Strategies to foster development based on nontimber forest products (NTFPs) implicitly target rural producers. In the northern Bolivian Amazon, however, NTFP-based benefits also accrue to peri-urban populations. A household survey (n = 120) at the periphery of Riberalta, the region’s economic cen...
Stoian, D.
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[Making the best of two worlds: rural and peri-urban livelihood options sustained by nontimber forest products from the Bolivian Amazon]
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Making the best of two worlds: rural and peri-urban livelihood options sustained by nontimber forest products from the Bolivian Amazon
Gyampoh, B.A.
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Amisah, S.
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Idinoba, M.
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Nkem, J.
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[Using traditional knowledge to cope with climate change in rural Ghana]
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Using traditional knowledge to cope with climate change in rural Ghana
Despite the potential for local groups to contribute to rural development, it remains questionable whether social capital – as the ‘missing link’ in development – is compatible with the idea of gender equity strived for in ‘gender mainstreamed’ development projects. This paper examines engendered...
Gotschi, Elisabeth
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Njuki, Jemimah
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Delve, Robert J.
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[Equal numbers, equal chances? A case study of gender differences in the distribution of social capital in smallholder farmer groups in Búzi District, Mozambique]
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Equal numbers, equal chances? A case study of gender differences in the distribution of social capital in smallholder farmer groups in Búzi District, Mozambique
This paper presents a case study of how three agencies and local farmers have responded to complexities of implementing mutually consistent policies for achieving objectives of growth, equity, and resource conservation in a regional watershed project area in an erosion zone in Cauca, Colombia. It...
Ashby, J.A.
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Pachico, Douglas H.
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[Co-ordinating the planning and implementation for growth and equity objectives in rural development agencies: A case studies from Colombia]
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Co-ordinating the planning and implementation for growth and equity objectives in rural development agencies: A case studies from Colombia
This study employed the Just and Pope stochastic production frontier to assess the effectiveness of farmer preferred technologies in reducing production risk related to climate variability in Eastern Uganda. Data for this study were obtained from 315 households, 9 focus group discussions and 23 k...
Kansiime, KM
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Shisanya, AC
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Wambugu, KS
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[Effectiveness of technological options for minimising production risks under variable climatic conditions in eastern Uganda]
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Effectiveness of technological options for minimising production risks under variable climatic conditions in eastern Uganda
Boucher, François
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[El sistema agroalimentario localizado de los productos lácteos de Cajamarca: Una nueva perspectiva para la agroindustria rural]
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El sistema agroalimentario localizado de los productos lácteos de Cajamarca: Una nueva perspectiva para la agroindustria rural
The objective of the present study was to measure diversity in nutrition with dietary scores, and to assess their relationship to vegetable production and the socio-economic status of women in rural Tanzania. A dietary diversity score (DDS) and a food variety score (FVS) were created from data ga...
Keding, G.B.
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Msuya, JM
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Maass, Brigitte L.
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Krawinkel, M.B.
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[Relating dietary diversity and food variety scores to vegetable production and socio-economic status of women in rural Tanzania]
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Relating dietary diversity and food variety scores to vegetable production and socio-economic status of women in rural Tanzania
Andersson, K.
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Lawrence, D.
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Zavaleta, J.
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Guariguata, M.R.
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[More Trees, More Poverty? The Socioeconomic Effects of Tree Plantations in Chile, 2001-2011]
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More Trees, More Poverty? The Socioeconomic Effects of Tree Plantations in Chile, 2001-2011
Estrada Carmona, Natalia
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Hart, A.K.
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DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.
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Harvey, Celia A.
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Milder, Jeffrey C.
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[Integrated landscape management for agriculture, rural livelihoods, and ecosystem conservation: an assessment of experience from Latin America and the Caribbean]
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Integrated landscape management for agriculture, rural livelihoods, and ecosystem conservation: an assessment of experience from Latin America and the Caribbean
Yang, A.L.
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Rounsevell, M.D.
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Haggett, C.
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Piorr, A.
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Wilson, R.M.
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[The Use of Spatial Econometrics, Stakeholder Analysis and Qualitative Methodologies in The Evaluation of Rural Development Policy]
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The Use of Spatial Econometrics, Stakeholder Analysis and Qualitative Methodologies in The Evaluation of Rural Development Policy