Poverty reduction through the development of inclusive food value chains

Propelled by urbanization, rising incomes, and changing diets, food markets have been expanding in Africa and South Asia, creating the vast potential for job and income opportunities along food supply chains and, hence, for poverty reduction. The novel coronavirus(COVID-19) that spread to a pandemic in early 2020 provokes enormous setbacks to this expansion. This, however, should provide lessons regarding the importance of resilient and inclusive food systems. Emergency responses to COVID-19 should consider interventions towards that end and leverage the opportunities provided by food markets growth as economies recover from the present economic recession. This paper assesses options of how this could be done by facilitating the better functioning and interconnectedness of the many small and medium-sized enterprises that are proliferating along the "hidden middle" of food value chains in storage, logistics, transportation, and wholesale and retail distribution. It also explores how policies can help smallholder farmers connect to this "hidden middle" in more gainful ways and help them climb out of poverty as well.     

江苏省科技扶贫工作成效及建议

总结了江苏省科技扶贫工作取得的成效及主要做法,提出新时期科技扶贫工作的对策建议,为欠发达地区扶贫开发、农民可持续增收致富、科技支撑农业现代化发展提供借鉴和参考。     

金融扶贫带动产业精准扶贫模式研究——以食用菌产业为例

金融扶贫和产业扶贫作为精准扶贫"五个一批"中的关键组成部分,对我国的脱贫任务有着决定性影响。金融扶贫中目前应用最多的模式便是农业价值链融资模式,通过信贷、保险等金融手段为贫困地区的龙头企业、贫困人口提供所需金融产品和服务,促使我国的扶贫工作形成金融扶贫"输血"带动产业扶贫"造血"的模式。食用菌特征与扶贫目标的统一性、食用菌栽培环境与贫困地区的空间匹配性、国家政策的助推性共同显示食用菌产业扶贫合理可行。从食用菌产业扶贫的精准化、政府政策的权威导向作用、市场扶贫的"源头活水"作用、智力扶贫的保障作用和监督审查的透明化5个维度探讨了食用菌产业扶贫的运行机制,并提出了相关建议。     

供给侧改革下推进福建省科技精准扶贫工作建议

对供给侧结构性改革下的福建省科技精准扶贫工作进行了研究,探讨其中存在的问题,提出了进一步推进科技精准扶贫工作的建议:优化扶贫投入侧结构,增强有效供给;提升扶贫需求侧质效,补贫困各项短板;培育服务主体,健全科技扶贫长效机制。     

科技扶贫对策探讨

以原州区杨忠堡村为代表,对科技扶贫的具体方法提出了分析,并结合实例总结了相关对策。     

湖南贫困地区的农业科技扶贫模式与政策建议

本文通过对湖南20多个贫困县(市)农业新技术推广应用的实践与研究,探索总结出了基层组织建设与扶贫开发推进模式、示范基地带动模式、技术培训推进模式和科技特派员创业链推进模式等适用贫困地区农业科技扶贫主要模式,并对这些模式的应用与发展提出了政策建议.     

Design and development of data mart for animal resources

Planners, researchers, development agencies and farmers require information on animal resources for further studies and evolving realistic strategies for improvement and rearing of livestock and poultry. Data is also required for keeping watch on prices and movement of animal products, animal feed and establishment of services such as veterinary hospitals, artificial insemination (AI) centers, meat and dairy industries, etc. Further, there is a need to study animal resources in relation to other aspects of agriculture, such as soils, vegetation, agro-meteorology, socio-economic, land use, water resources for overall development of agricultural production system. Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI), New Delhi has designed and implemented a Central Data Warehouse (CDW) under a National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP) Mission Mode sub-project entitled “Integrated National Agricultural Resources Information System (INARIS)”. In this CDW, 13 different data marts related to various subjects in agriculture were designed, implemented and integrated. In this article, attempt was made to discuss concepts and problems of dimensional modeling of the animal data mart in relation to available source data on livestock resources in the country. Alternative solutions to specific problems were also discussed along with the solution implemented for modeling of this data mart. The complete process of building On-line Analytical Processing (OLAP) system for research managers including inbuilt technique of data quality and consistency checks to be implemented is being described with special reference to animal resource management. This article will provide guidelines for design and development of similar complex data marts in agricultural sector, particularly in the field of livestock management.     

西藏农牧业发展的障碍因素及解决办法

统计年鉴是西藏发展史最具权威的证明,它记录了铁一般的事实,只有不断地总结历史,尊重现实,找准问题实质,抓住主线,认认真真落实科学发展观,采取正确的措施,解决肥料、饲料两大难题,西藏农牧业才能大发展,与全国同步进入小康社会。     

农业科技扶贫技术项目选择及效率评价

对青海省东部山区化隆县沙连堡乡40项农业科技扶贫技术措施进行了打分、汇总、排序、综合分析和评价,表明在生产、生活和生态环境恶劣,农民科技文化素质不高,农户投入极有限的高寒山旱贫困民族地区,选择优良品种改良,养殖技术,推广适用技术,有明显的扶贫效果。在扶贫措施效率评价的基础上,提出了加快该民族地区扶贫脱贫的对策。