Recent Swiss Publications

Chronological list of Swiss online publications in the area of agricultural research for development

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2010

The temporal dynamics of kernel set in tropical sweet maize (Zea mays L.) determined by visual markers
Dissertation by Quanjai Rupitak, ETH Zürich, 2010

Millenniumsentwicklungsziele – Zwischenbericht der Schweiz 2010
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Schweizerischer Bundesrat, Juni 2010

Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change
Workshop presentations (10-11 May 2010, Frick, Switzerland)

Role of Orphan Crops in Enhancing and Diversifying Food Production in Africa
Zerihun Tadele (University of Berne) in: ATDF Journal Volume 6 Issue 3 & 4, 2009 - African Orphan Crops, May 2010

SDC’s Research Related Activities. Evaluation 2010/1
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), March 2010

Transnational land acquisitions and rural development
Presentations of the North-South Forum organised jointly by the NCCR North-South and the ETH North-South Centre
(18 May 2010, Zurich, Switzerland)

Do Trade Agreeements Reduce the Volatility of Agricultural Distortions? 271kb
Olivier Cadot, Marcelo Olarreaga, Jeanne Tschopp in (forthcoming): Kym Anderson (ed.). Polictical Economy of Agricultural Trade Distortions. July 2010

Landscapes of Poverty and Environment in Lao PDR 823kb
Andreas Heinimann, Peter Messerli, Michael Epprecht (NCCR North-South) in: GLP News, No. 6, March 2010, p.5-7

Integration of Canavalia brasiliensis into the crop-livestock system of the Nicaraguan hillsides
Dissertation by Sabine Douxchamps, ETH Zürich, 2010

Assessment of regional water endowments, crop water productivity, and implications for intra-country virtual water trade in Iran
Dissertation by Monireh Faramarzi, ETH Zürich, 2010

Livelihood Insecurity and Social Conflict in Nepal
Bishnu Raj Upreti and Ulrike Müller-Böker (Eds.). Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South. 2010

The Food Crisis and Food Security: Towards a New World Food Order?
Christophe Golay in: Revue internationale de politique de développement [En ligne], 1 | 2010

Occurence of sympatric Phytophthora species in the highland of Ecuador
Dissertation by Ricardo Francisco Oliva Pérez, ETH Zürich, 2009

Developing optimized cattle breeding schemes based on the demands and opportunities of poor livestock keepers in Eastern Africa with a special focus on Trypanosomiasis
Dissertation by Ulrike Janssen-Tapken, ETH Zürich, 2009

Smallholder Agriculture, Sustainability and the Syngenta Foundation 770kb
Yuan Zhou. Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture,
April 2010

Molecular and biochemical understanding of post-harvest physiological deterioration in cassava roots and approaches for its modulation
Dissertation by Judeith Adhiambo Owiti, ETH Zürich, 2009

Fostering innovation networks: the missing piece in rural development? 1569kb
Frank Hartwich and Urs Scheidegger in: Rural Development News 1/2010, Agridea, p. 70-75

The role of the private sector in agricultural extension in Pakistan
1688kb
Muhammad Riaz in: Rural Development News 1/2010, Agridea, p. 15-22

We are better off now than 10 years ago! 1668kb
Willi Graf in: Rural Development News 1/2010, Agridea, p. 90-94

What Became of the Food Price Crisis in 2008? 604kb
Rolf Kappel, Reinhard Pfeiffer, Jutta Werner. NADEL, ETH Zürich. Accepted for publication in: “Aussenwirtschaft”. Swiss Review of International Economic Relations, Issue 2010-I.

Global Change and Sustainable Development: A Synthesis of Regional Experiences from Research Partnerships
Hans Hurni, Urs Wiesmann (eds.), Geographica Bernensia, 2010

Biodiversität – unsere Zukunft
Referate und Diskussionen des NATUR Kongresses 5/10
(Basel, 12. Februar 2010)

Weshalb mehr Forschungskooperationen mit Ländern des Südens und Ostens? 561kb
Diskussionspapier der Kommission für Forschungspartnerschaften mit Entwicklungsländern (KFPE), Januar 2010

2009

Mountains and Climate Change From Understanding to Action
15'787kb
Thomas Kohler, Daniel Maselli (eds). Geographica Bernensia, 2009

Natural resources: the climate change challenge 881kb
NCCR North-South, evidence for policy, No. 4 December 2009

Bioenergy for the Poor: Two Sides of a Coin
  368kb
InfoResources Focus No 3/09, November 2009

Can Private Sector R&D Reach Small Farms? 386kb
Marco Ferroni, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, 2009

Large-scale Investment in Agriculture and Land – Opportunity and Risk for Food Security
Presentations of a Symposium organized by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG)
(15 October 2009, Bern, Switzerland)

Emmer (Triticum dicoccon) Production and Market Potential in Marginal Mountainous Areas of Turkey
Alessandra Giuliani, Alptekin Karagöz, Nusret Zencirci in: Mountain Research and Development 29(3):220-229. 2009

Cooperating for Success - Benefits of Research Partnerships with Developing Countries 1152kb
Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE). October 2009

From Fashion to Sustainability
presentations of the World Congress on Organic Cotton
(September 21 - 25, 2009, Interlaken, Switzerland)

The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics & Emerging Trends 2009
Helga Willer and Lukas Klicher (Eds.), International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL). International Trade Centre (ITC), 2009

Forests, landscapes and governance: multiple actors, multiple roles 3932kb
Jane Carter et al. (Eds.). Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation / Intercooperation / Helvetas. 2009

Biodiversity and microbial safety of artisanal Malian sour milk fènè and development of adapted starter cultures for controlled production
Dissertation by Stephan Markus Wullschleger, ETH Zürich, 2009

Selected aspects of sustainable development
Presentations of the ETH North-South Centre Colloquium,
ETH Zurich, 12 and 14 May 2009

Benefits of Sustainable Land Management 6099kb
Ernst Gabathuler et al. WOCAT / Centre for Development and Environment (CDE). 2009.

