Policy

Policies and market development to accelerate technological change in the semiarid zones: A focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): John H. Sanders; Barry Shapiro
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

An economic analysis of smallholder coffee production in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Vietnam

Abstract: Coffee is one of the most important export commodities in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Vietnam. Unfortunately, a recent decline in the price of coffee due […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): M. Salazar
  • Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation

Understanding decentralized forest governance: An application of the institutional analysis and development framework

Summary: Analyzes how local institutional arrangements affect the outcomes of decentralization policies in the non-industrialized world, particularly related to forest governance. Relies on the Institutional Analysis […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): K. Andersson
  • Type of Document: Research Report

Understanding alternatives to forest use in Malawi

Over-reliance on forest resources for household income negatively impacts forest ecosystems and the long-term economic stability of low-income households in Malawi. In order to develop economic […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): SANREM CRSP
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Externalities and labour market linkages in a dynamic two-sector model of tropical agriculture.

Economic and environmental linkages between two parallel agricultural systems, one upstream and another downstream, are examined. Panel data collected in the Philippine province of Palawan are […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): G.E. Shively
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Sustainable land management: Challenges, opportunities, and trade-offs

Abstract: This report focuses on land management issues for the sustainable intensification of food and fiber systems and for the rehabilitation of degraded crop, pasture, and […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): The World Bank
  • Type of Document: Not Available

Pastoral Livestock Marketing in East Africa and Kenya: Research and Policy Challenges

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  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): J. McPeak; P, Little (Eds.)
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Involving policy makers in Evaluation of Farming systems and Agricultural Interventions for Enhanced Sustainable Land Management: A Tradeoff Analysis model application

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  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): F.A. Marina; N.W. Kaguongo; L. Claessens
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Decentralization and its’ Effects on Pastoral Resource Management in Northern Kenya

Abstract: Decentralization is commonly advocated as a means to improve democratic involvement in local governance systems, leading to more effective allocation and management of natural resources. […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): Kioko Munyao; Chris Barrett
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Degree of Sedentarization Affects Risks and Conflicts for the Waso Boran in Northern Kenya

Abstract: The Waso Borana have lived for over a century in northern Kenya. In the last few decades, however, their ability to maintain their traditions has […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): Abdullahi D. Jillo; Mark N. Mutinda; Abdillahi A. Aboud; Egerton University; D. Layne Coppock
  • Type of Document: Research Brief