Blar i Bora-import på emneord "Agriculture"
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Deforestation: Population or Market Driven? Different Approaches in Modelling Agricultural Expansion
(CMI Working paper WP 1996: 9, Working paper, 1996)The debate on causes of and remedies for tropical deforestation is often confused because the underlying assumptions of the arguments are not made explicit. This paper compares four different modelling approaches to ... -
Economic Analysis of Land Degradation in Indonesian Upland
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1996)The objective of this research is to determine factors affecting land degradation in the upland in Indonesia, and to suggest appropriate policies regarding land-use. The regression results indicate that about half of the ... -
Land Reforms and Land Degradation in Tanzania: Alternative Economic Approaches
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1995)This paper uses as a point of departure the extensive soil erosion problems in the highland area of Western Tanzania. The first part of the paper focuses on the ongoing debate on land reforms in Tanzania, particularly the ... -
Lowering barriers to agricultural exports through technical assistance
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2003)Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) regulations imposed by the developed world, significantly reduse the export opportunities of developing countries. Under the SPS Agreement, developed countries are obliged to provide technical ... -
Norwegian Support to Bunda College of Agriculture - Phase II. An Evaluation
(Research report, Research report, 2005)This report is an evaluation of NORAD’s support to Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi to the tune of NOK 35 million for the period 2001–2004. Results were assessed in five output areas: (a) organisational ... -
Research into action. Synergising research and outreach for development and food security in Malawi. Mid-term review of the agricultural research and development programme (ARDEP)
(Research report, Research report, 2009)This report presents the findings of a mid-term review of the Agricultural Research and Development Programme (ARDEP) based at Bunda College of Agriculture in Malawi. The objective of ARDEP is to apply new technologies to ... -
Shifting Cultivation and "Deforestation". A Study from Sumatra, Indonesia
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1994)About half of tropical deforestation is commonly explained by the expansion of traditional agriculture (shifting cultivation). This article first questions the share of responsibly assigned to traditional agriculture. ... -
Shifting Cultivation Expansion and Intensity of Production: The Open Economy Case
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1994)This paper studies decision making in shifting cultivation, in particular labour inputs, length of rotation or fallow period (intensity of production), and the agricultural frontier (expansion). Analytical models are ... -
The Evolution of Private Property Rights in Traditional Agriculture: Theories and a Study from Indonesia
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1997)The starting point of this paper is a universally observed tendency of common property to be replaced by private property in traditional agriculture. The paper seeks to explore the forces behind such a development. Four ...