Search Results - "capitalism"

Forests, poverty and equity in Africa: new perspectives on policy and practice by Anderson, J., Benjamin, C., Campbell, Bruce M., Tiveau, D.

“…While Africa has high levels of natural and human capital it is the poorest and most unequal region in the world. …”
Get full text

Financing sustainable small-scale forestry: policy issues and lessons from developing national forest financing strategies in Latin America by Boscolo, M., Dijk, K. van, Savenije, H.H.G.

“…In tapping into new sources of finance (including domestic ones) and realising the potential of new emerging instruments (capital market instruments, payments for environmental services, risk mitigation schemes, guarantees), governance and institutions in both sectors are often a more serious limitation and risk factor than the lack of money. …”
Get full text

Program on ecosystem change and society: an international research strategy for integrated social-ecological systems by Carpenter, Stephen R., Folke, C., Norstro, A., Olsson, O., Schultz, L., Agarwal, B., Balvanera, Patricia, Campbell, Bruce M., Castilla, J.C., Cramer, W., DeFries, Ruth S., Eyzaguirre, Pablo B., Hughes, T.P., Polasky, S., Sanusi, Z., Scholes, Robert J., Spierenburg, M.

“…ecological systems, the services they generate, and the relationships among natural capital, human wellbeing, livelihoods, inequality and poverty. …”
Get full text

Rewards for, use of and shared investment in pro-poor environmental services, phase 2 (RUPES 2) by Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…Activities will seek to improve these communities’ knowledge, institutional and social capital through participating in rewards for environmental services schemes.…”
Get full text

Socioeconomic and technical considerations to mitigate land and water degradation in the Peruvian Andes by Torero, M., Zegarra, E., Pender, J.L., Maruyama, Eduardo, Keefe, M., Stoorvogel, J.J.

“…Although results demonstrate the effectiveness of increased productivity and commercialization of high value agricultural commodities, this type of activity may be limited to certain parts of the watershed with access to irrigation and startup capital. Interventions promoting commercialization, such as those of CEDEPAS Norte, may result in reduced soil degradation and decreased conversion of pastures to cropland. …”
Get full text

A GIS-based approach for integrating agriculture into urban and peri-urban planning by Forkuor, Gerald, Drechsel, Pay, Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…The study was conducted in five districts in and around Ghana’s capital city. Spatial layers representing six influencing factors were created. …”
Get full text

Organisational health and performance: an empirical assessment of smallholder producer organisations in Africa by Wouterse, Fleur, Francesconi, Gian N.

“…Healthier and more profitable SPOs are those with an economic justification at establishment, those initially pursuing defensive objectives and those SPOs that have put in place a strategy for capital formation. More educated presidents contribute to the health of an SPO but it is also shown that when the president of the SPO is female, profits are lower while the organisation is not healthier.…”
Get full text

Innovation platforms as a tool for improving agricultural production: The case of Yatenga province, northern Burkina Faso by Teno, G., Cadilhon, Joseph J.

“…This improvement has been attributed to the Volta2 project’s innovation platforms, which enabled an increase in the beneficiaries’ social and human capital, empowering them to seek and find local solutions adapted to their problems.…”
Get full text

Revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers’ strategies in dealing with land loss by Suhardiman, Diana, Giordano, Mark, Keovilignavong, Oulavanh, Sotoukee, Touleelor

“…From a policy perspective, understanding the hidden effects of land grabbing is critical to assess costs and benefits of land concessions, in Laos and elsewhere, especially in relation to current approaches to turn land into capital as a policy strategy to promote economic growth and reduce poverty.…”
Get full text

Cultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan by Fragaszy, S., Closas, Alvar

“…The study finds these historically marginal lands are targeted for capital-intensive agricultural projects because landholding patterns in traditionally cultivated areas preclude new large developments and improved infrastructure has lowered farming costs in distant terraces. …”
Get full text

Endogenous technology adoption and household food security: the case of improved cowpea varieties in northern Nigeria by Alene, A., Manyong, Victor M.

