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TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND DEMOCRACY FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: A CASE STUDY ON ADI TRIBES OF EASTERN HIMALAYAS OF NORTH-EAST INDIA [PDF]
, 2010 N° ISBN - 978-2-7380-1284-5International audienceGlobal attention on natural resources management and environmental protection issues are getting an utmost priority during last few years. Worldwide scientists, policy makers, environmentalists and opinion
Raj, Saravanan
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Affordances of Historic Urban Landscapes: an Ecological Understanding of Human Interaction with the Past [PDF]
, 2014 Heritage has been defined differently in European contexts. Despite differences, a common challenge for historic urban landscape management is the integration of tangible and intangible heritage. Integration demands an active view of perception and human-
Alves, Susana
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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Homem e natureza em um parque nacional do Sul do Brasil: meios de vida e conflitos nos arredores da Lagoa do Peixe [PDF]
, 2009 This paper assesses the legitimacy of National Park as the most appropriate category of protected area for the Lagoa do Peixe region, in Southern Brazil. The livelihoods, ecological knowledge and culture of the traditional fishers have been threatened by
Daniela Coswig Kalikoski, Tiago Almudi
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We link American Community Survey and SNAP records for 185,000 units with ground‐sourced social food infrastructure data from FindFoodIL (Illinois Extension SNAP‐Ed) to examine SNAP participation determinants among eligible units. Bivariate probit models reveal, beyond SNAP offices, quantity of social infrastructure is associated with ...
Michael Lotspeich‐Yadao +3 more
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Reciprocity Principle and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, 2010 In this article we tell the story of a Wabanaki sagamore who travelled from the Presumpscot River (in present-day Maine, United States) to Boston in 1739 to protest the damming of the river that he “belongs to,” and on which his people depended for sustenance.
Lisa T Brooks, Cassandra Brooks
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
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FISHERMEN ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS: AN INTERPRETATIVE MODEL FOR SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES [PDF]
Ambiente & SociedadeThe fishermen ecological knowledge (FEK) encompasses information on biology of species and climatic and oceanographic changes, all related with schools of fish and its capture.
Luciana Loto +3 more
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What is Traditional Ecological Knowledge and why does it matter? [PDF]
, 2022 James Rattling Leaf
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang +2 more
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