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Environmental and Economic Impacts of Growing Certified Organic Coffee in Colombia
(2015-02)
According to advocates, eco-certification can improve developing country farmers’ environmental and economic performance. However, these notional benefits can be undercut by self-selection: the tendency of relatively wealthy ...
Natural resource conservation in the Maribios uplands of Nicaragua. III. Conceptual framework for incentives
(IICA, San José (Costa Rica), 1993-07)
Considerable work has been done on conservation incentives, but a simple, uniform decision-making criterion is still lacking. This paper develops a decision-making tool in the form of a three-part conceptual framework for ...
A methodological proposal for the evaluation of farmer's adaptation to climate variability, mainly due to drought in watersheds in Central America
(2008)
The current study shows the process and the results of a methodology proposed to contribute with the issue of how to evaluate the adaptation to climate variability and future climate change. The proposed methodology consists ...
What information do policy makers need to develop climate adaptation plans for mallholder farmers? : the case of Central America and Mexico
(Springer, 2016)
Scientific and technical information can increase the ability of policy makers to
make strategic decisions. However, climate change policy is often formulated without significant
input from science. We examine whether ...
Mapping climate change adaptive capacity and vulnerability of smallholder agricultural livelihoods in Central America: ranking and descriptive approaches to support adaptation strategies
(Springer, 2016)
Climate change is one of the main threats to rural livelihoods in Central America, especially for small and medium-sized farmers. Climate change vulnerability assessment (CCVA) integrates biophysical and socioeconomic ...
Authentication of Coffea arabica Varieties through DNA Fingerprinting and its Significance for the Coffee Sector
(2020-01)
Background: Locating the optimal varieties for coffee cultivation is increasingly considered a key condition for sustainable production and marketing. Variety performance varies when it comes to susceptibility to coffee ...
CGIAR modeling approaches for resource-constrained scenarios: I. Accelerating crop breeding for a changing climate
(American Society of Agronomy, 2020)
Crop improvement efforts aiming at increasing crop production (quantity, quality) and adapting to climate change have been subject of active research over the past years. But, the question remains ‘to what extent can ...
Planned behavior and social capital: Understanding farmers’ behavior toward pressurized irrigation technologies.
(Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos), 2021-09)
Water scarcity is becoming a major challenge worldwide. The agricultural sector, as a main user of freshwater, may significantly increase its water use efficiency by promoting water saving strategies. This paper proposes ...
Natural resource conservation with peoples' participation in the uplands of the Maribios Volcanic Ranges of Nicaragua. II. Adaptation of conservation technology to farmers
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), San José (Costa Rica), 1993-07)
Con el método del reconocimiento rápido de áreas rurales, se estudiaron las prácticas agrícolas tradicionales en la cuenca alta de los Maribios en Nicaragua, para adaptar técnicas conocidas de manejo y uso de la tierra ...