Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Resource Management (SANREM)

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Regional review of Payments for Watershed Services: Sub-Saharan Africa

This paper reviews both current and proposed Payment for Watershed Services (PWS) initiatives in Africa, evaluating the factors that have limited the development of PWS schemes […]

  • Date of Publication: 2009
  • Author(s): P.J. Ferraro
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Establishing vegetable agroforestry system research at the World Vegetable Center

Summary: Fruits and vegetables provide food and increase incomes for small-scale farmers in the tropics. These high-value crops are also important components of home garden agroforestry […]

  • Date of Publication: 2009
  • Author(s): M.C. Palada; D.L. Wu; G.C. Luther; M. Bhattarai; A. Mercado; M. Reyes
  • Type of Document: Media

Semi-annual reports: AVDRC organic farm

Executive Summary: Final field evaluation of vegetable species and varieties under agroforestry system continued at AVRDC Organic Farm. Five vegetables (Chinese cabbage, cucumber, eggplant, sweet pepper […]

  • Date of Publication: 2009
  • Author(s): M.C. Palada; G.C. Luther; E.C. Javier; R. Srinivasan; L.M. Engle
  • Type of Document: Project Document

Livelihood strategies and well-being in Bolivar, Ecuador

Presentation on determinants of livelihood adoption by Chimbo, Ecuador farmers. Outline: Overview of conditions in rural households Livelihood strategies and IPM Determinants of household livelihood strategies […]

  • Date of Publication: 2009
  • Author(s): R. Andrade
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Medios de vida de los productores de Bolivar Ecuador: Metodologia utilizada y sus implicaciones para el analisis de politicas economicas

Estructura de la presentacion Breve descripcion del marco conceptual de los medios Proceso metodologico de la investigacion Identificacion de estrategias de vida Identificacion de los factores […]

  • Date of Publication: 2009
  • Author(s): R. Andrade
  • Type of Document: Media

What is the impact of livelihood strategies on farmers’ climate risk perceptions in the Bolivian Highlands?

The Andean Highland region in Bolivia possesses a harsh climate environment that is highly variable. This study combines risk perception literature and livelihood strategy literature to […]

  • Date of Publication: 2009
  • Author(s): L. Rees
  • Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation

Will vegetable yield increase when planted beside trees?

Summary: The author presents findings of the TMPEGS research, the Goal of which is to develop economically viable and ecologically-sound vegetable-agroforestry systems to help communities in […]

  • Date of Publication: 2009
  • Author(s): M. Reyes
  • Type of Document: Media

Establecimiento de pequenas empresas agropecuarias rurales sostenibles en comunidades de la provincial Tiraque Bolivia

This thesis evaluates several alternatives for setting up small-scale agro-industrial enterprises in poor communities in highland Bolivia. The author describes the setting of the research and […]

  • Date of Publication: 2009
  • Author(s): R.P. Romero
  • Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation

Organization of VAF System

Summary: The author presents findings of research designed to provide mechanism to ensure women’s involvement in decision-making and sustainable production and marketing practices to improve their […]

  • Date of Publication: 2009
  • Author(s): J. Saludadez
  • Type of Document: Media

Semi-annual report: Women organization study

Executive Summary: The study completed the data analysis and shared the research result in two venues– one in a scaling up activity of the TMPEGS (entitled […]

  • Date of Publication: 2009
  • Author(s): J.A. Saludadez
  • Type of Document: Project Document