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We analyse whether migration is an adaptation that households employ to cope with climate in Ghana and Nigeria. If migration is part of the present adaptation portfolio of households in developing countries, it is reasonable to expect that it will also be an adaptation to future climate change....
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competition. The situation in Africa is particularly problematic, as the continent lags behind all others in terms of quality and … efficient cookstoves in households. These can catalyse much needed action in other areas (notably water supply, agriculture, and …
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performance of agriculture was the result of fast growth in the use of fertilizer, increases in land productivity, and growth in …This study analyzes the performance of Latin America and the Caribbean's agriculture between 1980 and 2012 looking at … contributed significantly to the improved performance of agriculture. Observed growth patterns at the country level suggest that …
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country's dual agricultural policy focus towards large commercial agribusiness enterprises, led by the Ministry of Agriculture …, and family farms, led by the Ministry of Agrarian Development. Our purpose is to examine the role that farm size may have …
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specifically on the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses (AFOLU) sectors. To do so, we apply the Integrated Economic …-Environmental Modeling (IEEM) framework for Costa Rica, linked with high resolution spatial land use land cover and ecosystem services …
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land use land cover change and ecosystem services modeling (IEEMESM). This papers main contributions are developing: (i) a …-adapted agriculture, and improving fire management, would generate approximately US$339.3 billion in additional wealth. From a public …
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focus on agriculture, food processing and energy generation from byproducts. It is based on official statistics collected … from national and international institutions (national statistical office, ministry of agriculture and related research … processing sector and NGOs supporting agriculture and food processing. A top-down approach was followed starting with national …
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