Search Results - social collectivity

Understanding collective action and women's empowerment in potato farmer groups in Ntcheu and Dedza in Malawi by Mudege, Netsayi N., Nyekanyeka, T., Kapalasa, E., Chevo, T., Demo, P.

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Resources, rights, and cooperation: a sourcebook on property rights and collective action for sustainable development by CGIAR Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights

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Sustaining inclusive collective action that links across economic and ecological scales in upper watersheds by Johnson, Nancy L.

“…Its goal is to contribute to poverty alleviation in the upper watersheds of the tropics through improved collective action for watershed resource management within and across social-spatial scales. …”
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The Salween River as a transboundary commons: fragmented collective action, hybrid governance and power by Suhardiman, Diana, Middleton, C.

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Side event – “Multi-disciplinary action research for collective action and sustainable rangeland management” by Frija, Aymen, Carpentier, Irene, sghaier, amal, Idoudi, Zied

“…Both of these broader concepts require an innovative 'territorial approach ‘that promotes social and economic interactions that pragmatically and systematically address the challenges of rangeland pressure and governance within broader territorial development perspectives. …”
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Addressing conflict through collective action in natural resource management: A synthesis of experience by Ratner, Blake D., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Hellin, Jonathan, Mapedza, Everisto D., Unruh, Jon D., Veening, Wouter, Haglund, Eric, May, Candace, Bruch, Carl

“…While significant empirical research has focused on diagnosing the links between natural resource competition and (violent) conflict, much less has focused on the dynamics of whether and how resource competition can be transformed to strengthen social-ecological resilience and mitigate conflict. …”
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Beyond group ranch subdivision: Collective action for livestock mobility, ecological viability, and livelihoods by BurnSilver, Shauna, Mwangi, Esther

“…Although new economic innovation characterizes some of these strategies, most are grounded within traditional social networking mores. There is need for policy makers to support these efforts as they evolve.…”
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Phytosanitary management of ICARDA’s germplasm seed collections for safe movement and better future use by Kumari, Safaa, Kumar, Lava, Moukahel, Abdulrahman, El Miziani, Inaam

“…Recent years have witnessed an increasing global concern about the loss of plant genetic resources because of conflicts, human pandemic diseases, extreme weather events, pest and disease outbreaks, and natural calamities such as earthquakes, floods, etc., which led to disrupting access to germplasm and undermining social protection systems. Safety duplication of germplasm collections held in genebanks in other institutions, including international, regional, and national genebanks, as well as the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV), is one of the essential measures to safeguard germplasm and also to replenish any lost accessions and resume use and distribution of seeds to users internationally. …”
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Conceptual design models for social values of urban forests [in Sundsvall] by Mojtabaei, Sharareh

“…There is an ongoing urban development process in Sundsvall and the proper provision of the social values of urban forests that can meet public needs is now one of the issues for the municipality to deal with in planning. …”
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Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Capacity Building Training Workshop by Bonilla Anariba, Sara, Adam, Rahma, Njuguna-Mungai, Esther, Njuguna, Ruth

“…The workshop aimed to encourage knowledge exchange through interactive methods, including group activities, role-playing, and collective discussions.…”
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Contribution of crossbred goats to milk production and social welfare in Burundi by Rey, B.

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Gender equality and social inclusion in NDC planning and implementation in Africa by Huyer, Sophia

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Social network effects on consumer willingness to pay for biofortified crops by Muange, Elijah N., Oparinde, Adewale

“…This study investigated the effects of social networks on consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for two high-iron bean (HIB) varieties (HIB-A and HIB-B) using data collected from 572 farmers in rural Rwanda. …”
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Social capital and income generation in South Africa, 1993-98 by Maluccio, John, Haddad, Lawrence James, May, Julian

“…Using a recently collected panel data set in South Africa's largest province, we estimate per capita expenditure functions and find a positive and significant impact of household-level social capital. …”
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Infectious ideas: modelling the diffusion of ideas across social networks by Haggith, M., Prabhu, Ravi, Colfer, C.J.P., Ritchie, B., Thomson, A., Mudavanhu, H.

“…Will the practice of collecting wild honey wearing no clothes become a widespread practice in Zimbabwe? …”
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Social seed networks and climate change adaptation in East Africa by Zebroski, W.M., Lacasse, H.K., Otieno, G., Reynolds, Travis W., Lavalle, N., Baker-Wacks, E., Klein, E.

“…In order to examine the characteristics of these networks, our study analyzed household-level survey data collected by Bioversity International from sites in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. …”
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Beyond the bari: Gender, groups, and social relations in rural Bangladesh by Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Indicators of relative bargaining power within marriage also have differential effects on group membership and social relations. Women who bring more assets to marriage, who live closer to their natal villages, and who have sons are more likely to belong to a group. …”
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The role of social networks in supporting micro and small entrepreneurship in Malawi by Kumdana, James

“…Social networks are responsible for socialising young people to desire entrepreneurship by transferring the necessary skills, social capital and resources. …”
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CGIAR Science Group Evaluations: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion by Sproule, Katie, Podems, D., Negroustoueva, Svetlana

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Governance and the capacity to manage resilience in regional social-ecological systems by Lebel, L., Anderies, J.M., Campbell, Bruce M., Folke, C., Hatfield-Dodds, S., Hughes, T.P., Wilson, J.

“…In exploring the sustainability of regional social-ecological systems, we are usually faced with a set of ecosystem goods and services that interact with a collection of users with different technologies, interests, and levels of power. …”
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