Systemic perspectives on scaling agricultural innovations. A review
Agricultural production involves the scaling of agricultural innovations such as disease-
resistant and drought-tolerant maize varieties, zero-tillage techniques, permaculture …
resistant and drought-tolerant maize varieties, zero-tillage techniques, permaculture …
A critical review of the theory and application of social learning in participatory natural resource management processes
M Muro, P Jeffrey - Journal of environmental planning and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Social learning is increasingly cited as an essential component of sustainable natural
resource management and the promotion of desirable behavioural change. This paper …
resource management and the promotion of desirable behavioural change. This paper …
[图书][B] Communication for rural innovation
C Leeuwis, C Leeuwis, A Ban - 2004 - Wiley Online Library
This book provides a follow-up for Van den Ban and Hawkins' classic Agricultural Extension
(1988, 1996), of which some 35 000 copies have been printed in 10 languages1. It does so …
(1988, 1996), of which some 35 000 copies have been printed in 10 languages1. It does so …
Governance and the capacity to manage resilience in regional social-ecological systems
The sustainability of regional development can be usefully explored through several
different lenses. In situations in which uncertainties and change are key features of the …
different lenses. In situations in which uncertainties and change are key features of the …
[图书][B] Rural
M Woods - 2010 - taylorfrancis.com
The division of 'rural'and 'urban'is one of the oldest ideas in Geography and is deeply
engrained in our culture. Throughout history, the rural has been attributed with many …
engrained in our culture. Throughout history, the rural has been attributed with many …
Adoption of precision farming tools: The case of Italian farmers
The process of adopting innovation, especially with regard to precision farming (PF), is
inherently complex and social, and influenced by producers, change agents, social norms …
inherently complex and social, and influenced by producers, change agents, social norms …
Innovation platforms: experiences with their institutional embedding in agricultural research for development
Innovation Platforms (IPs) are seen as a promising vehicle to foster a paradigm shift in
agricultural research for development (AR4D). By facilitating interaction, negotiation and …
agricultural research for development (AR4D). By facilitating interaction, negotiation and …
Capturing farm diversity with hypothesis-based typologies: An innovative methodological framework for farming system typology development
Creating typologies is a way to summarize the large heterogeneity of smallholder farming
systems into a few farm types. Various methods exist, commonly using statistical analysis, to …
systems into a few farm types. Various methods exist, commonly using statistical analysis, to …
Crop–livestock integration beyond the farm level: a review
Paradoxically, the number of crop–livestock farms is declining across Europe, despite the
fact that crop-livestock farms are theoretically optimal to improve the sustainability of …
fact that crop-livestock farms are theoretically optimal to improve the sustainability of …
Ecosystem services, social interdependencies, and collective action
The governance of ecosystem services (ES) has been predominantly thought of in terms of
market or state-based instruments. Comparatively, collective action mechanisms have rarely …
market or state-based instruments. Comparatively, collective action mechanisms have rarely …