Resultados de búsqueda - "social research"
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ESRC-DFID Research for policy and practice: water security
Publicado 2019“…The selection of Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Department for International Development (DFID)-funded research that follows, explores the realities facing people for whom water insecurity is a daily threat. …”
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Relationships between soil management and pathogen suppressive soils in southern Sweden : an interdisciplinary analysis
Publicado 2015“…The study was designed to comprise both social and biological research to gain a systemic perspective on the real-life situation of Swedish farmers regarding plant pathogens and soil management. The social research comprised semi-structured interviews with a small number of farmers and an online survey, which could not be sent to farmers and therefore was without results. …”
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Farmers and scientists in AR4D: Looking at a watershed management project through an STS lens
Publicado 2021“…We interviewed farmers, scientists, extensionists, policy makers and donors associated with an AR4D project in the Ethiopian Highlands using qualitative social research approaches. Akrich's theory on scripts provided the theoretical framework for analysis. …”
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Malawi Complementary Panel Survey (CPS) 2000-2002
Publicado 2004“…The Malawi National Statistical Office, the National Economic Council (NEC) and the Center for Social Research of the University of Malawi along with the technical assistance of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), a program encompassing the implementation of a regular detailed Integrated Household Survey (IHS) was designed. …”
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Learning to select and apply qualitative and participatory methods in natural resource management research: self-critical assessment of research in Cameroon
Publicado 2017“…Based on the meta-analysis of the research process, we identified key factors affecting the perceived ease of eliciting and interpreting information with different types of social research tools: specificity and acceptance of a tool, ease of managing social dynamics and maintaining focus during data collection, and subjectivity and comparability during data analysis and interpretation. …”
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New methods for seed potato production: an investigation into the production and farmer uptake of mini tubers in South Africa
Publicado 2018“…Mini-tubers allow for the multiplication of seed for several generations before tuber-borne diseases reach dangerous levels that compromise food and economic security. The aim of the social research is to find out, through a survey carried out in a small-scale farming community of the Kwazulu-Natal province (KZN), whether the use of mini-tubers could improve the overall sustainability of smallholding agriculture. …”
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Learning in the field: using community self studies to strengthen forest-based social movements
Publicado 2013“…Community-based ‘para-professional’ social researchers were trained to carry out studies of their communities’ experiences with natural resource management, including strengths, problems and possible response strategies. …”
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Building gender considerations into livestock breeding in low- and middle-income countries
Publicado 2025“…The primary target readership is livestock breeders and social researchers working in low- and middle-income countries to improve livelihoods through livestock, with a focus on genetic improvement.…”
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