The need for enhanced environmental planning and management for highland aquatic resources is described and a rationale for integrated action planning is presented. Past action planning initiatives for biodiversity conservation and wetland management are reviewed. A re ective account is given of ...
Bunting, S.W.
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Luo, S.
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Cai, K.
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Kundu, N.
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Lund, S.
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Mishra, R.
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Ray, D.
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Smith, K.G.
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Sugden, Fraser
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[Integrated action planning for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of highland aquatic resources: evaluating outcomes for the Beijiang River, China]
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Integrated action planning for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of highland aquatic resources: evaluating outcomes for the Beijiang River, China
Yadav, R.K.
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Gurung, R.
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Dhakal, R.
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Adhikari, A.R.
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Gautam, S.
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Ghimire, K.H.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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[On-farm diversity assessment and participatory varietal evaluation of cold-tolerant rice in mid-hills of Nepal]
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On-farm diversity assessment and participatory varietal evaluation of cold-tolerant rice in mid-hills of Nepal
This case study from Bu´zi district, Mozambique investigated whether gender equality, in terms
of male and female participation in groups, leads to gender equity in sharing of benefits from
the social capital created through the group. Exploring the complex connection between
gender, groups, and ...
Gotschi, Elisabeth
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Njuki, Jemimah
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Delve, Robert J.
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[Gender equity and social capital in smallholder farmer groups in central Mozambique]
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Gender equity and social capital in smallholder farmer groups in central Mozambique
For the past years since the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR) Systemwide Initiative on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis (PRGA)
was initiated, guides for impact assessment of PRGA have been developed (Lilja and
Ashby 1999; Johnson et.al., 2000; Lilja and ...
There is considerable literature available on assessing the impact of rural innovations from
the perspective of a particular discipline, e.g., economics or sociology, and from the farmers’
own perspective, e.g., participatory monitoring and evaluation. But little has been written
about collaborat...
Franzel, Steven
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Nanok, Tutui
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Wangia, Sabina
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[Collaborative monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment: Experiences assessing the impact of improved fallows and biomass transfer in western Kenya]
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Collaborative monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment: Experiences assessing the impact of improved fallows and biomass transfer in western Kenya
Our study assessed the effectiveness of a community-based participatory approach in increasing micronutrient adequacy of diets of women and young children through agricultural activities and nutrition education in Vihiga County, Western Kenya. Outcome indicators include the mean dietary diversity...
Boedecker, J.
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Odhiambo Odour, F.
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Lachat, C.
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Damme, P. van
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Kennedy, G.
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Termote, C.
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[Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya]
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Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya
Food vendors are pivotal in the local food system of most low‐income informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, despite being seen as an obstruction and as agents of disease and filth by city authorities. This paper explores the geography of these foodscapes – defined as public sites of food product...
Ahmed, S.
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Haklay, M.
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Tacoli, C.
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Githiri, G.
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Davila, J.
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Allen, A.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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[Participatory mapping and food‐centred justice in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya]
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Participatory mapping and food‐centred justice in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
There have been repeated calls for a ‘new professionalism’ for carrying out agricultural research for development since the 1990s. At the centre of these calls is a recognition that for agricultural research to support the capacities required to face global patterns of change and their implicatio...
Douthwaite, Boru
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Apgar, J.M.
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Schwarz, Anne-Maree
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Attwood, S.
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Clayton, T.
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[A new professionalism for agricultural research for development]
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A new professionalism for agricultural research for development
Participatory groundwater management is increasingly being recognised for its ability to address the challenges of equity, efficiency and sustainability. It can particularly help with effective engagement at the grassroots level for monitoring, recharging and managing the groundwater as a common ...
Jadeja, J
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Maheshwari, B.
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Packham, R.
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Bohra, H.
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Purohit, R.
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Thaker, B.
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Dillon, P.
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Oza, S.
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Dave, S.
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Soni, P.
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Dashora, Y.
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Dashora, R.
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Shah, Tushaar
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Gorsiya, J.
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Katara, P.
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Ward, J.
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Kookana, R.
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Singh, P.K.
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Goradiya, V.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Varua, M.
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Chew, M.
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[Managing aquifer recharge and sustaining groundwater use: developing a capacity building program for creating local groundwater champions]
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Managing aquifer recharge and sustaining groundwater use: developing a capacity building program for creating local groundwater champions
Speargrass is a serious weed in many farming systems of West Africa. Participatory research and extension approaches were used to promote farmer testing of alternative speargrass management options in yam, cassava and soybean in Nigeria. Treatments were paired plots with a farmers' control and at...
Chikoye, D.
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Ellis-Jones, J.
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Avav, T.
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Kormawa, P.M.
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Udensi, U.E.
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Tarawali, G.
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Nielsen, O.K.
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[Promoting integrated management practices for speargrass (Imperata cylindrica (L) Raeusch.) in soybean, cassava and yam in Nigeria]
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Promoting integrated management practices for speargrass (Imperata cylindrica (L) Raeusch.) in soybean, cassava and yam in Nigeria