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The Rapid Assessment of the Horticulture Sector in Moldova was conducted as part of the Moldova Food Security Technical Assistance (TA), financed from the Global Food Crisis Response Program (GFRP) trust fund (TF). The original aim of the TA was to inform the formulation of the government's food security strategy and the reform of related policies, with a view towards a paradigm shift from a self-sufficiency and production volume oriented to a competitiveness-based agricultural policy framework. Agri-food trade vulnerabilities were most recently exposed in the current regional geopolitical context, which led the Russian Federation impose an import ban on key Moldovan agricultural products (wines, meat products, fruit and vegetables) through 2013 and 2014. More than half of Moldova's agri-food exports go to CIS countries (predominantly Russia)1, and another third to the EU. Much higher levels of agricultural subsidies in other markets, particularly in the EU, undermine the competitiveness of Moldova's agri-food products on both foreign and domestic markets. Furthermore, despite the recently adopted Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) with the EU and despite an increase of the European import tariff rate quotas, the Moldovan products were not able to find immediate outlets on the EU market. The main reasons stemmed from a lack of adaptation to or compliance with European market quality and phytosanitary standards. The Rapid Assessment of the Horticulture Sector in Moldova, carried out between September 2014 and March 2015, serves a dual purpose: (i) provide an overview of the strengths as well as weaknesses of the Moldovan horticulture sector, which constitutes a vital component of the country's agricultural economy and rural society, and (ii) explore opportunities for fruit and vegetables market and product diversification, which could reduce some of the observed sector vulnerabilities.

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Gendergelijkheid en duurzame ontwikkeling gaan hand in hand. Verandering is nodig in 4 kerngebieden: (1) de belangrijke rol van vrouwen moet erkend worden ; (2) gender-vooroordelen in cultuur & samenleving moeten blootgelegd worden ; (3) ons economisch systeem dient te worden getransformeerd en moet rekening houden met vrouwen én milieu ; (4) via empowerment werken aan gelijke verdeling van macht.
Vrouwen spelen een belangrijke rol in het management van natuurlijke grondstoffen en zijn over het algemeen ook meer begaan met de zorg voor een gezond milieu. Echter beweren dat vrouwen sterker verbonden zouden zijn met de Natuur, impliceert dat mannelijke controle rationeler, logischer zou zijn. Genderstereotiepen moeten dus doorbroken worden, ook al is dat in sommige culturen nog te confronterend. Economie, maatschappij en milieu zijn in het discours vaak aparte entiteiten, maar zijn juist erg met elkaar verbonden. De focus op economische groei is verkeerd en nieuwe definities van wat vooruitgang eigenlijk inhoudt zijn nodig. Het feit dat vrouwen nog vaak uitgesloten worden van leidinggevende posities geldt ook voor milieubewegingen. Ook zij moeten werken aan diversiteit en gelijke kansen. De media moet laten zien dat empowerment van vrouwen en van de wijdere samenleving een belangrijke rol spelen in de strijd voor een beter milieu.

Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Equal opportunities --- Gender --- International --- Climate change --- Sustainability --- Agricultural sector --- Climate --- Politics --- Book --- Activism --- Empowerment --- United Kingdom

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Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, discusses the goals of the World Bank Group, aligned to support the poor and the vulnerable, and to preserve our planet for future generations. He talks about the report "Poverty in a Rising Africa" that traces two decades of unprecedented economic growth on the continent with messages that are both encouraging and sobering. He speaks about how economic growth coupled with specific health and education interventions have contributed to improving people's lives, and contributed in many countries, such as Ghana, to major reductions in poverty. He talks about the structural transformation, a shift out of agriculture that led to an increase in non-agricultural self-employment and, to a lesser degree, wage jobs in Ghana. He speaks about how improving the agricultural sector will be critical to further reduce extreme poverty in the country. He commends Ghana that has invested in its people, specifically in education in most parts of the country. He appreciated the country's urban areas that have grown quickly, creating more and higher-paying jobs.

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At the request of the government of Kenya and under its guidance, a team of national and international experts conducted an appraisal of different agricultural insurance options for Kenya.This appraisal, as set out in this document and the accompanying technical analysis, lays out the costs and benefits of developing large-scale agricultural insurance that involves both the public and private spheres.The analysis considers potential structures for large-scale agricultural insurance in Kenya, the fiscal cost to the government of Kenya, and the economic benefits for farmers and pastoralists. In order for it to partner with the private sector to prepare and implement a large scale agricultural insurance program, the government should consider taking the following next steps.The government of Kenya may build on there commendations by the Program Steering Committee to take the lead in formulating a national policy on agriculture insurance, in cooperation with county administrations and private insurance companies. The government of Kenya may develop a road map for establishing the institutions required for large-scale agricultural insurance programs, with the goal of covering at least a fifth of Kenya's agricultural producers. As next steps for establishing livestock insurance, the government of Kenya may decide how to integrate the proposed insurance product with other existing protection mechanisms. As next steps for crop insurance, the government of Kenya may seek consultations with agricultural banks and work with private sector insurers to develop a data audit system acceptable to international reinsurers.

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