Geographical Indications: creation and distribution of economic value in developing countries 710kb
Sophie Reviron, Erik Thevenod-Mottet, Nadja El Benni. NCCR Trade Regulation. Working Paper No 2009/14 March 2009

Geographical Indications: review of seven case-studies world wide 1208kb
Nadja El Benni, Sophie Reviron. NCCR Trade Regulation. Working Paper No 2009/15 March 2009

The future of seeds and food - under the growing threat of patents and market concentration   580kb
Christoph Then & Ruth Tippe. EvB, Utviklingsfondet, Greenpeace, Kein Patent auf Leben, Swissaid, Misereor. April 2009

When food markets do not provide enough food. Lessons from the recent food price crisis    633kb
InfoResources Focus No 1/09, April 2009

Capacity Building in the Use of Geospatial Tools for Natural Resource Management in Tajikistan 1194kb
Final Report for the Bank-Netherland Water Partnership Program (BNWPP) trust fund. Centre for Development and Environment (CDE). February 2009

Agrotreibstoffe bedrohen Ernährungssouveränität 475kb
Swissaid Positions- und Hintergrundpapier. Überarbeitete Version Januar 2009
Agrofuels are a Threat to Food Sovereignty (May 08)
Les biocarburants menacent la souveraineté alimentaire (Mai 08)

Wohin schwingt das Pendel in der Agrarforschung? 165kb
Bruce McDonald, Editorial in: Agrarforschung 16 (1): 3, 2009

2008

The Geography of Poverty and Inequality in the Lao PDR
Michael Epprecht, Nicholas Minot, Reno Dewina, Peter Messerli, Andreas Heinimann. Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2008.

Socio-economic ATLAS of the Lao PDR
An analysis based on the 2005 Population and Housing Census. Peter Messerli, Andreas Heinimann, Michael Epprecht, Phonesaly Souksavath, Thiraka Chanthalanouvong, Nicholas Minot (Eds.). Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South. 2008

A New Approach to Deal with the Global Food Crisis 213kb
Philipp Aerni in: ATDF Journal Volume 5, Issue 1/2, p. 16-31

Stellungnahme von Caritas Schweiz zur Ernährungskrise - Das Recht auf Nahrung muss gestärkt werden 179kb
Caritas Schweiz. 16. Oktober 2008

Market approaches that work for development – How the private sector can contribute to poverty reduction
Urs Heierli. msd consulting / Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), September 2008

World Food Crisis: Are trade rules a problem or a way forward?
117kb
Report wWritten by Simone Heri and Christian Häberli. WTO Public Forum, Session 16 (25 September, 2008) organised by NCCR Trade Regulation and ICTSD

Dossier Nahrungsmittelkrise 2648kb
ETH GLOBE - Das Magazin der ETH Zürich, Nr. 3/September 2008, S.8-37

Vision for an Organic Food and Farming Research Agenda to 2025. Organic Knowledge for the Future 3035kb
Urs Niggli et al. Technology Platform ‘Organics’. July 2008

Research Partnerships for Sustainable Development 2854kb
National Centre of Competence in Research North-South. 2008

Understanding the Research-Extension Interface: Capitalizing experiences of nine agricultural projects in East Asia
1792kb
Lydia Plüss, Urs Scheidegger, Elisabeth Katz and Carmen Thönnissen, in: Rural Development News 2/2008, Agridea, p. 40-46

Self-managed livestock markets. The Beninese example
1846kb
A.Lothoré and P. Delmas in: Rural Development News 2/2008, Agridea, p. 27-33

People, Protected Areas and Global Change 8069kb
Participatory Conservation in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe. Edited by Marc Galvin and Tobias Haller. NCCR North-South. 2008

Water for development: Prospects for integrated water resources management
Presentations and posters of the Annual Conference 2008 of the ETH North-South Centre (4 June 2008, ETH Zürich, Switzerland)

Tu das Brot in den Tank – verschärfen Agrotreibstoffe den Hunger?
Documents of a SWISSAID Symposium of 29 May 2008 in Berne

Potatoes and Climate Change   310kb
InfoResources Focus No 1/08, May 2008

Common Framework on Market-Oriented Agricultural Advisory Services 1204kb
Neuchâtel Group. March 2008.

Improving protein content in cassava storage roots
Dissertation by Martin Stupak, ETH Zürich, 2008

PhD Reader
PhD Theses within the Framework of the Swiss National Centre of Competences in Research (NCCR) North-South. NCCR North-South Dialogue No. 19. NCCR North-South, 2008

The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2008 4964kb
Helga Willer, Minou Yussefi-Menzler and Neil Sorensens (Eds.). International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL). 2008.

Result-based Payment System (RPS) in agricultural extension. A pilot experience in Vietnam 654kb
Franziska Vögtli in: Rural Development News 1/2008, Agridea, p. 40-46

How producers influenced the ginger market in North Western Cameroon 605kb
Anne Lothoré and Patrick Delmas in: Rural Development News 1/2008, Agridea, p. 25-34

The people, the river and the border
Frank Udo Höggel and Silvia Künzler-Roth in: D+C, Vol. 35, No.1, 2008, p. 32

Desertification and Global Change 3415kb
Proceedings of an International Symposium "Innovative Management of Scarce Resources in Semi-Arid Areas". Bern, Switzerland, 31 May 2006. CDE. 2008.