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Restructuring and the loss of preferences : labour challenges for the Caribbean banana industry
Nii Addy, David - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1999
Analyzes the banana industry crisis and its labour related effects. Highlights the continuing importance of the banana …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966191
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The IUF/COLSIBA-CHIQUITA framework agreement : a case study
Riisgaard, Lone - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2004
banana enterprise Chiquita and the Latin American Coordination of Banana Workers Unions (COLSIBA). Shows how the banana …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966756
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Agrarian structure and rural poverty: the case of Honduras.
P, Peek - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1984
banana plantations in the evolution of the agricultural sector; examines trends in farm size, land tenure, land utilization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010967587
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Information Asymmetries and Technology Adoption: The Case of Tissue Culture Bananas in Kenya
Kabunga, Nassul S.; Dubois, Thomas; Qaim, Matin - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2011
realistic. As a result, selection bias in adoption parameters may occur. We focus on tissue culture (TC) banana technology that … was introduced in Kenya more than 10 years ago. Up till now, adoption rates have remained relatively low. We employ the … of Kenyan banana farmers, we find that estimated adoption parameters differ little when comparing the classical adoption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008867364
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Linking indigenous bonding and bridging social capital
O'BRIEN, David; Phillips, John; Patsiorkovsky, Valeri - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 8, pp. 1041-1051
O'Brien D. J., Phillips J. L. and Patsiorkovsky V. V. (2005) Linking indigenous bonding and bridging social capital, Regional Studies 39 , 1041-1051. Reconciling indigenous bonding and bridging social capital remains a difficult issue in economic development and global issues of inequality. A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005458036
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Social capital, transition in agriculture, and economic organisation: a theoretical perspective
Valentinov, Vladislav - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2003
Social capital is defined as the shared knowledge, trust, and culture, embodied in the structural forms of networks and other stable inter-agent relationships. Social capital has been shown to be more difficult to build than economic capital, and to have greater beneficial effects for community...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008526819
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SOCIAL CAPITAL, TRANSITION IN AGRICULTURE, AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATION: A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE
Valentinov, Vladislav - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2003
ABSTRACT Social capital is defined as the shared knowledge, trust, and culture, embodied in the structural forms of networks and other stable inter-agent relationships. Social capital has been shown to be more difficult to build than economic capital, and to have greater beneficial effects for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038568
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The six "ins" of climate-smart agriculture: Inclusive institutions for information, innovation, investment, and insurance:
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Bernier, Quinn; Haglund, Eric - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
insurance to enable smallholders, women, and poor resource-dependent communities to adopt and benefit from CSA. We discuss the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762168
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The Impact of Integrated Agricultural Research for Development on Collective Marketing among Smallholder Farmers of Southern Africa
Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi; Siziba, Shepherd; Mango, Nelson; … - In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 043 (2014) 05
This article demonstrates how Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) impacts on collective marketing among smallholder farmers of southern Africa through increased crop productivity, yields and income. We use a quasi-experimental design to compare outcomes under IAR4D and under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011167696
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The role of farmer organisations and researcher support in the inclusion of smallholders in quality pork supply chains in Vietnam
Binh, Vu Trong; Thai, Bui Thi; Quang, Hoang Vu; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2007
Replaced with revised version of paper 11/26/07.
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