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The economic lives of smallholder farmers - An analysis based on household data from nine countries
… countries. These differences arise due to soil quality, technology and productive assets, such as irrigation. In … being developed for larger commercial farms. This renders technology adoption by small farmers difficult. Smaller farms … As markets change, economies of scale in skills and technology, finance and access to capital and the …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… or example, by using targeted information and communication technology (ICT) and … lization through access to clean water, sanitation, energy, technology, … agricultural inputs, financing, training, technology and related infrastructure for smallholder women …
Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?
… underperforming developing country livestock systems using technology transfers will be essential to ensure improved … with sedentary production through increased regulation and technology transfer, extensive pastoralism can provide far … for many pastoralists and appropriate innovations and technology transfers may be needed. In the high forests of …
Global Land Outlook
… and systems planners from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – have often spoken of the influence the early … Hughes, T.P. 2004. Human-Built World: How to Think About Technology and Culture. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. … and Spiritual Values of Biodiversity. Intermediate Technology Publications, London. 50 Badman, T., Bomhard, B., …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… for patent protection of inventions from all fields of technology as long as they meet the basic substantive … based on their country of origin, on the field of technology of the invention or on whether the resulting … of medical procedures. Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, 13:181, 203. 25 See 35 USC § 101. 26 …
Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan
… Raising and Education. 2: Policy Framework. 3: Science, Technology and Knowledge. 4: Capacity Building. 5: Financing and Technology Transfer. The importance of the rangelands for … Aligned NAP to Combat Desertification on “Financing and Technology Transfer; increased financial resource …
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study
… Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Yugoslavia. - 21 - technology, thereby extending the operational range and hence … of cultivated land area, adoption of more appropriate technology, agricultural development (irrigation, drainage, … utilization with the users modifying their production technology or economizing water in their own networks. They …
Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening
… research. It has been defined as the art, science, and technology of managing trees and forest resources in and … research. It has been defined as "the art, science and technology of managing trees and forest resources in and … at urban and peri-urban level? Such as (i) promoting technology transfer (e.g. wastewater reuse); (ii) …