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Collective action for water harvesting irrigation in the Lerma-Chapala Basin, Mexico por Scott, Christopher A., Silva-Ochoa, Paula

“…Providing irrigation as a supplement to rainfall for crop production requires considerable collective action at the watershed level to mobilize labor and other resources, as well as to make decisions and implement the distribution of benefits. …”
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The economics of intellectual property rights under imperfect enforcement: developing countries, biotechnology, and the TRIPs agreement por Giannakas, Konstantinos

“…Enforcement of IPRs, and pricing and adoption of the new technology are modeled as a sequential game between the government that enforces the IPRs, a foreign innovating firm that prices the new technology, and the developing country’s producers who make the production and cheating decisions. Analytical results show that complete deterrence of IPR infringement is not always economically optimal. …”
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Trust, membership in groups, and household welfare: evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa por Haddad, Lawrence J., Maluccio, John A.

“…Specifically, the authors examine (1) the importance of trust in the decision to join groups, (2) the subsequent ability of groups to generate trust, and (3) the influence of group membership and trust on a measure of well-being, per capita household income. …”
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Trust, membership in groups, and household welfare: evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa por Haddad, Lawrence J., Maluccio, John A.

“…Specifically, the authors examine (1) the importance of trust in the decision to join groups, (2) the subsequent ability of groups to generate trust, and (3) the influence of group membership and trust on a measure of well-being, per capita household income. …”
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Role of farm-level diversification in the adoption of modern technology in Brazil por Nerlove, Marc, Vosti, Stephen A., Basel, Wesley

“…Roles of Farm-Level Diversification in the Adoption of Modern Technology in Brazil, Research Report 104, by Marc Nerlove, Stephen Vosti, and Wesley Basel, focuses on the links between technology adoption and farmers' decisions on product mix and output diversification--on what crops or livestock to produce and in what proportions. …”
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The importance of women's status for child nutrition in developing countries por Smith, Lisa C., Ramakrishnan, Usha, Ndiaye, Aida, Haddad, Lawrence J., Martorell, Reynaldo

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Changes in intrahousehold labor allocation to environment goods collection: A case study from rural Nepal, 1982 and 1987 por Cooke St. Clair, Priscilla

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Social capital and gender in South Africa, 1993-98 por Maluccio, John A., Haddad, Lawrence J., May, Julian

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Gendered participation in water management: issues from water users' associations in South Asia por Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Zwarteveen, Margaret

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Women's land rights in the transition to individualized ownership: implications or tree resources in Western Ghana por Quisumbing, Agnes R., Payongayong, Ellen, Aidoo, J. B., Otsuka, Keijiro

“…This study explores the impact of changes in land tenure institutions on women’s land rights and the efficiency of tree resource management in western Ghana, where cocoa is the dominant crop. …”
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Agricultural intensification by smallholders in the Western Brazilian Amazon: from deforestation to sustainable land use por Vosti, Stephen A., Witcover, Julie, Carpentier, Chantal Line

“…Considering smallholder land use decisions—when and how much to deforest and for what purpose—the report weighs the trade-offs and complementarities among three development objectives: economic growth through agriculture, environmental sustainability, and poverty alleviation. …”
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Dairy development for the resource poor. Part 3: Pakistan and India dairy development case studies por Staal, Steven J., Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Jabbar, M.A.

“…However, it is also shaped by public policies, interventions and investment decisions and will be accompanied by changes in impact on incomes, opportunities and livelihoods of producers and changes in opportunities and returns for market agents and investors. …”
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Climate risk profiles and agricultural vulnerability in Africa: A multi-dimensional analysis por Guo, Zhe, Yang, Ruixin

“…These investigations offer invaluable insights into the precise climate threats confronting African nations and regions, empowering policymakers and communities to make well-informed decisions regarding resource allocation, infrastructure development, and socioeconomic planning.…”
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Why contexts matter for gender equal outcomes in research-based plant breeding: the case of maize in Nigeria por Yami, M., Cavicchioli, M., Cole, S. M., Assfaw Wossen, T., Abdoulaye, T.

“…Findings show that attention towards the role of social norms in shaping the contexts where women and men maize farmers negotiate production-related decisions, form trait preferences, and access improved maize varieties has been limited within breeding programs, while ethnobotanical approaches are absent. …”
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Water resources development in Africa: a review and synthesis of issues, potentials, and strategies for the future por Rosegrant, Mark W., Perez, Nicostrato D.

“…The most significant reforms will involve changing the institutional and legal environment in which water is supplied to one that empowers water users to make their own decisions regarding the resource. Irrigation development will not be the main source of food production growth in Africa, but increased investment in irrigation could have an important role in reducing projected cereal import demands. …”
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Beyond the bari: Gender, groups, and social relations in rural Bangladesh por Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Consistent with a collective model of household decision-making, husband's and wife's human and physical assets do not have the same influence on group membership and relationship strength. …”
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Feminization of agriculture in China?: Myths surrounding women's participation in farming por de Brauw, Alan, Li, Qiang, Liu, Chengfang, Rozelle, Scott, Zhang, Linxiu

“…The article uses two high quality data sets to explore who is working on China's farms and the effects of the labour allocation decisions of rural households on labour use, productivity and welfare. …”
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High-frequency monitoring of diet quality in Guatemala por Ramos, Gresia Dalal, Lizarazo, Miguel, Jimenez, Daniel, Bonilla, Melissa, Manners, Rhys, Martinez, Jesus David

“…In this way, the system will become more robust, providing valuable information to local stakeholders for informed decision-making that promotes and strengthens food security, scaling its impact at the national level.…”
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bEcon Archival Collection por Paul, Namita, Yerramareddy, Indira, Zambrano, Patricia

“…The indicators collected in this literature will be used in the rapid ex ante assessments and the goal is also to provide national researchers with a tool kit to support policy decisions. Impacts on Farmers Impacts on Consumers Impacts on Industries or Sectors Impacts on International Trade Review Findings Review Methods Cost of Regulation Impacts on Health Impacts on Environment Impacts on Biosafety Impacts on Biodiversity…”
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Survey data on heterogeneity in consumers’ food choice in eastern India por Ynion, Jhoanne, Custodio, Marie Claire, Samaddar, Arindam, Mohanty, Suva Kanta, Cuevas, Rosa Paula, Ray (Chakravarti), Anindita, Demont, Matty

“…The survey data comprise responses from 501 respondents who have active involvement in grocery purchase decision-making and/or in meal planning or cooking for the household. …”
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