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Drucker, A.G.Bioversity International[Factsheet 2: Domesticating PES: applying payments for ecosystem services to agrobiodiversity conservation issues]Factsheet 2: Domesticating PES: applying payments for ecosystem services to agrobiodiversity conservation issues

Drucker, A.G.Bioversity International[Factsheet 1: Why are incentives for agrobiodiversity conservation and use necessary?]Factsheet 1: Why are incentives for agrobiodiversity conservation and use necessary?

Social and cultural contexts influence power dynamics and shape gender perceptions, roles, and decisions regarding the management of agrobiodiversity for dealing with and adapting to climate change. Based on a feminist political ecology framework and a mixed method approach, this research perform...


Ravera, F.Reyes García, VictoriaPascual, U.Drucker, A.G.Tarrasón, D.Bellon, M.R.[Gendered agrobiodiversity management and adaptation to climate change: differentiated strategies in two marginal rural areas of India]Gendered agrobiodiversity management and adaptation to climate change: differentiated strategies in two marginal rural areas of India
Autor: Drucker, A.G.

The majority of the planet's food comes from a very small number of crops: only around 30 account for more than 85 per cent of global crop production. Of the about 350,000 plant species known to exist, fewer than 20 per cent are eaten and only some 150 have been domesticated for farming. Furtherm...


Drucker, A.G.[Making a PAC: payments for agrobiodiversity conservation services]Making a PAC: payments for agrobiodiversity conservation services

Livestock form key components of the livelihood strategies of many of the world's poorest people. However, despite the potential to alleviate poverty and improve food security through livestock development interventions, the lack of smallholders' participation in the planning and design of breedi...


Roessler, R.Drucker, A.G.Scarpa, R.Markemann, A.Lemke, U.Thuy, T.LeZárate, Anne Valle[Using choice experiments to assess smallholder farmers' preferences for pig breeding traits in different production systems in North-West Vietnam. Analysis]Using choice experiments to assess smallholder farmers' preferences for pig breeding traits in different production systems in North-West Vietnam. Analysis
Autor: Drucker, A.G.

Building on the extensive theoretical and empirical work regarding the cost-minimizing properties of economic instruments, this article describes and analyses the Mexican legislation relevant to the treatment/disposal of pig slurry in the state of Yucatan. Using a linear programming model to dete...


Drucker, A.G.[Getting incentives right? a comparative analysis of policy instruments for livestock waste pollution abatement in Yucatan, Mexico]Getting incentives right? a comparative analysis of policy instruments for livestock waste pollution abatement in Yucatan, Mexico

A survey of pastoralist and agropastoralist households in south-east Kenya was conducted to determine their production objectives and management strategies in order to optimize and extend a breeding programme for indigenous small East African Shorthorn Zebu cattle. The reasons for keeping cattle ...


Hanotte, Olivier H.Drucker, A.G.[Production objectives and management strategies of livestock keepers in south-east Kenya: Implications for a breeding programme]Production objectives and management strategies of livestock keepers in south-east Kenya: Implications for a breeding programme

The urgent need to improve livestock productivity in sub.Saharan Africa in order to keep pace with expected increases in demand for meat and milk is very topical. Breed improvement provides key entry points for increasing productivity in cattle populations. However, there are tendencies for genet...


Ouma, Emily A.Abdulai, A.Drucker, A.G.Obare, G.A.[Assessment of farmer preferences for cattle traits in smallholder cattle production systems of Kenya and Ethiopia]Assessment of farmer preferences for cattle traits in smallholder cattle production systems of Kenya and Ethiopia
Drucker, A.G.[The economics of farm animal genetic resource conservation and sustainable use: why is it important and what have we learned?]The economics of farm animal genetic resource conservation and sustainable use: why is it important and what have we learned?

Livestock-sector contributions of red meat to the Kenyan economy are made up of beef, mutton, goat and camel meat. This accounts for over 80% of all meat consumed locally. About 67% of red meat is produced in the arid and semi-arid lands under pastoral production system. With demand for meat prod...


Juma, G.P.Ngigi, M.Baltenweck, IsabelleDrucker, A.G.[Consumer demand for sheep and goat meat in Kenya]Consumer demand for sheep and goat meat in Kenya

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