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Evaluating contestable grants in facilitating NGO-government collaborative projects to create safer, peaceful communities : a case in Papua New Guinea : a research presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of International Development in Development Studies at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2014 Monitoring and evaluation is a key feature in contracting relationships between government, donors, private sector, NGOs and the wider civil society in law and justice service provision.
Camilus, Betty
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Where are the NGOs and Why? The Distribution of Health and Development NGOs in Bolivia [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: The presence and influence of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the landscape of global health and development have dramatically increased over the past several decades.
Kitty K Corbett +2 more
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Social tensions and resource depletion pose significant challenges to the agri‐food sector, highlighting the need for coordinated strategies to ensure sustainability in supply chains. Despite its critical importance, the relationship between coordination mechanisms and sustainability performance remains underexplored.
Carlos Moreno‐Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
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EU and Civil Society: the Case of NGOs in Peace Missions and Humanitarian Intervention [PDF]
Romanian Journal of European Affairs, 2010 Social scientists and policy-makers are increasingly concerned with the civil society ability to influence the external policy of EU and the member states. This ability depends to a large extent on the capabilities and instruments of the non-governmental-
Daniela Irrera
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner +3 more
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ESTABLISHMENT OF 6 AGRICULTURAL REGIONAL CENTERS IN REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2011 The Program represents joint concept of Agricultural Institute of Republic of Srpska, Farm Collective Association and NGO "Krajina" with aim of establishing, realizing and conducting strategic aims of Government of RS.
Fuad Turalić +4 more
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Lessons Learned From a 20-Year Collaborative Study on American Black Bears
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2018 In the 1980s, black bears (Ursus americanus) began expanding into historic habitats in northwestern Nevada, USA. Over a period of >30 years, black bears recolonized areas where human populations have also increased. Our research represents one of, if not
Jon P. Beckmann, Carl W. Lackey
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate variability is affecting the productivity, profitability, and resilience of smallholder dairy producers in developing countries. The adoption of climate‐smart (CS) dairy practices has been promoted to mitigate these negative effects. However, while interest in dairy CS practices is growing, empirical evidence on their adoption patterns
Mercy Mburu +4 more
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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 +3 more
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