The objectives of this study were to: (a) estimate milk and beef yields obtained from cows grazing pastures in different stages of degradation; (b) estimate income losses as a result of the degradation process; (c) estimate the proportion of pasture areas found in each stage of degradation within...
Holmann, Federico J.
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Argel M., Pedro J.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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White, D.
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Estrada, R.D.
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Burgos, C.
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Pérez, E.
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Ramírez, G.
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Medina, A.
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[Is it worth to recuperate degraded pasturelands? An evaluation of profits and costs from the perspective of livestock producers and extension agents in Honduras]
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Is it worth to recuperate degraded pasturelands? An evaluation of profits and costs from the perspective of livestock producers and extension agents in Honduras
This paper examines the causes of agricultural land expansion and deforetstion in Tanzania. In the theoretical section, two different -- and partly contradicting -- sets of hypotheses are outlined. These are based on a subsistence approach, emphasising the food or income requirements of farm hous...
Angelsen, A.
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Shitindi, E.F.K.
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Aarrestad, Johnstein
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[Why do farmers expand their land into forests?: theories and evidence form Tanzania]
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Why do farmers expand their land into forests?: theories and evidence form Tanzania
The severe tensions between conservation and development are illustrated by events in Malinau District (Kalimantan, Indonesia). Conservationists decry proposed plans for logging and conversion of pristine tropical forest to oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Although the local government is willing to...
Sandker, M.
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Suwarno, A.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Will forests remain in the face of oil palm expansion? Simulating change in Malinau, Indonesia]
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Will forests remain in the face of oil palm expansion? Simulating change in Malinau, Indonesia
Shackleton, S.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[The traditional broom trade in Bushbuckridge, South Africa: helping poor women cope with adversity]
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The traditional broom trade in Bushbuckridge, South Africa: helping poor women cope with adversity
Resin producing agroforestry in the Krui area of Sumatra in Indonesia is presented as an environmentally friendly, income generating land-use system which contributes to both development and conservation objectives. We studied the change in household income portfolios in three communities in the ...
Kusters, K.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Foresta, H. de
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Dietz, T.
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Ros-Tonen, M.A.F.
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Belcher, B.
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Manalu, P.
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Nawir, A.A.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Will agroforests vanish? the case of damar agroforests in Indonesia]
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Will agroforests vanish? the case of damar agroforests in Indonesia
Analysis of the fuelwood situation has been hampered by lack of reliable information, and has been the subject of considerable debate. The present paper assesses the implications of recent information on the subject. New data and recent more accurate projections show that increasing urbanisation ...
Arnold, J.E.M.
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Persson, R.
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[Reassessing the fuelwood situation in developing countries]
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Reassessing the fuelwood situation in developing countries
The forest resources in Ethiopia have suffered decades of mismanagement due mainly to loosely defined property relations over these resources. As one of the solutions, Participatory Forest Management (PFM) scheme was introduced during the early 1990s by some NGOs. Nearly two decades of experience...
Gobeze, T.
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Bekele, M.
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Lemenih, H.
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Kassa, H.
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[Participatory forest management and its impacts on livelihoods and forest status: the case of Bonga forest in Ethiopia]
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Participatory forest management and its impacts on livelihoods and forest status: the case of Bonga forest in Ethiopia
Widespread and increasing rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa has been of great concern to development community. Low use of inputs by farmers, due to market constraints that reduce profitability of input use, is one of the factors responsible for the gap between potential and actual yields. Usin...
Chianu, J.N.
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Mairura, Franklin S.
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Ekise, IE
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Chianu, J.N.
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[Farm input marketing in western Kenya : Challenges and opportunities]
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Farm input marketing in western Kenya : Challenges and opportunities
The doubling of global food demand by 2050 is driving resurgence in interventions for agricultural intensification. Globally, 700 million people are dependent on floodplain or coastal systems. Increased productivity in these aquatic agricultural systems is important for meeting current and future...
Joffre, Olivier M.
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Castine, S.A.
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Phillips, M.J.
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Chandrabalan, D.
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Cohen, P.
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[Increasing productivity and improving livelihoods in aquatic agricultural systems: a review of interventions]
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Increasing productivity and improving livelihoods in aquatic agricultural systems: a review of interventions
Holmann, Federico J.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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Carulla, Juan E.
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Giraldo, Luis Alfonso
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Guzmán Pérez, Silvio
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Martínez, Manuel
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Rivera, Bernardo
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Medina, Anderson
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Farrow, Andrew
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[Evolución de los sistemas de producción de leche en el trópico latinoamericano y su interrelación con los mercados: Un análisis del caso colombiano]
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Evolución de los sistemas de producción de leche en el trópico latinoamericano y su interrelación con los mercados: Un análisis del caso colombiano