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Appendix G. USAID Agricultural and Natural Resources Management Research Priorities—Desktop Review
Pages 131-134

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... Appendix G USAID Agricultural and Natural Resources Management Research Priorities Desktop Review1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report gives a partial overview of current thinking by key donors, universities, and research organizations on development and research priorities in agricultural and natural resources management. It is intended to assist USAID in identifying the priority topics that would warrant Agency support in order to achieve the greatest impact on smallholder-oriented agricultural growth and rural development.
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... 132 APPENDIX G Global research themes were identified and organized by development-oriented criteria, resulting in four broad categories: · Macro policies that enable growth to take place; · Technologies that provide new growth opportunities; · Policies, institutions, and technologies that sustain the natural resource base; · Policies and institutions that enable economic growth and natural resources management to be pro-poor. Efforts are needed in all of these four areas to achieve sustainable results.
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... APPENDIX G 133 clude fish and livestock, relevant soil/water use/on-farm management, food quality and safety, with value chains influencing respective markets. These areas are not presented in a rank order.
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