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"There has been extensive debate in the experimental economics literature as to the validity of extending the results of student experiments to more complex real world settings, characterised by the economic behaviour of diverse participants. This paper uses an experimental design that formally...
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partial equilibrium agriculture model that emphasizes policy simulations; a hydrology model incorporated into IMPACT; and the …
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Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing … eight of the countries that make up southern Africa — Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland … scenario maps, models, figures, and detailed analysis, the editors and contributors of Southern African Agriculture and Climate …
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majority of the rural people in Swaziland depend on cash income for survival strategies. Rural agriculture is insufficient to …The Kingdom of Swaziland covers an area of 17,364 square kilometers bordered on the north, west, and south by the … percent live in rural areas and 22 percent in urban areas (Swaziland, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development 2007). The …
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According to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Le Treut et al. 2007, 96), climate is defined as average weather over a period of time, ranging from months to millions of years. Climate is usually described in terms of the mean and variability...
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recent theoretical developments in nonequilibrium analysis. Using the Navaho Indian Irrigation Project as a case study, this … the developmental history of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project from a nonequilibrium perspective. The paper concludes …
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"Watershed governance typically relies on more or less formal inter-organizational networks whose structure is likely to influence the success of cooperation. An emerging body of literature seeks to analyze the role of networks in natural resource management. This paper aims at contributing to...
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EBFMPs has positive and significant implications for farmers’ livelihoods. The paper therefore recommends that irrigation … overemphasised. This paper analysed the effects of adopting ecosystem-based farm management practices (EBFMPs) on the livelihoods of … irrigation farmers in Africa, using Ghana as a case study. The paper employed mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative …
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Discusses the importance of sharing existing knowledge and technologies, generating new knowledge and enhancing capacity for applying it to reduce the risks of climate change.
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