operating regulations of the Bolivian Agricultural and Livestock Technology System. New participatory methods were developed to address this problem.
Polar, V. | 2004
- Author(s): Polar, V.
- Publisher:
- Pages: 13--23
- Keywords: agricultural innovations, technology assessment, development projects, popular participation, social interaction, bolivia
The human and social factors that hinder the establishment of effective participatory monitoring and evaluation systems within the framework of applied technological innovation projects in Bolivia are identified.