Género, estado civil y la acumulación de activos en el Ecuador: una mirada a la violencia patrimonial
Although women in Ecuador have relatively strong property rights, these are not always honored, resulting in
their experiencing patrimonial violence. This is one of the reasons that, according to our national household assets
survey, the value of women’s assets on average is less than that of men. Nonetheless, there are major differences
Managing landscapes for greater food security and improved livelihoods
Bushmeat in the tri-frontier region of Brazil, Peru and Colombia: Demise or persistence?
Comércio e investimento chinês na indústria madeireira de Moçambique: Um estudo de caso da província de Cabo Delgado
China's Conversion of Cropland to Forest Program for household delivery of ecosystem services: how important is a local implementation regime to survival rate outcomes?
Sustainable wildlife management and wild meat
Bushmeat harvest in tropical forests: Knowledge base, gaps and research priorities
Effects of soil erosion on sediment dynamics, food security and rural poverty in Makueni District
Makueni District has experienced low crop production per unit area despite increased hectarage under crop
production. The district relies heavily on farming for food and income generating activities for the households.
However, poverty level has been on the increase due to poor crop production and limited diversity in sources of
Does Ethiopia's productive safety net program improve child nutrition?
We study the link between Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) and short-run nutrition outcomes among children age 5 years and younger. We use 2006 and 2010 survey data from Northern Ethiopia to estimate parameters of an exogenous switching regression.
Gender dynamics in mango production system in India
Rural women in India are rarely consulted in development projects that may increase men’s production and income, but add to their own workloads. Women’s on-farm household and productive labor is significant but underrecognized and under-valued. Women farmers have no rights to farmlands, though most farm production is carried out by them.
Werken aan bodemweerbaarheid Voortgang 2013
De land- en tuinbouw ontwikkelt zich in de richting van steeds intensievere en complexere bedrijfssystemen. Vanuit de sector groeit het besef dat de chemische benadering van ziekten en plagen haar grenzen begint te bereiken. Ook de consument verlangt van de producent dat de inzet van chemische middelen gereduceerd wordt en gezocht wordt naar andere, meer duurzame oplossingen.