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Seed system security assessment: Southern Sudan
, 2015 A Seed System Security Assessment (SSSA) was carried out across Southern Sudan in November–December 2010. It reviewed the functioning of the seed systems farmers use, both formal and informal, and assessed whether farmers could access seed of adequate ...
Adventist Development and Relief Agency +9 more
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The sustainability performance of agricultural cooperatives: A systematic literature review
Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines how the literature addresses the sustainability performance of agricultural cooperatives through four key dimensions: economic and financial, environmental, social and governance. As key entities within the social economy, agricultural cooperatives play a crucial role in advancing sustainable development goals due to their ...
Pierre Chollet +3 more
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The post-2015 global development agenda: a critical analysis [PDF]
, 2016 This paper provides a critical analysis of the post-2015 global development agenda that the international community plans to adopt. This agenda, produced by a high-level panel of eminent persons, is based on two previous agendas – the MDGs and the SDGs ...
Svizzero, Serge, Tisdell, Clement
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Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.Abstract The United Nations defined the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. As a result, an increasing number of companies have integrated sustainable development practices into their activities with the aim of contributing to the SDGs achievement.
Joan R. Sanchis +2 more
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Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the current state of the art regarding the contribution of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We conducted a Systematic Literature Review Analysis (SLRA), which integrates a traditional Systematic Literature Review (SLR) with Bibliographic Analysis (BA), on a
Pasquale Latella, Stefania Veltri
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ESG, Bank Debt and Firm Value: A Signaling Perspective
Journal of International Financial Management &Accounting, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper delves into the influence of bank debt in shaping the relationship between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and a firm's value. As a result of the superior informational and monitoring functions of bank borrowers in their lending relationships, we argue that a firm's degree of bank debt might signal the ...
Gabriel De la Fuente, Pilar Velasco
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Informal Human Milk Sharing Practices: A Cross‐Sectional Survey of Donors and Recipients in Ireland
Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The provision of human milk is a global public health priority underpinned by its extensive benefits to infant and maternal health, and significant positive impacts within economic, societal, and environmental spheres. Informal human milk sharing (IHMS) is a contemporary and increasingly prevalent phenomenon which involves the exchange of ...
Niamh Vickers +2 more
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Conflict Resolution in the 21st Century: A South Asian Perspective
Pacific Focus, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Conflicts in the contemporary international system have increasingly shifted from state‐centric power struggles to deeply rooted human needs crises. This study applies John Burton's Human Needs Theory to explain the persistence of the Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan, focusing on the deprivation of identity, recognition, and ...
Hafeez Ullah Khan
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An assessment of the post 2015 global development agenda [PDF]
, 2015 The international community plans to adopt a post-2015 agenda based on two previous agendas – the MDGs and the SDGs. This merger is motivated by similarities in their goals and the need for improved global governance.
Svizzero, Serge, Tisdell, Clem
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Quantifying Mozambique's Peace Dividend: An Application of the Synthetic Control Method
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using the synthetic control method and data from 20 African countries, this study quantifies the peace dividend in Mozambique, a country that experienced over 15 years of civil war. More specifically, we use data from 1977 to 2018 to investigate whether the end of the civil war in Mozambique in 1992 brought significant benefits to the country ...
Tendai Gwatidzo, Aldo Sitoe, Busani Moyo
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