Briefing papers
ODI Natural Resource Perspectives present accessible information on current development issues and are sent to a wide audience of policy makers, researchers and people working in the non-governmental sector. The series ran from 1994 to 2008.
John Farrington, Editor of the NRP series, writes "Unfortunately, Sida support to the series has come to an end, and though they are happy with the series, their funding priorities have changed and enquiries have established that the series can no longer be included in their portfolio.
It has been a privilege, and a very enjoyable one, to edit the series since it began some 14 years ago, and we hope the existing NRPs will continue to be a valuable resource to you."
Food security in Southern Africa
Briefing papers | June 2007 | Steve Wiggins and Nick Maunders
A review of lessons learnt on recent responses to chronic and transitory hunger and vulnerability in Southern Africa.
DownloadRural Recovery in Fragile States: Agricultural support in countries emerging from conflict
Briefing papers | February 2007 | Catherine Longley, Ian Christopolos, Tom Slaymaker and Silvestro Meseka
This paper examines the question of how international aid actors might support the agricultural component of rural livelihoods in fragile states that are emerging from conflict.
DownloadThe business side of sustainable forest management: Small and medium forest enterprise development for poverty reduction
Briefing papers | December 2006 | Jason Donovan, Dietmar Stoian, Duncan Macqueen and Sophie Grouwels
This paper argues that there are still significant challenges to the development of viable small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs) and that government and non-governmental agencies, as well as the SMFEs themselves and their business partners, have important roles...
DownloadHow can the rural poor participate in global economic processes?
Briefing papers | December 2006 | John Farrington and Jonathan Mitchell
This paper asks how the rural poor might benefit more fully from global economic processes.
DownloadIs low external input technology contributing to sustainable agricultural development?
Briefing papers | November 2006 | Robert Tripp
This paper summarises a recent review of the subject, presents findings on the outcomes of low external input technology, and draws more general implications for donor strategies in agricultural technology generation.
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