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Natural resource management problems in agriculture often transcend field or farm boundaries. What happens in one part of landscape depends on management practices in another. Pest and disease problems in crops, soil erosion, problems related to quantity and quality of water are all examples of t...


Ravnborg, Helle MunkGuerrero, MP[El análisis de los protagonistas sobre la administración de los recursos naturales]El análisis de los protagonistas sobre la administración de los recursos naturales
Girvetz, Evan H.Zganjar, Chris[Dissecting indices of aridity for assessing the impacts of global climate change]Dissecting indices of aridity for assessing the impacts of global climate change

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.Kamugisha, RNMartin, AKahuru, AStroud, Ann[Facilitating participatory processes for policy change in natural resource management : Lessons from the highlands of southwestern Uganda]Facilitating participatory processes for policy change in natural resource management : Lessons from the highlands of southwestern Uganda
Autor: Ashby, J.A.

The thesis of this paper is that the "rational fool" syndrome can be applied to mainstream public sector agricultural research that is conducted in a way that is rational in the short term, but acts against its own long-term viability. Historically, a main concern of such research has been to max...


Ashby, J.A.[Integrating research on food and the environment: An exit strategy from the rational fool syndrome in agricultural science]Integrating research on food and the environment: An exit strategy from the rational fool syndrome in agricultural science

This chapter identifies key issues involved in assessing the impacts of natural resource management (NRM) interventions. Such interventions include adoption of changed NRM practices arising from investments in research and outreach that are implemented through NRM projects, programmes, and polic...


Freeman, H.A.Shiferaw, B.Swinton, S.M.[Assessing the impacts of natural resource management interventions in agriculture: Concepts, issues and challenges]Assessing the impacts of natural resource management interventions in agriculture: Concepts, issues and challenges

As ILRI developed its programmes for the year 2000 and beyond, the principles and choices set out in the strategic plan and the medium-term plan for 1998-2000 were reviewed with respect to new Developments in science, alternative suppliers, ILRI's comparative advantage and financing strategy. ILR...


International Livestock Research Institute[ILRI medium-term plan 2000-2002. Improving the productivity of smallholder livestock systems and protecting the natural resources that support them]ILRI medium-term plan 2000-2002. Improving the productivity of smallholder livestock systems and protecting the natural resources that support them

This chapter provides an overview of the valuation methods and methodological approaches used to evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of natural resource management (NRM) interventions. First, the multiple agro-ecosystem services associated with NRM are summarized. The core issues invo...


Shiferaw, B.Freeman, H.A.Navrud, S.[Valuation methods and approaches for assessing natural resource management impacts]Valuation methods and approaches for assessing natural resource management impacts

Gebremedhin, BerhanuPender, J.L.Ehui, Simeon K.Haile, M.[Policies for sustainable land management in the highlands of Tigray, northern Ethiopia]Policies for sustainable land management in the highlands of Tigray, northern Ethiopia

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