Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Less-favoured AreasRuerd Ruben, J. Pender, Arie Kuyvenhoven CABI, 2007 - 472 pages Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session |
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... higher factor returns and improved land management. Therefore, institutional strategies for reducing transaction costs tend to be critically important for enhancing investments and enabling income diversification. The remainder of this ...
... higher factor returns and improved land management. Therefore, institutional strategies for reducing transaction costs tend to be critically important for enhancing investments and enabling income diversification. The remainder of this ...
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... higher land in the north-west, several subdistricts on the fringes of major rivers and several of the south-eastern subdistricts, including the Chittagong Hill Tract (Kam et al., 2005). Despite the importance of some agro-ecological ...
... higher land in the north-west, several subdistricts on the fringes of major rivers and several of the south-eastern subdistricts, including the Chittagong Hill Tract (Kam et al., 2005). Despite the importance of some agro-ecological ...
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... higher in the central highlands, with their favourable agroclimatic conditions and access to the Nairobi market, than in the western highlands, which are more remote (Place et al., 2006b). Household wealth (proxied by houses with a ...
... higher in the central highlands, with their favourable agroclimatic conditions and access to the Nairobi market, than in the western highlands, which are more remote (Place et al., 2006b). Household wealth (proxied by houses with a ...
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... higher in Central America (31% of used land), Africa (19%) and Asia (16%) (Oldeeman et al., 1991). Soil erosion by water or wind was the major source of this degradation, causing serious degradation of 25% of used land in Central ...
... higher in Central America (31% of used land), Africa (19%) and Asia (16%) (Oldeeman et al., 1991). Soil erosion by water or wind was the major source of this degradation, causing serious degradation of 25% of used land in Central ...
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... higher for rangelands (43%) than for irrigated or rainfed cropland. Numerous studies have assessed soil degradation in specific regions or countries. In a study of soil degradation in South and South-east Asia that replicated the ...
... higher for rangelands (43%) than for irrigated or rainfed cropland. Numerous studies have assessed soil degradation in specific regions or countries. In a study of soil degradation in South and South-east Asia that replicated the ...
Contents
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Development Strategies for Poor People in Lessfavoured Areas | 63 |
Resource Management Options | 133 |
Livelihoods and Food Security | 203 |
Markets and Institutional Development | 271 |
Strategies and Policy Priorities | 419 |
Index | 467 |
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