Recent research has analyzed whether higher levels of farm production diversity contribute to improved diets in smallholder farm households. We add to this literature by using and comparing different indicators, thus helping to better understand some of the underlying linkages.
Springer
Springer Publishing is an American publishing company of academic journals and books, focusing on the fields of nursing, gerontology, psychology, social work, counseling, public health, and rehabilitation.
Domaines d'activité :
scientific research
Attention dans le renforcement des capacités:
individuel(le)
organisationnel(le)
institutionnel(le)
Resources from this Organisation
Αnnée de publication
2018
Upload file
This publication is based on invited papers presented at the conference "Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries: Towards Optimizing the Benefits for the Poor", held in November 1999 at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn.
Αnnée de publication
2000
Link to web resource
With the commercialization of agriculture, women are increasingly disadvantaged because of persistent gender disparities in access to productive resources. Farmer collective action that intends to improve smallholder access to markets and technology could potentially accelerate this trend.
Sujet(s)
Αnnée de publication
2012
Upload file
Women play important roles at different nodes of both agricultural and off-farm value chains, but in many countries their contributions are either underestimated or limited by prevailing societal norms or gender-specific barriers.
Αnnée de publication
2021
Upload file
Competing models of innovation informing agricultural extension, such as transfer of technology, participatory extension and technology development, and innovation systems have been proposed over the last decades. These approaches are often presented as antagonistic or even mutually exclusive.
Αnnée de publication
2013
Upload file
In eastern Zambia, population growth has reduced per-capita land availability to such an extent that traditional bush fallows can no longer be practiced, and low soil fertility is a major constraint to crop production.
Sujet(s)
Αnnée de publication
2015
Upload file
Access to and usage of smartphones for agricultural purposes amongst small-scale farmers in rural areas of developing countries is still limited.
Sujet(s)
Αnnée de publication
2020
Upload file
Since the Green Revolution, worldwide agriculture has been characterized by a typical top–down approach. The degree of autonomy, creativity, and responsibility of farmers has been limited by the continuous external inputs of chemicals, machinery, advice, subsidies and knowledge.
Αnnée de publication
2020
Link to web resource
This book discusses the role of inclusive innovation for development in rural India.
Αnnée de publication
2020
Link to web resource
This study analysed Swedish stakeholders’ views on future developments of organic production and consumption based on Organic 3.0, a strategic initiative by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM).
Αnnée de publication
2020
Link to web resource
Research-based evidence on the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices is vital to their effective uptake, continued use and wider diffusion. In addition, an enabling policy environment at the national and regional levels is necessary for this evidence to be used effectively.
Sujet(s)
Αnnée de publication
2018
Link to web resource
Innovation is important for development in the private sector, but inevitably public sector also needs innovation to enhance services and processes, with research on employee-driven digital innovation in public organizations being limited.
Sujet(s)
Αnnée de publication
2020
Link to web resource