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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... Land and Labour Market Participation Decisions under Imperfect Markets: a Case Study in North-east Jiangxi Province, China Shuyi Feng, Nico Heerink and Ruerd Ruben Land and Labour Allocation Decisions in the Shift from Subsistence to ...
... Land and Labour Market Participation Decisions under Imperfect Markets: a Case Study in North-east Jiangxi Province, China Shuyi Feng, Nico Heerink and Ruerd Ruben Land and Labour Allocation Decisions in the Shift from Subsistence to ...
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... land and labour by 13 and 28%, respectively (Erenstein, 1999). In the Central American hillsides, average smallholder maize yields were three to nine times higher after a period of 10–22 years relying on cover crops and green manure ...
... land and labour by 13 and 28%, respectively (Erenstein, 1999). In the Central American hillsides, average smallholder maize yields were three to nine times higher after a period of 10–22 years relying on cover crops and green manure ...
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... land scarcity – and more commercially oriented livestock production provoke ... labour input, increases with population densities. Hoffman et al. (2001) ... land for grazing. Although cut-and-carry feeding is labour intensive, it is ...
... land scarcity – and more commercially oriented livestock production provoke ... labour input, increases with population densities. Hoffman et al. (2001) ... land for grazing. Although cut-and-carry feeding is labour intensive, it is ...
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... labour constraints (Pender and Gebremedhin, 2006). Similar results were found in central Honduras, where communities ... land management or labour use in two prior studies (Nkonya et al., 2004; Pender et al., 2004). However, Pender et al ...
... labour constraints (Pender and Gebremedhin, 2006). Similar results were found in central Honduras, where communities ... land management or labour use in two prior studies (Nkonya et al., 2004; Pender et al., 2004). However, Pender et al ...
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... land improvements or make other agricultural investments (Place et al., 2006b). In Uganda, female-headed households are more likely than male-headed households to use fertilizer, while households with more males use more of some labour ...
... land improvements or make other agricultural investments (Place et al., 2006b). In Uganda, female-headed households are more likely than male-headed households to use fertilizer, while households with more males use more of some labour ...
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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