This paper analyzes land use change in the Brazilian savanna and draws out policy implications about the adoption of resource management technologies. Resources management technologies are more likely to be adopted in areas experiencing a long-term deterioration in market conditions. Adoptions oc...
Smith, J.
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Cadavid, J.C.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Aguiar, J.L.P. de
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Rosa, Roberto
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[Land use change in soybean production systems in the Brazilian savanna: the role of policy and market conditions]
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Land use change in soybean production systems in the Brazilian savanna: the role of policy and market conditions
Recent studies have shown that although swidden agriculture contributes to tropical deforestation in Latin America, swidden farmers also regenerate significant areas of secondary forests on their farms as part of the following process. This paper discusses the opportunities and constraints to far...
Smith, J.
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Finegan, B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Gonçalves-Ferreira, M.D.S.
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Siles Gonzales, G.
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Kop, P. van de
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Díaz Barba, A.
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[Management of secondary forests in colonist swidden agriculture in Peru, Brazil and Nicaragua]
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Management of secondary forests in colonist swidden agriculture in Peru, Brazil and Nicaragua
The northern Guinea savanna in Africa (NGS) with a season length of 151–180 days and an altitude below 800 m has long been recognized as highly suitable for crop production and animal husbandry. At present, land use intensity and farming as well as livestock systems vary widely across the zone. S...
Weber, G.
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Smith, J.
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Manyong, V.
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[System dynamics and the defintion of research domains for the northern Guinea Savanna of West Africa]
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System dynamics and the defintion of research domains for the northern Guinea Savanna of West Africa
The technological and institutional requirements needed for a broader distribution and adoption of new cropping technologies are indicated, using as example the case of changes in land use by soybean growers of the Brazilian Cerrados. In Brazil, soybean had contributed significantly to economic d...
Smith, J.
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Cadavid Herrera, JV
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Agiar, J.L.P.
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[Adoption of resource management technologies : lessons from the Brazilian savanna]
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Adoption of resource management technologies : lessons from the Brazilian savanna