“…The results further showed that social capital and the intensity of cultivation of soybean had a positive and significant impact. …”
Get full text

The extent and determinants of production efficiency of farmers in the rainforest margins in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia: Implications for land use and support services by Alene, D., Zeller, M., Schwarze, S., Nuryartono, N.

“…An analysis of socio-economic and institutional factors revealed that education, extension services, and social capital have a positive and significant influence on the fanners' performance.…”
Get full text

¿Efecto secundario o acumulación por desposesión? Bienes comunes y extranjerización de la tierra en Argentina by Andrieu, Jimena, Constantino, Agostina

“…La contaminación, los cercamientos de acceso públicos, los desplazamientos de las comunidades, y otros más, resultan ser claros indicadores de cómo el avance del capital sobre las tierras no sólo implica la concentración de este recurso sino también la apropiación de otros recursos naturales no privados previamente utilizados por distintos grupos sociales.…”
Get full text
Get full text

Precipitación acumulada durante marzo 2021 en los Llanos de La Rioja by Garay, Domingo Dolores

“…El presente informe contiene datos sobre la precipitación acumulada para el periodo comprendido entre el 01 y el 31 de marzo de 2021 en la Región de los Llanos, la cual abarca nueve departamentos de la provincia de La Rioja: Capital, Independencia, General Ángel Vicente Peñaloza, Chamical, General Belgrano, General Juan Facundo Quiroga, General Ocampo, Rosario Vera Peñaloza y General San Martín.…”
Get full text

Precipitación acumulada durante febrero 2021 en los Llanos de La Rioja by Garay, Domingo Dolores

“…El presente informe contiene datos sobre la precipitación acumulada para el periodo comprendido entre el 01 y el 28 de febrero de 2021 en la Región de los Llanos, la cual abarca nueve departamentos de la provincia de La Rioja: Capital, Independencia, General Ángel Vicente Peñaloza, Chamical, General Belgrano, General Juan Facundo Quiroga, General Ocampo, Rosario Vera Peñaloza y General San Martín.…”
Get full text

Las prácticas culinarias y hábitos alimentarios de Mogna by Rodriguez Ibañez, Griselda Yanina, Sosa, Carlos Sebastián, Karol, Ana

“…Monga es una localidad perteneciente al departamento de Jachal, que se ubica a 140 km de la capital provincial. Tiene aproximadamente 300 habitantes, distribuidos entre el pueblo y los puestos distantes a unos 6 km.…”
Get full text
Get full text

Equipos de trabajo en el tambo: ¿realidad o ficción? by Centeno, Alejandro René

“…El desarrollo del capital humano dentro de las empresas ha tenido un notable avance en sectores como el industrial, el comercial y el de servicios. …”
Get full text

Returns to managerial ability and technical efficiency in Argentina dairy farms by Gallacher, Marcos, Lema, Rolando Daniel

“…Most studies analyzing the impact of human capital in agriculture use the measure of years of schooling of the producer as a proxy for decision-making skills. …”
Get full text

Principales aspectos y limitantes socio-económicos del sector agropecuario colombiano. by Brochero, M.F., Buritica Céspedes, P.E., Gómez Jurado Hidalgo, J., Orozco López, R., Parra Florez, A.D., Villamil Jiménez, Luis Carlos, Alarcón Millán, Enrique

“…La información está organizada en 6 secciones, así: algunos indicadores importantes socio-económicos del sector, situación e importancia económica del sector agropecuario por zonas, la mano de obra, el capital, tamaño de fincas y tipo de cultivo. La información y consideraciones contenidas han de servir a la fundamentación posterior de planes de investigación agropecuaria para el sector…”
Get full text

Altas temperaturas y cultivo de tejidos para eliminar virus en papa criolla by Cardona M, Gloria Ines

“…Consecuentemente con el alto consumo, es evidente la importancia de este cultivo en la economía nacional, tanto por el movimiento de capital que implica, como por el empleo que genera. …”
Get full text