The majority Indian rural households depend for their livelihoods on the productivity of the farming systems. Almost universally, the yield gap between potential and achieved productivity is large, water and nutrient use efficiency is low and land degradation can be widely observed (Lobell et al....
Falk, T.
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Kadiyala, M. D. M.
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Gumma, Murali K.
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Kumar, S.
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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Limberger, S.
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Bartels, L.
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[Advancing knowledge on the costs and benefits of sustainable soil fertility management in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh /India.]
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Advancing knowledge on the costs and benefits of sustainable soil fertility management in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh /India.
The framework for analyzing sustainability of social-ecological systems (SES) framework of Elinor Ostrom is a multitier collection of concepts and variables that have proven to be relevant for understanding outcomes in diverse SES. The first tier of this framework includes the concepts resource s...
Hinkel, J.
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Cox, M.E.
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Schl?ter, M.
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Binder, Claudia R.
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Falk, T.
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[A diagnostic procedure for applying the social-ecological systems framework in diverse cases]
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A diagnostic procedure for applying the social-ecological systems framework in diverse cases
Many irrigation systems are special cases of common-pool resources (CPRs) in which some users have preferential access to the resource, which in theory aggravates collective action challenges such as the under-provision of necessary infrastructure as a result of unequal appropriation of water res...
Javaid, A.
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Falk, T.
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[Incorporating local institutions in irrigation experiments: evidence from rural communities in Pakistan.]
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Incorporating local institutions in irrigation experiments: evidence from rural communities in Pakistan.
Since the 1990s, India invested more than one billion USD in participatory watershed development. Amongst other interventions, the rehabilitation of small-scale water harvesting infrastructure is a main focus. Nevertheless, despite its multiple economic and ecological benefits, many communities f...
Falk, T.
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Kumar, S.
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Srigiri, S.
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[Experimental games for developing institutional capacity to manage common water infrastructure in India.]
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Experimental games for developing institutional capacity to manage common water infrastructure in India.
An Agricultural Innovation Platform (AIP) facilitates and accelerates transition of
farmers from subsistence farming to socially inclusive, environmentally sound
and market-oriented farming.
AIPs adapt interventions around interlinked levers in the food value chains, with
entry points based o...
Homann-Kee Tui, S.
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Falk, T.
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Sixpence, C.
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Gungulo, A.
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Quembo, C.
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[Nudging sustainability transitions in Central Mozambique]
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Nudging sustainability transitions in Central Mozambique
Musekamp, C.
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Quillérou, E.
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Favretto, N.
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Falk, T.
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Salha, A.
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Schmidt, L.
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Reed, M.
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Buckmaster, S.
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[Pathways and options for action and stakeholder engagement]
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Pathways and options for action and stakeholder engagement