Food shortage in sub-Saharan Africa is generally considered a function of limited access to food, with little thought to nutritional quality. Analyzing household production of nutrients across farming systems could be valuable in guiding the improvement of those systems. An optimization model was...
Amede, Tilahun
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Stroud, Ann
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Aune, JB
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[Advancing human nutrition without degrading land resources through modeling cropping systems in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Advancing human nutrition without degrading land resources through modeling cropping systems in the Ethiopian highlands
This paper focuses on the conceptual evolution of watershed management within the context of an action research program operating in the highlands of eastern Africa, as informed by both theory and practice. Following a review of the watershed management literature, and brief program and methodolo...
German, L.
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Mansoor, H.
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Alemu, G.
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Mazengia, W.
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Amede, Tilahun
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Stroud, Ann
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[Participatory integrated watershed management: Evolution of concepts and methods in an ecoregional program of the eastern African highlands]
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Participatory integrated watershed management: Evolution of concepts and methods in an ecoregional program of the eastern African highlands
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Hagmann, J.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Stroud, Ann
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Thomas, R.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[What kind of research and development is needed for natural resource management?]
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What kind of research and development is needed for natural resource management?
This booklet is directed towards those who are implementing natural resource management (NRM) projects, undertaking research on NRM, or setting policies for NRM. It is focused on the best ways to improve the effectiveness of research and development (R&D) in NRM, so that livelihood and environmen...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Hagmann, J.
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Stroud, Ann
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Thomas, R.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Navigating amidst complexity: guide to implementing effective research and development to improve livelihoods and the environment]
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Navigating amidst complexity: guide to implementing effective research and development to improve livelihoods and the environment
Despite the recognition that policy processes are important for sustainable natural resources management (NRM), there is concern that agricultural research and technology development have not been reflected in policy change, nor have they affected decision-making processes of wider communities. M...
Sanginga, Pascal C.
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Kamugisha, RN
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Martin, A
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Kahuru, A
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Stroud, Ann
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[Facilitating participatory processes for policy change in natural resource management : Lessons from the highlands of southwestern Uganda]
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Facilitating participatory processes for policy change in natural resource management : Lessons from the highlands of southwestern Uganda
Amede, Tilahun
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German, LA
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Rao, S
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Opondo, C
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Stroud, Ann
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[Integrated natural resource management in practice: enabling communities to improve mountain livelihoods and landscapes: Proceedings of the African highlands initiative conference, 12-15 October, 2004, Nairobi, Kenya]
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Integrated natural resource management in practice: enabling communities to improve mountain livelihoods and landscapes: Proceedings of the African highlands initiative conference, 12-15 October, 2004, Nairobi, Kenya
The African Highlands Initiative (AHI) is promoting community-based participatory research approaches using farmer research groups (FRG) to catalyse farmer participation in research, and to widen the impact of participatory research. However, there is dearth of systematic empirical studies that e...
Sanginga, Paul
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Stroud, Ann
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Tumwine, Jackson K.
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Turyahabwe, Nelson
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Manzi, Geoffrey
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[Assessment of the impacts of farmer participation in farmer research groups in the highlands of Kabale, Uganda]
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Assessment of the impacts of farmer participation in farmer research groups in the highlands of Kabale, Uganda
Amede, Tilahun
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Kirkby, Roger A.
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Stroud, Ann
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[Intensification pathways from farmer strategies to sustainable livelihoods : AHIŽs experience]
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Intensification pathways from farmer strategies to sustainable livelihoods : AHIŽs experience