Search Results - Cultural policy

Assessing the multidimensional impacts of agroecological practices in Southeast Asia. A review by Blundo Canto, Genowefa, Kangogo, Daniel, Castella, Jean Christophe, Bienabe, Estelle, Fauzi, Dimas, Van Der Meer Simo, Alexander

“…Research limitations include predominant plot-level focus, insufficient methodological integration of evaluation approaches, and critically neglected social and cultural dimensions. Additionally, a contextualized definition of agroecology developed and embedded in Southeast Asia farming systems is needed to guide adequate characterization, evaluation and policy formulation.…”
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Promoting seed systems for stress-tolerant varieties at scale: Potential for bundling with insurance-advisory services by Cecchi, Francesco, Aredo, Samson Dejene, Kivuva, Benjamin, Omondi, Simon, Chegeh, Joseph, Tabalia, Amos, Kramer, Berber

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Land tenure and natural resource management: a comparative study of agrarian communities in Asia and Africa by Otsuka, Keijiro, Place, Frank

“…Through a comparison of Asia and Africa, Land Tenure and Natural Resource Management examines the evolution of land tenure institutions within diverse cultural, natural, and policy environments. Specific topics include the evolution of customary land tenure, the impacts of land tenure policies, and common property management. …”
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The voracious appetites of public versus private property: a view of intellectual property and biodiversity from legal pluralism by Wiber, Melanie G.

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Stakeholder participation in innovation platform and implications for Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) by Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi, Pali, Pamela N., Fatunbi, A.O., Olarinde, L.O., Njuki, Jemimah, Adekunle, A.O.

“…It also shows that the ensued iterative structure is suitable for dealing with policy issues that constrain value chain at district level, while the apex structure is functional in dealing with policy issues at national and regional level. …”
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Ecosystem services research in Latin America: the state of the art by Balvanera, Patricia, Uriarte, M.A, Almeida-Lenero, L., Altesor, A., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.

“…, and (4) how has ecosystem service research been connected to policy design or management for sustainability? A large literature review (>1000 references) showed that in Latin America ES supply and links to policy have been the most frequently assessed. …”
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Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralism: Executive Summary by Herrera Calvo, Pedro Maria

“…It draws on a diversity of approaches (e.g., territorial, ecosystem, cultural) and initiatives (e.g., global, national, local), supported by policy, implementation, and investment frameworks, to conserve, sustainably manage, and restore rangelands.…”
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Governance, Laws, and Water Interventions in the Yellow River Basin Over the Past 60 Years: From Supply- to Demand- Side Management by Xue, Yunpeng, Sun, Yan, Ringler, Claudia

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Qualitative Risk Assessment on the transmission of HPAI (H5N1) virus from backyard and medium-scale commercial farms to household free-range poultry in Nigeria by Abdu, P. A.

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No free lunches: PES and the funding of agricultural biodiversity conservation insights from a competitive tender for quinoa-related conservation services in Bolivia and Peru by Drucker, Adam, Padulosi, Stefano, Jager, Matthias

“…Such mechanisms include eco-labelling, biodiversity offsets and other regulatory obligations, public procurement programmes, corporate social responsibility initiatives and the development of cultural tourism infrastructure, as well as direct support from government and institutions. …”
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Some dimensions of local practices of natural resource management in central Africa region by Mala, W.A., Oyono, P.R.

“…Its importance for biodiversity conservation, livelihoods, human well-being, research and policy-making is already well known. This paper documents given aspects of social and cultural dimensions of natural resource management (NRM) in the CAfR. …”
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Food system institutional mapping and capacity assessment in Niger by Srivastava, Nandita, Hema, Aboubacar, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Ulimwengu, John M., Benin, Samuel

“…Based on the assessment, leadership concerns on strategic guidance were observed at the policy process level, with major issues such as the incidence of corruption, infrastructure constraints, and lack of reliable data availability. …”
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Participatory forest management in conflict situations by Siebrand, Sander

“…Beside that, Stöken is located on the opposite shore of a very important cultural heritage site and has high nature values. …”
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Bragging, shirking, and hiding: Spousal disagreement among Ugandan maize farmers by Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Lecoutere, Els, Spielman, David J.

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Gender bias in bargaining: Lessons from haggling over the price of seed in rural Uganda by Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Nabwire, Leocardia

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The impact of technical change in agriculture on human fertility: district-level evidence from India by Vosti, Stephen A., Witcover, Julie, Lipton, Michael

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Gender and poverty: new evidence from 10 developing countries by Quisumbing, Agnes R., Haddad, Lawrence J., Peña, Christine

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HIV disclosure in South Africa: Enabling the gateway to effective response by Norman, Amy, Chopra, Mickey, Kadiyala, Suneetha

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Impact of NGOs on women's empowerment and voice in Bangladesh by Mahzab, Moogdho, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Kyle, Jordan, Simi, Sonjida Mesket

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Role of brokerage in evolving innovation systems: A case of the Fodder Innovation Project in Nigeria by Madzudzo, E.

“…In such dynamic environments well connected sets of actors are at an advantage in that they can combine skills to address the emerging opportunities and challenges. However, policy and cultural barriers especially in African innovation systems raise the transaction costs of networking leading to weak connectivity among actors thus poor innovation capacity. …”
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