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Publikováno v:
Society & Natural Resources. 9:447-463
This study explores the extent to which gender is a factor in the adoption of a set of conservation practices in an area of Kenya that is experiencing increased population density. The findings from a comparison of male and female farm household head
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https://doi.org/10.1080/08941929609380987
https://doi.org/10.1080/08941929609380987
Autor:
Andrew J. Sofranko, Serigne M. Ndiaye
Publikováno v:
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 48:35-47
Population growth in Africa has had a significant effect on per capita food production over the past two decades. High population growth rates and the resulting increase in population density have also affected the environment. Pressure on farmland h
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https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-8809(94)90073-6
https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-8809(94)90073-6
Publikováno v:
Society & Natural Resources. 3:361-371
This paper examines the adoption of a conservation practice among Illinois farmers from the perspective of the importance of agroecological and conservation policy influences. Farmers in one agricultural region adopted the conservation practice of no
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https://doi.org/10.1080/08941929009380732
https://doi.org/10.1080/08941929009380732
Publikováno v:
Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education. 10
A “new agriculture” is emerging, with great implications for Extension. Farmers are growing value-enhanced crops, exploring new ways of cooperating, searching out contracts, and making investments in business opportunities which utilize their gra
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::3a5fca651ef4f83222af10c300d823ec
https://doi.org/10.5191/jiaee.2003.10204
https://doi.org/10.5191/jiaee.2003.10204
Publikováno v:
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 10:3-22
Past research on individual modernity has concentrated on identification of the antecedents of more modern patterns of thinking, valuing, and behaving. The present study attempts to take a next step in this research tradition, to determine whether va
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022179101001
https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022179101001
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Modern African Studies. 14:706-712
The major problem of agriculture in Africa has been the low productivity of the traditional sector. The general thrust of development strategies to this point has been towards providing opportunities to small-holders and ‘encouraging agricultural d
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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x00053799
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x00053799
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Community Development Society. 8:19-29
Ecological and social action explanations have been used to account for the location of new firms in small communities. Using data collected for a sample of 162 small communities in Illinois, the authors attempt to determine which of these explanatio
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https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.1977.10878118
https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.1977.10878118
Publikováno v:
Growth and Change. 14:42-49
An examination of the importance of rural-to-rural migration in the United States is presented. Data are from a 1977 telephone survey of migrants and residents in 75 high net in-migration counties in the North Central region. Rural-origin and urban-o
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2257.1983.tb00404.x
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2257.1983.tb00404.x
Publikováno v:
Agricultural Economics. 3:99-113
At a time when attention was focused on Africa's poor agricultural performance, Malawi demonstrated a capacity not only to feed itself, but to produce a surplus for export. During the periods covered in this paper, its agricultural growth exceeded th
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.1989.tb00074.x
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.1989.tb00074.x
Publikováno v:
Journal of the Community Development Society. 11:53-68
The recent population turnaround has led to considerable speculation about the impact newcomers from cities will have on future population growth and development in rural areas. It is generally felt that their views will conflict with those of establ
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::29efadd3d6d37d5ac03109d5baf901e1
https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.1980.9987115
https://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.1980.9987115