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Non-traditional security perspectives on the new normal: an introduction

, 2022
What is the “new normal”, and how can Southeast Asia better prepare for and cope with it? This chapter provides an introduction to the monograph, which seeks to shed light on this overarching question, with a focus on non-traditional security (NTS ...
Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis P., Caballero-Anthony, Mely   +1 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, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic Villages

, 2016
Since early Cold War years, the counterinsurgency policies have had as a target not only to destroy the guerrillas movements but also to “win hearts and minds” of the population.
Pamela Colombo
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Pesticide MRLs as Trade Barriers: Evidence From Vietnam's Coffee and Rice Exporters

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As tariffs have declined globally through bilateral and regional trade agreements, food safety standards have emerged as significant determinants of agricultural trade flows. This study examines the impact of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for five pesticides—Azoxystrobin, Chlorpyrifos, Chlorantraniliprole, Clothianidin, and Cyhalothrin—on ...
Nhat Mai Nguyen, Hoa‐Thi‐Minh Nguyen, Kaliappa Kalirajan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The sustainablility of traditional Chinese villages: a perspective from the production of space

Frontiers in Environmental Science
As custodians of intangible cultural heritage and ecological knowledge systems, Chinese traditional villages face dual challenges, namely, rapidnew urbanization and the commodification of capital-driven spaces.
Mengru Song, Mengru Song, Ji-Eun Kim
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CORK IN TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE REHABILITATION & SMART VILLAGES

The use of cork as a material in traditional architecture is well-established, particularly prevalent in European regions. In the Madonie Park, a hub in Sicily nestled in the heart of the Mediterranean Basin, and its 21 constituent villages, the use of
Lombardo, Luisa, Campisi, Tiziana
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Deforestation and Efficiency: Insights From Forest Transition in the Brazilian Cerrado

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper estimates technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of agricultural production at the municipal level of the Brazilian Cerrado in 2006 and 2017, and investigates their underlying mechanisms in relation to forest transition theory.
Ricardo Muniz Simões, Cassiano Bragagnolo, Humberto Francisco Silva Spolador   +2 more
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Livelihood Diversification as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change and Household Food Security of Livestock Holders in Pakistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rural farm households continue to face significant risks from climate change, resulting in many of them diversifying their livelihood sources into other income‐generating activities to increase their incomes and improve food and nutrition security. In this study, we examine the drivers and impact of farm households' participation in livelihood
Mahwish Arshad, Awudu Abdulai
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Microclimate-Adaptive Morphological Parametric Design of Streets and Alleys in Traditional Villages

Buildings
Microclimate is a reflection of the climatic conditions within the scope of human daily activities, so it is closely related to human activities. This paper uses Qingshui Village in Hancheng as the research object and the purpose of this paper was to ...
Yufei Lyu, Lei Zhang, Xin Liu, Xuan Ma
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Weather Attention in Online Discourse and Price Uncertainty in Agricultural Futures Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Weather is a central determinant of production risk in agricultural markets, but markets respond not only to weather conditions themselves, but also to how those conditions are noticed, framed, and interpreted in public discourse. In this setting, real‐time online weather discussions may shape price uncertainty by influencing how market ...
Mario A. Ortez, Olga Isengildina Massa, Michael Liam Smith, Nicole Olynk Widmar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source