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Contribution of agriculture to climate change and low-emission agricultural development in Asia and the Pacific

Aryal, Jeetendra Prakash - 2022

The agriculture sector in Asia and the Pacific region contributes massively to climate change, as the region has the … largest share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture. The region is the largest producer of rice, a major source … use for irrigation) emissions from agriculture. Besides this, a substantial increase in livestock production for meat and …

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Monitoring Changes in Agricultural Landscapes of Central Europe, Hungary : Application of ILWIS GIS for Image Processing

Lemenkova, Polina - 2019

intensely used in agriculture, which causes high land heterogeneity. The research method consists in using ILWIS GIS and Landsat …

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An Evaluation of Dr. Ambedkar’s Economic Thought on Agriculture in the context of Globalization

Bagde, Dr. Rakshit - 2021

heart. Above all these attributes, he was the noble visionary aspiring for a peaceful and prosperous world without malice.Agriculture … collectivism was the only answer for problems of agriculture. This was in tune with the welfare State visualized then. Collective …

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Property Rights and Power Across Rural Landscapes

Graham, Nicole G.; Shoemaker, Jessica A. - 2022

Property rights are powerful. They fundamentally shape both the physical world and our social relations within it. Property choices impact how land and other resources are used (or conserved) and who has access to those resources (or who is excluded). At the same time, cultural discourses about...

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Agroecological and Conventional Agricultural Systems : Comparative Analysis of Coffee Farms in Brazil for Sustainable Development

Pronti, Andrea; Coccia, Mario - 2021

A main problem in emerging countries is the reduction of poverty in rural areas with sustainable agricultural systems. This study analyses differences between agroecology (a pattern of sustainable economic development with ecological processes directed to reduce production costs and support...

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Food and Agriculture : The Future of Sustainability

Giovannucci, Daniele; Scherr, Sara J.; Nierenberg, Danielle - 2012

and Agriculture systems. With contributions from more than 70 global agri-food leaders in the business, policy, green, and … will make the most difference for sustainable and resilient food and agriculture systems …

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Climate Change Adaptation and Inequality in Africa : Case of Water, Energy and Food Insecurity

Nyiwul, Linus - 2020

In this paper we analyze the relationship between social inequality and climate change policy actions in African countries. We examine whether the needs of the poor influence mitigation and adaptation policies in the region. The continent is characterized by an interesting dynamic between...

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Redirecting investment for a global food system that is sustainable and promotes healthy diets

Bianchi, Eduardo; Bowyer, Catherine; Morrison, J. A.; … - 2018

More and better quality private sector investment in food systems will be needed if countries are to achieve their Sustainable Development Goals. The key challenge addressed in this paper is how investment in food systems can be redirected such that it is both adequate to drive dynamic food...

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Trading off nutrition and education? : a panel data analysis of the dissimilar welfare effects of organic and fairtrade standards

Meemken, Eva-Marie; Spielman, David J.; Qaim, Matin - 2017

Millions of smallholder farmers in developing countries participate in different types of sustainability standards. A growing body of literature has analyzed the welfare effects of such participation, with mixed results. Yet, there are important knowledge gaps. First, most existing studies look...

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Specialization in food production, global food security and sustainability

Campi, Mercedes; Duenas, Marco; Fagiolo, Giorgio - 2020

Understanding specialization patterns of countries in food production can provide relevant insights for the evaluation and design of policies seeking to achieve food security and sustainability, which are key to reach several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this paper, we use production...

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