Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
le capacità associative
English translation:
capacity-building for associations (of local small-holders/small farmers)
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Lara Barnett
Mar 24, 2011 23:29
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Italian term
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le capacità associative
Italian to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Charity website
This is a description about what a particular charity does in its work. I read this as "trade skills" of some sort but wonder if there is a better term or if I have read it incorrectly. The context reads:
"tuteliamo la biodiversità, sviluppando le capacità associative e garantendo formazione e assistenza finanziaria..."
"tuteliamo la biodiversità, sviluppando le capacità associative e garantendo formazione e assistenza finanziaria..."
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Lorraine Buckley (X)
Italy
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capacity-building for associations (of local small-holders/small farmers)
typical developmentese (I dare say the Italian sviluppo delle capacità) is a translation from this, for which there are over 900 ghits.
Also ghits for capacity building for farmers' associations...
Also ghits for capacity building for farmers' associations...
Example sentence:
Capacity building for farmers associations is thus considered a priority. NGOs are well. Page 9. Encouraging Sustainable Smallholder Agriculture in South ...
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Adela Salla
Albania
Albania
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Albania
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networking abilities OR association skills
-from a relationship building point of view it can be translated as "networking abilities"
-from a psychology point of view it might mean "association skills"
-from a psychology point of view it might mean "association skills"
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
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supporting associations
Or more probably supporting voluntary groups, helping them to form. However more than just a line and a half of the source text would help to give a clearer picture of what is happening.
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Note added at 15 hrs (2011-03-25 15:09:38 GMT)
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In view of the additional context, this is definitely associations and not voluntary groups, probably growers associations.
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Note added at 15 hrs (2011-03-25 15:09:38 GMT)
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In view of the additional context, this is definitely associations and not voluntary groups, probably growers associations.
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Miriam Hurley
: With additional context from the web site, there are specific groups object of sentence, "piccoli produttori". With reorganization of the sentence, this solution with work.
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"a tutela delle produzioni tipiche locali
tuteliamo la biodiversità, sviluppando le capacità associative e garantendo formazione e assistenza finanziaria e tecnica ai piccoli produttori delle aree rurali della Bosnia Erzegovina, ai raccoglitori di acaii in Brasile e recuperando e promuovendo le colture locali “dimenticate” in Marocco ed Ecuador. "
Thanks for any input.