Liverpool, Lenis Saweda O. and Winter-Nelson, Alex | 2010
- Author(s): Liverpool, Lenis Saweda O. and Winter-Nelson, Alex
- Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: small farms, technological change, social interaction, poverty, africa
The paper studies impacts of social networks on technology adoption through social learning, exploring differential impacts by network type, technology and asset poverty status. Social learning is more consistent for households not in poverty traps than for persistently asset poor households.
Loevinsohn, Michael | 2008
- Author(s): Loevinsohn, Michael
- Publisher: PROLINNOVA
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural development, small farms, natural resources development, community participation, innovations, aids
This document reviews international experience on the role of agriculture and natural resource management (NRM) in preventing and alleviating HIV/AIDS. In points at the importance of local innovation.
Longo, Roberto | 2006
- Author(s): Longo, Roberto
- Publisher: International fund for agricultural development (IFAD)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: poverty alleviation, development strategies, innovations, development assistance, empowerment
A reflection on the definition of pro-poor innovation processes, the emergence of pro-poor innovations, and on what can be done to facilitate the empowerment of and initiatives for poor people.
Lundy, Mark | 2005
- Author(s): Lundy, Mark
- Publisher: International center for tropical agricultural (CIAT). Rural agro-enterprise development project
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural product marketing, enterprise development, small enterprises, development planning, project activities, reference materials
A territorial approach for rural agro-enterprise development is laid out. Subjects include: selection and diagnosis of a territory; profiling of clients; planning for action; decision-making; evaluation and learning.
Lundy, Mark and Gottret, Marيa Verَnica | [2006]
- Author(s): Lundy, Mark and Gottret, Marيa Verَnica
- Publisher: CIAT. Rural agroenterprise development (RAeD)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: rural development, enterprise development, agriproduct processing, capacity building, communication process, co-operation between organizations, latin america, andean region
CIAT's Rural Agro-enterprise Development Project uses learning alliances to engage multiple stakeholders with multi-layered sources of knowledge in processes of innovation to promote increased effectiveness in rural entrepreneurial development.