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Gebre, TeweldeGebremedhin, Berhanu[The mutual benefits of promoting rural-urban interdependence through linked ecosystem services]The mutual benefits of promoting rural-urban interdependence through linked ecosystem services

China has undertaken major economic policy changes since 1978, having moved from a plan economy to a predominantly market economy. These changes had great impact in the forestry sector. This paper aims to document these changes in the case of bamboo, and at the same time show bamboo's contributio...


Ruiz Perez, M.Fu MaoyiXie JinzhongBelcher, B.Zhong MaogongXie Chen[Policy change in China: the effects on the bamboo sector in Anji county]Policy change in China: the effects on the bamboo sector in Anji county
Córdoba, Diana M.Jansen, Kees[The return of the state: neocollectivism,agrarian politics and images of technological progress in the MAS era in Bolivia]The return of the state: neocollectivism,agrarian politics and images of technological progress in the MAS era in Bolivia
Zander, K.K.Signorello, G.Salvo, M. deGandini, G.Drucker, A.G.[Assessing the total economic value of threatened livestock breeds in Italy: implications for conservation policy]Assessing the total economic value of threatened livestock breeds in Italy: implications for conservation policy

The dairy industry needs to be optimised through organising milk production, processing, preservation and marketing in a well-coordinated way. With the recent changes in government policies featured by liberalisation and encouragement of the private sector to participate in the development of alm...


Tegegne, Azage[Financing market-oriented dairy development. The case of Ada'a - Liben Woreda Dairy Association, Ethiopia]Financing market-oriented dairy development. The case of Ada'a - Liben Woreda Dairy Association, Ethiopia

The study examined livelihoods and wealth distribution among farm households in western Kenya. Stratified random sampling was used to select 252 households from eight districts. Focus group discussions were used to collect complementary community-level data. Results indicate that average househol...


Chianu, J.N.Ajani, OIYChianu, J.N.[Livelihoods and rural wealth distribution among farm households in western Kenya : Implications for rural development, poverty alleviation interventions and peace]Livelihoods and rural wealth distribution among farm households in western Kenya : Implications for rural development, poverty alleviation interventions and peace

The livelihoods of mountain farmers are often constrained by poor access to markets and limited entrepreneurial skills for adding value to produce. Research and development organizations have now recognized that improving market access and enhancing the ability of resource-poor mountain farmers t...


Sanginga, Pascal C.Best, R.Chitsike, C.Delve, Robert J.Kaaria, Susan K.Kirkby, Roger A.[Linking smallholder farmers to markets in East Africa : Empowering mountain communities to identify market opportunities and develop rural agroenterprises]Linking smallholder farmers to markets in East Africa : Empowering mountain communities to identify market opportunities and develop rural agroenterprises

Since 1996, Cameroon has been redistributing a share of Annual Forest Royalties (AFF) to villages/communities, with the aim of increasing rural people’s standards of living. However, its applicationhas been widely criticized. Our study is based on a sample of nine communities in the Cameroon fore...


Lescuyer, G.Mbarga, H.N.Logo, P.B.[Use and misuse of forest income by rural communities in Cameroon]Use and misuse of forest income by rural communities in Cameroon

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