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

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dc.contributor.authorInternational Finance Corporation
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dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/510561468154778270/A-harvest-of-practical-insights-lessons-learned-in-agriculture-agribusiness-sustainable-rural-development-and-climate-change
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/27423
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27423
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIFC SmartLessons;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectAGRIBUSINESS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INNOVATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INPUTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAID EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE
dc.subjectARABLE LAND
dc.subjectAUDITS
dc.subjectAUTHENTICATION
dc.subjectBACK UP
dc.subjectBACKUP
dc.subjectBANANAS
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICES
dc.subjectBLACK SIGATOKA
dc.subjectBREEDER SEED
dc.subjectBUSINESS MODEL
dc.subjectBUSINESS MODELS
dc.subjectBUSINESS PLAN
dc.subjectBUSINESS PROCESSES
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectBUYERS
dc.subjectCAPABILITIES
dc.subjectCAPABILITY
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCELL PHONES
dc.subjectCERTIFICATION COSTS
dc.subjectCERTIFICATION STANDARDS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOASTAL REGIONS
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCOMPUTERS
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVES
dc.subjectCOPYRIGHT
dc.subjectCOST OF FOOD
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP DAMAGE
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectDATA ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR FOOD
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXPORT DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXTENSION
dc.subjectEXTENSION AGENTS
dc.subjectEXTENSION SERVICES
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARM ACTIVITY
dc.subjectFARM IRRIGATION
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFEED
dc.subjectFERTILIZER
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISH PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFLASH
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD NEEDS
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectGARBAGE
dc.subjectGENERAL PUBLIC
dc.subjectGLOBAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectGPS
dc.subjectGRAIN
dc.subjectGRAIN STORAGE
dc.subjectGRAINS
dc.subjectHARDWARE
dc.subjectHARVESTING
dc.subjectHARVESTS
dc.subjectHORTICULTURE
dc.subjectHORTICULTURE EXPORT
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectIMAGE
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION PLAN
dc.subjectINCOME ON FOOD
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINSTALLATION
dc.subjectINTERNAL NETWORK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLAND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectLIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectLOCAL FARMERS
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT SYSTEM
dc.subjectMANUAL WEEDING
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMARGINAL FARMERS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET PRICE
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONE
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONES
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectNGOS
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectPAYOUT
dc.subjectPHOTOS
dc.subjectPILOT PROJECT
dc.subjectPLANTATIONS
dc.subjectPOOR FARMERS
dc.subjectPOOREST HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOST-CONFLICT COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPRICE PREMIUM
dc.subjectPRIVATE NETWORK
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectPRODUCT QUALITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRA
dc.subjectRECYCLING
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL OFFICES
dc.subjectREMOTE AREAS
dc.subjectREMOTE COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectREMOTE LOCATIONS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATIONS
dc.subjectRURAL PROJECTS
dc.subjectSAFEGUARDS
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSATELLITE
dc.subjectSEARCH
dc.subjectSEARCHES
dc.subjectSECURITY POLICY
dc.subjectSEED
dc.subjectSEED COMPANIES
dc.subjectSEED PRODUCTION
dc.subjectSEED SECTOR
dc.subjectSEED VARIETIES
dc.subjectSEEDS
dc.subjectSERVERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDER
dc.subjectSILO
dc.subjectSILOS
dc.subjectSMALL FARMERS
dc.subjectSMALL-SCALE FARMERS
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER FARMERS
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER FARMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOWING
dc.subjectSTORAGE FACILITIES
dc.subjectSTORAGE SPACE
dc.subjectSUPERMARKET
dc.subjectSUPERVISION
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTARGETS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION NETWORK
dc.subjectUSERS
dc.subjectVALUE CHAIN
dc.subjectVERIFICATION
dc.subjectVIDEO
dc.subjectVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectWIRELESS DEVICES
dc.subjectWOOD
dc.titleA Harvest of Practical Insightsen
dc.title.subtitleLessons Learned in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Sustainable Rural Development, and Climate Changeen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-09-20
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:23:25.233211Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/510561468154778270/A-harvest-of-practical-insights-lessons-learned-in-agriculture-agribusiness-sustainable-rural-development-and-climate-change
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okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Knowledge & Information Systems
okr.topicAgriculture::Crops & Crop Management Systems
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicAgriculture::Climate Change and Agriculture
okr.topicAgriculture::Food Security
okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Resources Management
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Global Value Chains and Business Clustering
okr.unitKnowledge Management & Learning (CBPKM)
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