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Access to land and other natural resources are key means of driving rural people out of abject poverty. Inequalities in access to land and supportive services that ensure full utilization of land are therefore hurting in rural societies. This article enumerates and explain wealth-related imbalanc...


Makate, CliftonMango, NelsonMakate, Marshall[Socioeconomic status connected imbalances in arable land size holding and utilization in smallholder farming in Zimbabwe: Implications for a sustainable rural development]Socioeconomic status connected imbalances in arable land size holding and utilization in smallholder farming in Zimbabwe: Implications for a sustainable rural development
Nilsen, L.B.Abishkar, S.Dulloo, M.E.Kakoli, G.Chavez-Tafur, JorgeBlundo Canto, Genowefa M.Boef, W.S. de[Practices and networks supporting the on-farm management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture]Practices and networks supporting the on-farm management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
Song, Y.Gubo, QiZhang YanyanVernooy, Ronnie[Farmer cooperatives in China: diverse pathways to sustainable rural development]Farmer cooperatives in China: diverse pathways to sustainable rural development

Zanzanaini, CamillaTran, B.T.Singh, C.Hart, A.Milder, Jeffrey C.DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.[Integrated landscape initiatives for agriculture, livelihoods and ecosystem conservation: An assessment of experiences from South and Southeast Asia]Integrated landscape initiatives for agriculture, livelihoods and ecosystem conservation: An assessment of experiences from South and Southeast Asia

Over 5 years of participatory on-farm research, market access, profitability, farming systems productivity and economic sustainability were compared on 100 small-scale farms in Central Cameroon. Integration technology based on the use of agricultural by-products as fishpond inputs was the driver ...


Brummett, R.E.Gockowski, J.Pouomogne, V.Muir, J.[Targeting agricultural research and extension for food security and poverty alleviation: a case study of fish farming in Central Cameroon]Targeting agricultural research and extension for food security and poverty alleviation: a case study of fish farming in Central Cameroon

Research on climate change policies can contribute to policy development by building an understanding of the barriers faced in policy processes, and by providing knowledge needed throughout policy cycles. This paper explores the thematic coverage of research on climate change policies related to ...


Locatelli, BrunoAldunce, PaulinaFallot, AbigailLe Coq, Jean FrançoisSabourin, EricTapasco, Jeimar[Research on Climate Change Policies and Rural Development in Latin America: Scope and Gaps]Research on Climate Change Policies and Rural Development in Latin America: Scope and Gaps

Fraval, SimonHammond, JamesBogard, Jessica R.Ng'endo, M.Etten, Jacob vanHerrero, Mario T.Oosting, Simon J.Boer, Imke J.M. deLannerstad, MatsTeufel, NilsLamanna, ChristineRosenstock, Todd S.Pagella, TimVanlauwe, BernardDontsop Nguezet, Paul M.Baines, D.Carpena, P.Njingulula, P.Okafor, C.Wichern, JannikeAyantunde, Augustine A.Bosire, Caroline K.Chesterman, S.Kihoro, E.Rao, E.J.O.Skirrow, T.Steinke, J.Stirling, C.M.Waha, K.Yameogo, V.Wijk, Mark T. van[Food access deficiencies in sub-Saharan Africa: prevalence and implications for agricultural interventions]Food access deficiencies in sub-Saharan Africa: prevalence and implications for agricultural interventions

Bamboos have often been viewed as inferior products, labeled as the "poor man's timber". Development groups have proposed bamboo production as an opportunity for increasing the wealth of the low-income groups. This paper is a study of the household economy of 200 bamboo farmers in eight township ...


Ruiz Perez, M.Zhong, M.Belcher, B.Xie, C.Fu MaoyiXie, J.[The role of bamboo plantations in rural development: the case of Anji County, Zhejiang, China]The role of bamboo plantations in rural development: the case of Anji County, Zhejiang, China

Recent decentralization and forestry laws in Bolivia give municipal governments a strong role in forest management. This article analyzes the impact of those laws on local government activities related to logging, protected areas, indigenous territories, and land-use planning. It con-cludes that ...


Kaimowitz, D.Vallejos, C.Pacheco, P.Balanza, P.P.López, R.[Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia]Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia

The authors studied the Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project (NKMCAP), Bolivia, to assess whether forest protection carbon (C) projects can significantly benefit local people. They hypothesized that forest protection can only securely deliver C if significant stakeholders are meaningfully a...


Asquith, N.M.Vargas Rios, M.T.Smith, J.[Can forest carbon projects improve rural livelihoods?: analysis of the Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project, Bolivia]Can forest carbon projects improve rural livelihoods?: analysis of the Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project, Bolivia

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