Search Results - Pressure groups

Scales and power in river basin management: the Chao Phraya River in Thailand by Molle, Francois

“…As pressure over resources increases and basins 'close', this interdependence becomes more critical, increasing the frequency and seriousness of water shortages and conflicts. …”
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Youth engagement in agriculture and food systems transformation in Kenya by Mugo, Victor, Kinyua, Ivy Wambui

“…They also participate in consumer pressure groups and social movements raising awareness on the need for food system transformation and demanding climate change action. …”
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Fördelning av vertikal kraft inom tass hos friska katter by Karlsson, Emma

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Increasing farmer participation in institutional innovative system: The case of dairy hub marketing in Kenya by Omondi, Immaculate A., Baltenweck, Isabelle, Bauer, S., Zander, K.K.

“…While this would increase pressure on marginal lands, increasing productivity will reduce pressure on these (marginal) lands. …”
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A framework for understanding pastoralist-led strategies to secure land and resource access: Case studies from Kenya by Lind, Jeremy, Flintan, Fiona E.

“…Efforts to secure land access for pastoralists through statutory frameworks often fall short, necessitating a rethinking of approaches to support marginalized and less vocal groups. This article presents a framework for systematically analyzing pastoralist strategies, with four guiding elements: contextual drivers of land pressure, agency and networks that stakeholders mobilize, the characteristics of specific strategies, and their impacts.…”
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Incentives +: how can REDD improve well-being in forest communities? by Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Springate-Baginski, O.

“…The pressure to reduce deforestation needs to be spread across many levels to reduce the burden on forest communities.…”
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UCII® och Cartrophen vet. som behandlingsalternativ vid osteoartrit hos hund by Alkelin, Elsa

The political economy of agricultural and food policies by Swinnen, Johan

“…Food and agriculture have been subject to heavy-handed government interventions throughout much of history and across the globe, both in developing and developed countries.1 Political considerations are crucial to understand these policies since almost all agricultural and food policies have redistributive effects and are therefore subject to lobbying and pressure from interest groups and used by decision-makers to influence society for both economic and political reasons. …”
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Detecting selection signatures on the X chromosome of the Chinese Debao pony by Liu, X.‐X., Pan, J.‐F., Zhao, Q.‐J., He, X.‐H., Pu, Y.‐B., Han Jianlin, Ma, Y.H., Jiang, L.

“…The region showing the strongest selection pressure was located at the position of 86.6–87.5 Mb. …”
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Impact of farmer training on potato yield a case of smallholder potato farmers in Malawi by Kangogo, E., Otieno, David Jakinda, Okello, J.J., Mwenye, O., Kapalasa, E.

“…Due to rapid population growth, agri-food systems have been under increasing pressure to adapt and innovate to sustainably meet the growing demand for food. …”
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Rural Finance Policies 12 - Design and sustainability issues of rural credit and savings programs: findings from Malawi by Diagne, Aliou

“…The analysis and findings presented in this brief are the results of research undertaken by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Bunda College of Agriculture on the practice and performance of joint liability group lending in Malawi. This research provides evidence on the extent to which peer selection, peer monitoring, and peer pressure are taking place in the credit groups affiliated to the Malawi Rural Finance Company (MRFC), the main microfinance institution in Malawi, and their impact on the joint liability on loan repayment.…”
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“The future will be local.” Omställning Sverige – the transition towns movement in Sweden : from local communities to counter-hegemony? by Pühringer, Maria Franziska

“…Neoliberal paradigms and a neoliberal hegemony are increasingly under pressure. Social and environmental movements stand on the forefront of providing alternative ways of thinking. …”

Genotype by environment cultivar evaluation for cassava brown streak disease resistance in Tanzania by Shirima, R.R., Legg, James P., Maeda, D.G., Tumwegamire, Silver, Mkamilo, G., Mtunda, K., Kulembeka, H., Ndyetabula, I., Kimata, B.P., Matondo, D.G., Ceasar, G., Mushi, E., Sichalwe, K., Kanju, E.

“…Cultivars could be categorised into three groups based on the degree of CBSD symptom expression in shoots and roots. …”
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Cities and dominance: Urban strategies for political settlement maintenance and change: Zambia case study by Hinfelaar, Marja, Resnick, Danielle, Sishuwa, Sishuwa

“…Consequently, it is anticipated the party will continue to exert repressive pressure on sources of countervailing power and opposition and co-opt poorer but numerically large support bases (e.g. marketeers and vendors)…”
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Pilot study to screen alleles under selection related to drought tolerance in banana by Breton, Catherine, Cenci, Alberto, Roux, Nicolas, Rouard, Mathieu, Carpentier, Sebastien

“…The prediction of both positive (diverging) and negative (purifying) selection pressure on genes could provide the picture detail of evolutionary selection pressure linked to the allele dosage.…”
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Integration of villages into WUAs-the rising challenge for local water management in Uzbekistan by Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon, Wegerich, Kai

“…This challenge will increase with increasing population pressure and finite resources.…”
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Mapping Uganda's coffee quality by Asten, Piet J.A. van, Mukasa, D., Jassogne, Laurence T.P., Nakendo, S., Kananura, E.

“…To allow farmers, farmer groups, traders and processors to benefit from the increasing demand for coffee quality and distinct flavour profiles, the research team of IITA and NaCORI revisited the farms that were earlier subject to an on-farm survey that quantified yield, soil fertility, pest and disease pressure, and crop management practices. …”
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Actors and landscape changes in tropical Latin America: challenges for REDD+ design and implementation by Pacheco, P., Aguilar-Støen, M., Borner, J., Etter, A., Putzel, L., Vera-Diaz, M.D.C.

“…There is a need to manage the expansion of large-scale agribusiness and ranching, whilst improving the economic options of smallholders, indigenous groups and other disadvantaged people. REDD+ schemes may help to reduce pressures on forests by compensating land users for foregone benefits. …”
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Exotic dairy breed turns into exhausted dairy breed when forced to reproduce, lactate and perform work at the same time: On-farm testing of multipurpose breed, experience from Hole... by Larsen, C.E.S., Kumsa, T., Tegegne, Azage

“…Milk yields differed significantly among resource endowment groups with cows from rich farmers performing best followed by cows from medium and poor farmers, respectively. …”
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Irrigation intervention: a strategy for conserving biodiversity and improving food security in Royal Chitwan National Park buffer zone, Nepal by Adhikari, K.R., Tan, Y.C., Lai, J.S., Pant, Dhruba

“…Small landholders and low-income groups in dry areas perceived that they received greater benefits from micro-groundwater pumping schemes. …”
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