Harvest and Post?harvest Issues in Farming Systems Research

RESUMEN Los temas de la cosecha y post?cosecha en la investigaciön de sistemas agricoles La creciente literatura sobre la investigación de sistemas agricolas presta poca atención al sistema de cosecha y post?cosecha (SCPC), Y aún así el SCPC es probable que sea central en cualquier programa de investigación de sistemas agrícolas, tanto por ser prioritario de por sí como por los efectos que tendrán en el SCPC tradicional los cambios tecnológicos en otras partes del sistema agricola. El argumento se ilustra con un caso estudiado en Santa Cruz, Bolivia, examinándose asimismo las implicaciones para la organización de la investigación de sistemas agricolas. SUMMARY The growing literature on farming systems research pays little attention to the harvest and post?harvest system (HPHS). Yet the HPHS is likely to be central to any programme of farming systems research both because it is a priority on its own account and because technology changes in other parts of the farm system disturb the traditional HPHS. The argument is illustrated by a case study from Santa Cruz, Bolivia and the implications for the organisation of farming systems research are examined. RÉSUMÉ Questions de récoltes et post?récoltes dans la recherche des systèmes agricoles La littérature grossisante sur les recherches des systèmes agricoles ne prête que peu d'attention au système récolte et post?récolte (SRPR). II est cependant très possible que le SRPR soit au coeur même de tout programme de recherche des systèmes agricoles tant parce que c'est en lui?même une priorité de recherche que parce que les modifications de la technologie dans d'autres parties du système agricole troublent le SRPR traditionnel. Le point est illustré par une étude individuelle de Santa Cruz, en Bolivie, et les implications pour l'organisation de la recherche des systèmes d'exploitation agricole sont examinées

A regional approach to drought index-insurance in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) countries: Volume 1 Main report - Operational and technical feasibility assessment

This study takes stock of over 10-years of experience and increasing coverage of index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) programs to protect pastoralists from drought shocks in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region. The study reviews the status of national-level drought/climate risk financing solutions in the region and discusses the operational and technical feasibility of a regional IBLI program, summarizing critical lesson learned and providing a set of recommendations and options for regional implementation. The report has been prepared by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) under the Drought Index-insurance for Resilience in the Sahel and Horn of Africa (DIRISHA) project supported by the UK Aid Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience (SHEAR) program. DIRISHA, the Swahili word for ‘window’, had the ambitious goal of advancing an evidence case to scale-up climate risk financing innovations that that seek to protect vulnerable dryland populations in the IGAD region and beyond in the face of climate shocks

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2nd ed. "Appeared first in the 'British-Australasian', London, January 1917".; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-vn716435; FERG copy from Ferguson First World War, 1914-1919 pamphlet collection