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, 2014 This study provides results from local knowledge studies conducted in Sinana woreda, Oromo region. The local knowledge was used as a means of understanding fine-scale variation in a non-homogenous smallholder system in the wheat-belt of the Ethiopian ...
Cronin, Martha +5 more
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Local activation using traditional knowledge and ecological resources of Korean islands
Journal of Ecology and Environment, 2015 When we consider changes in agro-fishery systems instigated by environmental changes in islands, rise in sea levels, and natural disasters such as tsunamis, there is an urgent need to carry out initiatives to enhance life standard
Sun-Kee Hong
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt +6 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Discrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to estimate land managers' willingness to accept participation in incentive‐based environmental programs. This is a specific application of discrete choice experiments: the estimation of willingness to accept for a private good (program participation) where respondents have to make trade ...
Anastasio J. Villanueva +2 more
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Ecology and SocietyIn the second-largest continuous tropical rainforest in the world, the Congo Basin, climate change affects biodiversity as well as forest-dependent local communities.
Milena Beekmann +6 more
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Harvesting Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. in a western Amazon rural community: local ecological knowledge and meaning to "nut-crackers". [PDF]
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed, 2023 Souza AO +3 more
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LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD ECOLOGY IN INCREMENTAL HOUSING ARCHITECTURE
International Journal of African Innovation and Multidisciplinary ResearchThis study investigates the influence of local knowledge and neighbourhood ecology on incremental housing architecture in Oghede, a peri-urban settlement on the fringes of Benin City, Nigeria. Using a qualitative case study design grounded in constructivist epistemology, the research draws on interviews, focus group discussions, and field observations ...
null ISIWELE A. J., null IMOYERA. M. E.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Agribusiness: From Automation to Augmentation in a Global Context
Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Alexis H. Villacis
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Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki +6 more
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Incorporating local ecological knowledge to explore wolverine distribution in Alberta, Canada
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2019 Wolverines (Gulo gulo) occur at low densities in remote areas that are typically difficult to access, which has resulted in a lack of baseline data and uncertain status across parts of their range.
Shevenell M. Webb +5 more
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