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African agricultural development: reflections on the major lines of advance and the barriers to progress

Journal Articles & Books
February, 1966
Africa

This study attempts to identify the main obstacles to progress and the developments possible. It would therefore be wrong to consider it as a first agricultural plan for Africa, similar to the one called for recently by the Ghanaian Ministry of Agriculture.

Government measures to promote the transition form subsistence to market agriculture

Conference Papers & Reports
November, 1964
Africa

The FAO/ECA Expert Meeting on Government Measures to Promote the Transition from Subsistence to Market Agriculture in Africa was held at Addis Ababa from 27 April to 7 May 1964. The attached paper summarizing the main findings and recommendations of the meeting was prepared as a working document for the Third FAO Regional Conference for Africa, held at Addis Ababa from 3 to 15 September 1964.

Act No. 4.504/1964 regulating rights and obligations regarding rural real estates in order to implement the Agricultural Reform and to promote the Agricultural Policy

Legislation & Policies
October, 1964
Brazil

This Act regulates the rights and obligations regarding rural real estates in order to implement the Agricultural Reform and to promote the Agricultural Policy. It is divided into 4 Parts composed of various Chapters.Part 1 is divided as follows: Principles and definitions (chap. I), defining types of agricultural land, associations, companies, cooperatives, etc.; Agreements (chap. II), laying down agreements between the agricultural Federal agents and the Brazilian Institute for Agricultural Reform which shall represent the central Government; Chapter III concerns (a) Public (sect.

Tanganyika commodity marketing and price stabilization

Conference Papers & Reports
July, 1962
Tanzania

The major agricultural products of Tanganyika are subject to a degree of control under the various commodity boards established for that purpose. The degree of control varies from direct participation in marketing in the case of cotton lint and' seed, to the control of production and intermediary arrangements for marketing in the case of pyrethrum and purely advisory capacity in the case of sisal. The general trend of Government policy is towards more direct participation.

Palm kernels and palm oil : recent world market trends in relation to stabilization problems and policies

Conference Papers & Reports
May, 1962
Africa

Africa produces roughly four-fifths of world' oil palm products and contributes a similar proportion to world exports. The oil palm (Elaois guinoonsis) is thought to be native to West Africa, where it is mainly exploited by small producers. Estate planting is mostly confined to the Congo (Leopoldville), where plantations under European management wore first established around 50 years ago and at present produce about one-third of the Congolese palm oil.

Non-thematic issue

Journal Articles & Books
November, 1961
France
Cyprus
United States of America
Turkey
Chile
Germany
Denmark
Australia
United Kingdom
Canada
Argentina
India
China

An international journal of forestry and forest industries

Non-thematic issue

Journal Articles & Books
November, 1953
Indonesia
Kenya
Canada
South Africa
Israel
Pakistan
Germany

An international journal of forestry and forest industries