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Theories of agrarian change in Africa normally treat agricultural intensification as a linear unidirectional process that gradually engulfs entire agrarian systems as human population increases. Focusing on soil management practices, this paper disputes the alleged uniformity of intensification a...


Crowley, E.L.Carter, Simon E.[Agrarian change and the changing relationships between toil and soil in Maragoli, Western Kenya (1900-1994)]Agrarian change and the changing relationships between toil and soil in Maragoli, Western Kenya (1900-1994)

Synthetic sex pheromone traps for the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), effectively attracted males in cowpea fields at Cotonou (lat. 6°25' N) in southern Benin, where pest incidence is observed throughout the year. However, the same pheromone lures caught ver...


Adati, T.Tamò, M.Koji, S.Downham, M.C.A.[Effect of migration and mating status of the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on the efficacy of synthetic sex pheromone traps in West Africa]Effect of migration and mating status of the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on the efficacy of synthetic sex pheromone traps in West Africa

Whilst community forestry programmes have combined sustainable forestry with community empowerment and poverty alleviation since the late 1970s, the role of intermediary organisations in shaping the technical and political capacities of forest user groups has rarely been systematically studied. T...


Millner, N.Penagaricano, I.Fernández, M.Snook, L.K.[Second-tier community forestry organisations and equitable resource management in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala]Second-tier community forestry organisations and equitable resource management in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala

Climate change will affect the livelihoods of pastoralists in arid and semi-arid lands. Using data on agro-pastoral households from northern Kenya, we explore whether migration of household members enhances adoption of agricultural innovations that aim to provide protection against weather shocks...


Karanja Ng'ang'a, StanleyBulte, E.H.Giller, Ken E.McIntire, John M.Rufino, Mariana C.[Migration and self-protection against climate change: A case study of samburu county, Kenya]Migration and self-protection against climate change: A case study of samburu county, Kenya
Marchelli, P.Thomas, E.Azpilicueta, M.M.Zonneveld, M. vanGallo, L.[Integrating genetics and suitability modelling to bolster climate change adaptation planning in Patagonian Nothofagus forests]Integrating genetics and suitability modelling to bolster climate change adaptation planning in Patagonian Nothofagus forests

The establishment of the neotropical predatory mite Typhlodromalus aripo in sub-Saharan Africa has resulted in broadly successful biological control of the cassava green mite Mononychellus tanajoa throughout the cassava belt of Africa. In some mid-altitude areas and drier lowland savannahs of sub...


Zundel, C.Hanna, R.Scheidegger, Urs C.Nagel, P.[Living at the threshold: where does the neotropical phytoseiid mite Typhlodromalus aripo survive the dry season?]Living at the threshold: where does the neotropical phytoseiid mite Typhlodromalus aripo survive the dry season?

This study unravels the implications of outmigration for farm labour availability, managerial feminization, women’s agency, and farm production. Findings suggest that migration contributes to increased off-farm income, with higher income from international migration. While men’s labour contributi...


Bacud, Eva SalvePuskur, RanjithaDuyen, Tran Nhat LamSander, Bjoern OleLuis, Joyce[Rural outmigration – feminization – agricultural production nexus: Case of Vietnam]Rural outmigration – feminization – agricultural production nexus: Case of Vietnam

Rural–urban migration can have both positive and negative environmental consequences for tropical forests. Rural residents exert pressure on the environment through farming, fishing, and forest extraction, yet conversely, protecting rural livelihoods is often the motivation for conserving large a...


Parry, L.Day, B.Amaral, S.Peres, C.A.[Drivers of rural exodus from Amazonian headwaters]Drivers of rural exodus from Amazonian headwaters
Dounias, E.Lecrerc, C.[Spatial shifts and migration time scales among the Baka Pygmies of Cameroon and the Punan of Borneo]Spatial shifts and migration time scales among the Baka Pygmies of Cameroon and the Punan of Borneo

Cette etude a ete realisee en 1997-98 par le CIFOR en collaboration avec les institutions et les chercheurs camerounais, grace a l'appui financier du DFID du Royaume-Uni. Son objectif general est de compendre les causes qui expliqueraient le taux de deforestation beaucoup plus elevependantla cris...


Kemajou J.P.W.Sunderlin, William D.[L'Impact de la crise economique sur les populations, les migrations et le couvert forestier du Sud-Cameroun]L'Impact de la crise economique sur les populations, les migrations et le couvert forestier du Sud-Cameroun

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