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Challenges and Opportunities for Women’s Land Rights in Post- Conflict Northern Uganda [PDF]

Since the late 1980s to 2006, the northern region of Uganda underwent an armed conflict between the government of Uganda and the rebel group led by Joseph Kony. The conflict displaced virtually the entire population in the region, and by 1990 people were
Fredrick Immanuel Kindi
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Disproportionate Environmental Risks: A Descriptive Analysis of Chemical Facilities and Accidents in the United States

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using nationwide data on the US Environmental Protection Agency's Risk Management Plan (RMP) program, we examine the proportions of underserved populations living near facilities that use extremely hazardous chemicals, both before and after accidents involving fires, explosions, and/or toxic vapors occur.
Karlee Cook, Dennis Guignet, Robin R. Jenkins, Margaret Sugg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reimagining land system science in seascapes. [PDF]

Landsc Ecol
Ruff EO, Clark M, Alencar L, Devenish K, Loring PA, Nofyanza S, Oldekop JA, Young MA, Cinner JE.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Land sales and rental markets in transition - evidence from rural Viet Nam [PDF]

The extent to which households should be allowed to transfer their land rights in post-socialist transition economies is of considerable policy interest.
Deininger, Klaus, Songqing Jin
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Heterogeneity of Farmer Preferences Towards Collective Agri‐Environmental Schemes: A Latent Class Analysis for Biodiversity Conservation in Switzerland

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Collective agri‐environmental schemes offer a promising approach to improve biodiversity promotion in agriculture by providing landscape connectivity. However, how to design these schemes to foster participation in the presence of farmers' heterogeneous preferences and perceived transaction costs remains an open question.
Louisa Wyss, Viviane Fahrni, Robert Huber, Robert Finger   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Sustainability Label Effectiveness Through Logo Design Modification: An Analysis of the EU Green Leaf Logo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability labels can help support consumers select more socially and environmentally friendly options, thereby enhancing returns for conscientious producers and promoting the transition to a more sustainable food system. However, consumer confusion regarding labels' meaning undermines their effectiveness.
Monika Hartmann, Ching‐Hua Yeh, Matthew Gorton, Barbara Tocco, Áron Török   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Knowledge and Usage of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Extension: Evidence From Tennessee Extension Personnel

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the determinants of generative AI (GenAI) knowledge and usage among agricultural extension professionals. Drawing on survey data from agricultural extension personnel in Tennessee, we employ regression analyses and latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) for topic modeling of open‐ended responses to study the knowledge and usage ...
Abdelaziz Lawani, Jason de Koff, James Muriuki, Anna‐Liisa Ihuhwa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Origins of pandemics: Why ecological disruption is central to global health security and the imperative for proactive prevention. [PDF]

One Health
Mahmood S, Naden P, Thapa S, Gibbs P.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Web of Power in the Struggle for Access Rights to Forest Resources: Comparative Case Studies in Conservation and Industrial Forests. [PDF]

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Rahmawati R, Rusliandy R, Mulyono IE, Harini S, Apriliyani NV, Salbiah E, Purnamasari I, Munjin RA, Ramdani FT, Sastrawan B, Satispi E, Andriansyah A, Lyndon NA.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source