Search Results - "globalisation"

Value chains and innovation by McDermott, John J., Rich, Karl M., Gebremedhin, Berhanu, Burrow, H.

“…Market opportunities are increasing at a rapid pace for livestock products, fuelled by rising incomes, globalisation and urbanisation, particularly in the developing world. …”
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Demand and supply changes in the livestock sector and their impact on smallholders: the case of dairy in Kenya by Staal, Steven J., Waithaka, M.M., Owuor, G.A., Herrero, Mario

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Demand-driven crop-ruminant intensification: trans-regional analysis to understand patterns of change using village-level data from three continents by Baltenweck, Isabelle, Staal, Steven J., Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M.

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On the coattails of globalization: migration, migrants and COVID-19 in Asia by Suhardiman, Diana, Rigg, J., Bandur, M., Marschke, Melissa J., Miller, M. A., Pheuangsavanh, N., Sayatham, M., Taylor, D.

“…Positioning migrants as quintessential globalisation subjects, this paper reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the ambivalent positioning of migration as a pathway for human development. …”
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Plant pest surveillance: from satellites to molecules by Silva, G., Tomlinson, J., Onkokesung, N., Sommer, S., Mrisho, L., Legg, James P., Adams, I.P., Gutierrez Vazquez, Y., Howard, T.P., Laverick, A., Hossain, O., Wei, Q., Gold, K.M., Boonham, N.

“…Plant pests and diseases impact both food security and natural ecosystems, and the impact has been accelerated in recent years due to several confounding factors. The globalisation of trade has moved pests out of natural ranges, creating damaging epidemics in new regions. …”
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A sustainable livelihoods framework for the 21st century by Natarajan, N., Newsham, A., Rigg, J., Suhardiman, Diana

“…It further explores two key shifts in the global development landscape that characterise the 21st century, namely the impacts of climate change on rural livelihoods, and the shifts wrought by globalisation, before highlighting the structural and relational turns in critical development literature. …”
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Changing roles in forest research by Sayer, Jeffrey A.

“…The globalisation of economies and the emergence of a powerful multi-national corporate sector will result in significant shifts in the geographic locations, types and intensities of forest use. …”
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Annex 3: Roles of global and regional networks and consortia in strengthening forestry research by Dykstra, D.P., Koné, I., Nair, C.T.S.

“…Collaborative institutional arrangements such as networks and consortia are becoming significant in the provision of goods and services in situations where such collaborations can improve the overall comparative advantage of the alliance. Economic globalisation, rapid development of communication technologies and increasing problem complexity have enhanced the relevance of these networks. …”
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Devolution as a threat to democratic-decision making in forestry?: findings from three states in India by Sarin, M., Singh, N.M., Sundar, N., Boghal, R.K.

“…This needs to be accompanied by holistic forest sector reform processes with multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder participation in the context of the growing threats posed by market-driven globalisation to genuine devolution and democratisation.…”
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The science of sustainable development: local livelihoods and the global environment by Sayer, Jeffrey A., Campbell, Bruce M.

“…The threats to the natural environment posed by globalisation require an integrated response that can yield real benefits to those living in tropical developing countries, whilst also achieving global environment objectives.…”
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Impact of contract farming on yield, costs and profitability in low‐value crop: Evidence from a low‐income country by Mishra, Ashok K., Kumar, Anjani, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, D'Souza, Alwin

“…When it comes to the financial viability of small farms, particularly in developing countries, and globalisation, contract farming (CF) may prove useful in achieving efficiency and profitability in smallholder lentil farms in Nepal. …”
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The status of crop-livestock systems and evolution towards integration by Iiyama, Miyuki, Kaitibie, S., Kariuki, P., Morimoto, Y.

“…While crop-livestock systems tremendously vary across different biophysical and demographic settings, agro-pastoralists face challenges such as population growth and globalisation. Changes in the lifestyles of agro-pastoralists and market access tend to lead to commercialised farming, while population pressures lead to scarcities and degradation of resources for conventional extensive farming. …”
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Water resilience for human prosperity by Rockström, Johan, Falkenmark, M., Folke, C., Lannerstad, Mats, Barron, Jennie, Enfors, E., Gordon, L., Heinke, J., Hoff, M., Pahl-Wostl, Claudia

“…The book: - Contributes an important and novel perspective to the current paradigm of integrated water resource management - Provides a deeper understanding of the role of freshwater for ecosystem functions and services - Places water in relation to, and in interactions with, other key global change dynamics such as climate change and globalisation…”
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Food supply chains and social change in the Global South : a case study of a Swedish food retailer by Hegselmann, Marius

“…This study looks at the Swedish food retailer Axfood and how it works with CSR in its food supply chain. Due to globalisation and more product variety in stores the food supply chain is getting longer and therefore, it is interesting to under-stand how Axfood is trying to increase their control over it in order to achieve their own sustainability goals. …”

Whence the next pandemic? The intersecting global geography of the animal-human interface, poor health systems and air transit centrality reveals conduits for high-impact spillover by Walsh, Markus G., Sawleshwarkar, S., Hossain, S., Mor, Siobhan M.

“…Increasing animal-human interface has also occurred in concert with both increasing globalisation and failing health systems, resulting in a trifecta with dire implications for human and animal health. …”
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Chinese artificial intelligence in Africa: Digital colonisation or liberalisation? by Tinarwo, Joseph, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…In this era of globalisation and progressive digitalisation, artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our everyday lives. …”
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The intersection between climate change, food, and migration: Transforming agri-food systems for human and planetary health by Fan, Shenggen

“…Mainly, they relate to changing diets, climate change, persistent conflicts and crises, and anti-globalisation sentiments, with implications at national, regional, and global levels. …”
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Secure, safe, sustainable and ethical food systems by Alders, Robyn G., Hunter, D., Schönfeldt, H., Stellmach, D., Bagnol, B.

“…Focussing on producing enough calories per person to feed all, food systems in the 20th century responded with an enormous increase in the quantity of food produced and witnessed the globalisation of agricultural commodities and food products. …”
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Roads to interdisciplinarity – working at the nexus among food systems, nutrition and health by Picchioni, F., Aurino, E., Aleksandrowicz, Lukasz, Bruce, M., Chesterman, Sabrina, Domínguez Salas, Paula, Gersten, Z., Kalamatianou, S., Turner, C., Yates, J.

“…Understanding the linkages between complex issues such as globalisation, climate change, food systems, and evolving burdens of malnutrition is central to agri-health research.…”
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Determinants of changes in harvested area and yields of major crops in China by Yin, Fang, Sun, Zhanli, You, Liangzhi, Müller, Daniel

“…Our findings reveal how domestic urbanisation and changes in consumption patterns, coupled with the rising globalisation of agricultural markets, shaped China’s agricultural production and land use over the three decades. …”
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