Search Results - "Reality"

Forests, illegality, and livelihoods: the Case of Cameroon by Cerutti, P.O., Tacconi, L.

“…This article contributes to knowledge on the nature, extent, and impacts of illegal logging (IL), with particular focus on livelihoods. We find that the reality of IL is much more nuanced than it has been depicted. …”
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Report on Conflict Analysis and Power Relations in Pursat Catchment by Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, Cambodia, Supreme National Economic Council, Cambodia, Tonle Sap Authority, Hatfield Consultants, Culture and Environment Preservation Association

“…The MK16 report analyses stakeholder roles, relationships, and views on water resources management in Cambodia in general, and Pursat specifically, for developing good IWRM structures that incorporates a shared understanding of the reality and complexity of different stakeholder interests and relationships. …”
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Eco-efficient interventions to support cassava's multiple roles in improving the lives of smallholders by Hershey, Clair H., Álvarez, E., Maung Aye, T, Becerra López Lavelle, Luis Augusto, Bellotti, Anthony C., Ceballos, H., Fahmey, K, Howeler, Reinhardt H., Lefroy, Rod D.B., Ospina, B., Parsa, S

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Strengthening capacity to achieve Eco-Efficiency through agricultural research for development by Staiger Rivas, Simone, Álvarez, S., Ashby, Jacqueline A., Lundy, Mark M., Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, Rachel, Victoria, P.A., Quiróz, C.A., Sette, Cristina, Rajasekharan, Maya, Russell, N.

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Linking irrigation development with the wider agrarian context: everyday class politics in water distribution practices in Rural Java by Suhardiman, Diana

“…I argue that policy efforts to improve irrigation performance in developing countries fail in part because they are often formulated in isolation from the existing agrarian reality. This article uses the example of Indonesia to show the link between irrigation outcomes and the wider agrarian context and highlights how the interface between farmers and irrigation bureaucracies is shaped by the existing agrarian structure.…”
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Recent advances in the genetic transformation of trees by Pena, Leandro, Seguin, A.

“…As the commercial production of transgenic annual crops becomes a reality in many parts of the world, many people wonder if the genetic engineering of perennial trees will allow their eventual commercialization. …”
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Life at risk : hazardous child labour within agriculture in Sialkot, Pakistan by Nawaz, Muhammad Amjad

“…The issue of child labor and hazardous work is a reality in many developing countries including Pakistan. …”

Small-scale irrigation: is this the future? by Facon, T., Mukherji, Aditi

“…Atomistic irrigation has exploded, river basins are closing and energy prices are soaring. This new reality, its benefits, its sustainability crisis, but also the potential for new strategies that this phenomenon has demonstrated must first be acknowledged.…”
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För sig själva tillsammans by Heed, Josefin

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Youth participation in smallholder livestock production and marketing by Mutua, Edna N., Bukachi, S., Bett, Bernard K., Estambale, B., Nyamongo, I.

“…This shows a disconnect between Kenya’s youth policy which advocates for equitable distribution of employment opportunities and the reality at community level. Interventions that seek to improve livestock production and marketing, particularly involving young people, should therefore adopt strategies that recognise these norms as a first step to addressing social exclusion.…”
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Spatial patterns of multiple malnutrition types in West Africa: Four country case studies by Diop, Loty, van den Bold, Mara, Guo, Zhe, Verstraeten, Roosmarijn

“…Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including in Africa south of the Sahara, face a “new nutrition reality” (Popkin, Corvalan, and Grummer-Strawn 2020) referred to as the double burden of malnutrition, where children under five years of age (U5s) and women of reproductive age (WRA) continue to experience high rates of undernutrition while, at the same time, the rates of overweight and obesity in these populations are on the rise (Development initiatives 2020).…”
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The role of mineral fertilizers in transforming agriculture in Indonesia by Yasmin, Fitria

“…In theory, fertilizer use should be higher on the outer islands, but in reality outer island fertilizer use is generally lower, making crop yields lower, especially when compared to Java. …”
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Using gender research in development by Quisumbing, Agnes R., McClafferty, Bonnie

“…Third, the task of addressing gender inequality is made even more urgent by the reality of its significant effects on the efficiency and welfare outcomes of project or policy interventions.…”
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Threats to urban health by Stephens, Carolyn

“…Many specialists argue that only when local governments gain control of the destiny of their cities will sustainable urban development become a reality and will we be able to achieve health security for all." -- From Text…”
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Local perceptions of HIV risk and prevention in Southern Zambia by Byron, Elizabeth, Gillespie, Stuart, Hamazakaza, Petan

“…In order to implement effective policy and programs approaches to curb the AIDS epidemic, it is essential that greater consideration be given to the reality of what is happening on the ground in terms of risk behavior. …”
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“Essential non‐essentials”: COVID‐19 policy missteps in Nigeria rooted in persistent myths about African food supply chains by Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O., Reardon, Thomas, Belton, Ben

“…Under normal conditions, the gap between myth and reality can result in the design of policies and programs with limited or negative impacts on food security and welfare. …”
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Forests, illegality, and livelihoods in Cameroon by Cerutti, P.O., Tacconi, L.

“…The authors find that the reality of illegal logging is much more nuanced than has been depicted and that there is a need to focus on illegal forest activities (IFAs) beyond just illegal harvest. …”
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Cross-border trade and conservation in the Sangha river region (Cameroon, Central African Republic and Republic of Congo) by Koning, R.G. de, Tieguhong, J.C., Amougou, V.

“…In Africa conservation areas are increasingly established along national borders where human activity seems low. In reality border areas are often vibrant places of economic interaction. …”
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Improving technology delivery mechanisms: Lessons from bean seed systems research in eastern and central Africa by David, S., Sperling, L.

“…Based on bean seed systems research in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, it shows four commonly-held basic assumptions to be false, namely that: first, small-scale farmers do not buy bean seed; they mainly rely on their own stocks or obtain seed from other farmers; second, that small-scale farmers cannot afford to buy seed of newly introduced bean varieties or will not risk it; third, that farmer seed networks function efficiently in varietal diffusion; and lastly, that a good variety will sell itself. Grounded in the reality under which small farmers actually operate, the article offers recommendations for improving the delivery of newly introduced bean cultivars by NARS and seed suppliers. …”
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Integrated soil fertility management in Central Africa: experiences of the consortium for Improving agriculture based livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) by Vanlauwe, Bernard, Pypers, Pieter, Birachi, Eliud Abucheli, Nyagaya, M, Schagen, Boudy van, Huising, Jeroen, Ouma, Emily A., Blomme, Guy, Asten, Piet J.A. van

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