The paper investigates the current practices of the green economy, and challenges and opportunities in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The paper is based on a baseline study designed to gather data from key informants in Limpopo provincial, district and local municipalities. Twenty-three ke...
Nhemachena, Charles
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Jonas, S.
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Karuaihe, S.
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[Understanding of the current practices, challenges and opportunities of the green economy in Limpopo Province [South Africa]]
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Understanding of the current practices, challenges and opportunities of the green economy in Limpopo Province [South Africa]
Sharma, Bharat R.
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[Role of groundwater in archiving food security in India: challenges and opportunities [Abstract only]]
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Role of groundwater in archiving food security in India: challenges and opportunities [Abstract only]
This paper assessed water management by households from three ethnic groups in two contrasting ecological settings (upland and lowland) in the Upper Ping River Basin in Northern Thailand. Important gender differences in the use and management of water were identified. Women are major users of wat...
Lebel, L.
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Lebel, P.
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Sriyasak, P.
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Ratanawilailak, S.
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Bastakoti, Ram C.
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Bastakoti, G.B.
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[Gender relations and water management in different eco-cultural contexts in northern Thailand]
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Gender relations and water management in different eco-cultural contexts in northern Thailand
Financial cooperatives and microfinance institutions (MFIs) are the two major sources of rural finance in Ethiopia. Whereas MFIs are relatively new, financial cooperatives have existed for centuries in various forms. The coexistence of two different institutions serving the same group of people, ...
Abate, Gashaw Tadesse
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Rashid, S.
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Borzaga, C.
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Getnet, Kindie
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[Rural finance and agricultural technology adoption in Ethiopia: does institutional design matter?]
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Rural finance and agricultural technology adoption in Ethiopia: does institutional design matter?
This paper explores the potential for future economic impacts to arise from the current and future research activities of international agricultural research centres. Special attention is given to the livestock-related research conducted by ILCA. Unfortunately a method for quantifying potential e...
Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
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Musisi, A.
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[Briquettes from agro-waste (Kampala Jellitone Suppliers, Uganda) - Case Study]
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Briquettes from agro-waste (Kampala Jellitone Suppliers, Uganda) - Case Study
Discusses ways of studying economics of household level activities in pastoral production systems, with particular reference to the collection and analysis of data on household income and expenditure as well as resources inventory.
Since independence, India has emerged as the world’s largest groundwater economy, with annual groundwater use increasing from less than 50 BCM in the 1950s to over 230 BCM today. While this groundwater boom has been the bedrock of India’s agricultural growth, it has also created formidable challe...
Examines post-drought rehabilitation policies to aid recovery in livestock production and crop production, and the effects of drought on livestock and farming communities. Discusses the role played by reserves in mitigating a population's vulnerability to drought; and the macro-economic implicati...
Toulmin, C.
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[Livestock losses and post-drought rehabilitation in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Livestock losses and post-drought rehabilitation in sub-Saharan Africa
The main objective of this paper is to discuss the economic aspects of genetic resources in addressing agricultural productivity in the context of climate change and variability in Africa. The paper synthesizes the published literature related to this topic, which has not been well integrated, es...
Nhemachena, Charles
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Matchaya, Greenwell C.
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Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso
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Nhemachena, C. R.
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[Economic aspects of genetic resources in addressing agricultural productivity in the context of climate change]
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Economic aspects of genetic resources in addressing agricultural productivity in the context of climate change