Forest-based farmers are faced with rapidly changing economic opportunities due to many factors. In response, farmers are changing their main economic activities and land uses. This study compares the financial costs and benefits of the principal land use options in two sub-districts of East Kali...
Belcher, B.
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Rujehan
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Imang, N.
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Achdiawan, R.
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[Rattan, rubber, or oil palm: cultural and financial considerations for farmers in Kalimantan]
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Rattan, rubber, or oil palm: cultural and financial considerations for farmers in Kalimantan
This paper takes a multistrata agroforestry system, based on Litchi chinensis and widely practised in North Bangladesh, as a case study to address the common problem of lack of adoption in agroforestry. Although the financial cost-benefit analysis of agroforestry systems may show clear-cut profit...
Rahman, S.A.
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Groot, W.T. de
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Snelder, D.J.
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[Exploring the agroforestry adoption gap: financial and socioeconomics of litchi-based agroforestry by smallholders in Rajshahi (Bangladesh)]
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Exploring the agroforestry adoption gap: financial and socioeconomics of litchi-based agroforestry by smallholders in Rajshahi (Bangladesh)
Available literature is reviewed to determine the type of forest management best suited to slowing the rate of loss of the world's forests and biodiversity. The traditional argument that sustainable forestry is the most preferred option has recently come under criticism from those who argue that ...
The potential to increase agricultural production in inland valleys in West Africa has received a good degree of attention in both national development strategies and academic literature, and improving agriculture productivity in inland valleys has been an active area of donor engagement. Despite...
Katic, Pamela G.
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Lautze, Jonathan
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Namara, Regassa E.
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[Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: rationale for a systems approach that thinks beyond rice?]
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Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: rationale for a systems approach that thinks beyond rice?
The potential to increase agricultural production in inland valleys in West Africa has received a good degree of attention in both national development strategies and academic literature, and improving agriculture productivity in inland valleys has been an active area of donor engagement. Despite...
Katic, Pamela G.
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Lautze, Jonathan
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Namara, Regassa E.
,
[Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: rationale for a systems approach that thinks beyond rice?]
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Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: rationale for a systems approach that thinks beyond rice?
Sharda, V.N.
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Sikka, Alok K.
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Samra, J.S.
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Islam, A.
,
[Water harvesting and recycling: Indian experience]
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Water harvesting and recycling: Indian experience
Mwendia, Solomon W.
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Njenga, David G.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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[Effect of feeding oat and vetch forages on milk production and quality in smallholder dairy farms in Central Kenya]
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Effect of feeding oat and vetch forages on milk production and quality in smallholder dairy farms in Central Kenya
To understand the full value of Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR), a systematic assessment approach that balances complexity with practicality is required. This report highlights the methods available for quantifying and valuing social, environmental and economic costs and benefits of RRR, focusi...
Lazurko, Anita
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[Assessing the value of resource recovery and reuse: social, environmental and economic costs and benefits for value creation and human well-being]
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Assessing the value of resource recovery and reuse: social, environmental and economic costs and benefits for value creation and human well-being
This book is directed to non-economists working in the context of developing countries. The purpose is to provide an overview of methods that may be used to assess the economic importance of forests to household livelihoods. The methods are presented with a number of examples of their use, most o...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Luckert, M.K.
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[Uncovering the hidden harvest: valuation methods for woodland and forest resources]
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Uncovering the hidden harvest: valuation methods for woodland and forest resources
Trypanosomiasis, a disease transmitted by the tsetse fly, is a major constraint to livestock production and mixed farming in Africa. Due to the prevalence of trypanosomiasis and skin diseases in much of Zaire, it was concluded that cattle production was only feasible through the introduction of t...
Itty, P.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Minengu, M.
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Ngamuna, S.
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Winkel, F. van
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D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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[The economics of recently introduced village cattle production in a tsetse affected area. (I): Trypanotolerant N'Dama cattle in Zaire]
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The economics of recently introduced village cattle production in a tsetse affected area. (I): Trypanotolerant N'Dama cattle in Zaire