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Production variability and adaptation strategies of Ugandan smallholders in the face of climate variability and market shocks por Wichern, Jannike, Hammond, James, Wijk, Mark T. van, Giller, Kenneth E., Descheemaeker, Katrien K.

“…The restricted application of ex-ante adaptation strategies and the fact that major ex-post adaptation strategies were inaccessible for large parts of the population is alarming considering that climate change studies show that weather variability and extreme weather events are expected to worsen and to jeopardize crop production. …”
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Problems faced by small scale farmers in the dairy sector Pakistan : a case study of Punjab province por Ziad, Khwaja Tariq

“…The research is based on qualitative approach which includes: interviews and case studies with the aim to understand social aspects and seeks to find answers regarding various questions as how people behave. …”

Hållbarhet i arbetet : fallstudie ur ett medarbetarperspektiv por Billefält, Björn, Olsson, Mikael

En historias dolda kraft : en fallstudie på Saltå Kvarn om storytelling och varumärkesuppbyggnad i sociala medier por Andersson, Sara, Dahlin, Pernilla, Marcopoulos, Julia

Konsumtionslandet - där tillfredsställelsen är ett faktum : en kvalitativ intervjustudie av konsumtionsbeteende por Hjalmarsson, Hannah

Dagvattenhantering som ger mervärden : en undersökning av två dagvattenanläggningar i Uppsala kommun por Karlsson, Vera Linn

Global drivers of food system (un)sustainability: A multi-country correlation analysis por Béné, Christophe, Fanzo, Jessica, Prager, Steven D., Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando, Mapes, Brendan Robert, Álvarez Toro, Patricia, Bonilla Cedrez, Camila

“…With the exception of one economic driver (trade flows in merchandise and services), the majority of the statistically significant correlations found between food system sustainability and drivers appear to be negative. The fact that most of these negative drivers are closely related to the global demographic transition that is currently affecting the world population highlights the magnitude of the challenges ahead. …”
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2020 global food outlook: Trends, alternatives, and choices por Rosegrant, Mark W., Paisner, Michael S., Meijer, Siet, Witcover, Julie

“…This report shows just how, and how much, certain policy decisions and social changes will affect the world’s future food security. …”
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Unpacking the political economy of fertilizer subsidy reforms por Chugh, Aditi, Resnick, Danielle

“…The analysis shows that ideational factors around self-sufficiency, the private sector, and the social contract, as well as the institutional structures impacting policymaking, are central to successful subsidy introduction. …”
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Transhumance in the Tigray highlands (Ethiopia) por Nyssen, Jan, Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Zenebe, A., Poesen, J., Deckers, J., Haile, M.

“…Movements are basically induced by the fact that there is little to no space for livestock near the villages during the crop-growing period—not by the significantly different temperature or rainfall conditions in the grazing lands. …”
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Is the god of diamonds alone? The role of institutions in artisanal mining in forest landscapes, Congo Basin por Schure, J., Ingram, V.J., Tieguhong, J.C., Ndikumagenge, C.

“…The current institutional setup is inadequate to deal with current and anticipated social and environmental issues. Future interventions need to take into account the existing (local) types of organization, vulnerable groups, the interests of multiple actors and the fact that most miners are experienced but combine mining with other activities, such as agriculture, fishing and harvesting forest products. …”
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Processes of large-scale land acquisition by investors: Case studies from Sub-Saharan Africa por German, L., Schoneveld, George C., Mwangi, E.

“…Recent publications on the social and environmental effects of these large-scale land transfers and growing concern from civil society have placed the subject of “global land grabs” firmly on the map of global land use change and public discourse. …”
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Can small reservoirs enhance sustainable agricultural development in Sub-Saharan Africa?: broadening the analytical horizons por Venot, Jean-Philippe, Hirvonen, M.

“…As such, they do act as motors of social change, but in considerably more complex ways than is conventionally claimed. …”
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Fruktbärande träd och buskar i offentlig miljö por Neijber Söderquist, Miriam

Genetic diversity of Hyalomma marginatum in Tunisia is not influenced by the bio-climate por Ben Yedem, Hayet, Hajji, Tarek, Romdhane, Rihab, OBARA, Isaiah, Mhadhbi, Moez, Sebai, Essia, Elati, Khawla, Chaari, Soufiene, Rekik, Mourad, Darghouth, Mohamed Aziz

“…Ticks are important ectoparasites responsible for the transmission of several pathogens with significant medical, veterinary, and economic impacts. Climate and social changes have generated substantial changes in ticks’ distribution, abundance, and activity patterns, including ticks belonging to the Hyalomma marginatum species. …”
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Non-market benefits of forests: a modelling approach for policy intervention in Mozambique por Nhantumbo, I., Dent, J.B., Kowero, G.S., McGregor, M.J.

“…This situation results from the fact that tradable goods are included in the national accounts in terms of their contribution to the GDP. …”
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Integrating knowledge from computational modeling with multi-stakeholder governance: Towards more secure livelihoods through improved tools for integrated river basin management por CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food

“…The project also led to the development of Net-Map, an innovative method for research and organizational development, which combines social network analysis with participatory mapping techniques. …”
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Recipes for Change validation report: Papas a la Huancaina in Bolivia por Norman, James

“…CCAFS also identifies the fact that the livelihoods of farmers engaged in potato production in Bolivia are subject to multiple stressors, many of which are linked with (but not primarily driven by) changes in the climate. …”
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School ground as a playscape and socioscape por Pourshah Badinzadeh, Nassim

“…The main reason that makes school grounds so important lays in the fact that all children have access to this kind of playscape. …”
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Climate-Smart Cocoa: a gender transformative approach por Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Torvikey, Gertrude Dzifa, Amoah, Alvin, Saeed, Abdul Razak, Obeng, Faustina, Kofituo, Rich Kofi, Asare, Richard

“…The reasons for these included the fact that women are made to help men and the labour intensiveness of cocoa production among others. …”
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