The causes, effects and challenges of Sahelian droughts: a critical review

ET Epule, C Peng, L Lepage, Z Chen - Regional environmental change, 2014 - Springer
This paper is a critical synthesis of the causes, effects and challenges of the Sahelian
droughts. The results show that the four main causes of the Sahelian droughts are as …

On the susceptibility and vulnerability of agricultural value chains to COVID-19

J Morton - World development, 2020 - Elsevier
In the context of the major potential impacts of COVID-19 on agriculture and agricultural
trade in developing countries, this Viewpoint discusses the advantages of adopting a …

[图书][B] Adoption of agricultural innovations by smallholder farmers in the context of HIV/AIDS: The case of tissue-cultured banana in Kenya

FN Nguthi - 2007 - search.proquest.com
Agricultural technology is known to be a catalyst for agricultural development and rural
poverty reduction through increases in food production and/or reduction in production costs …

The socio-economic impacts of AIDS on families caring for AIDS-orphaned children in Mbeya rural district, Tanzania

NK Fauk, SE Mwakinyali, S Putra… - International Journal of …, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the socio-economic impacts of AIDS on
families caring for AIDS-orphaned children in Mbeya rural district, Tanzania …

[图书][B] When AIDS meets poverty: implications for social capital in a village in Tanzania

CI Nombo - 2007 - search.proquest.com
The role of social capital in development is receiving increasing attention. Indeed, social
capital seems to have evolved into panacea for all problems affecting poor communities …

Conceptualising the links between HIV/AIDS and pastoralist livelihoods

J Morton - The European Journal of Development Research, 2006 - Springer
While understanding of the links between HIV/AIDS and agriculturebased livelihoods is
increasing, there has been very little research on the links between HIV/AIDS and …

[图书][B] Living with AIDS in Uganda: impacts on banana-farming households in two districts

MK Beraho - 2008 - search.proquest.com
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is undoing decades of economic and social development in sub-
Saharan Africa and its impacts on rural populations–their livelihoods, their farming systems …

Competencies for rural development professionals in the era of HIV/AIDS

D Brinkman, AMB Westendorp, AEJ Wals, M Mulder - Compare, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The impact of HIV/AIDS on food security and rural livelihoods is still insufficiently
understood. It is evident, however, that rural development professionals need to respond to …

Dimensions of vulnerability of livelihoods in less-favoured areas: interplay between the individual and the collective.

J Brons, T Dietz, A Niehof… - … poverty reduction in less …, 2007 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The geographical concentration of persistent poverty in so-called less-favoured areas
(LFAs) calls for a critical look at the link between poverty and environment. Livelihood …

Households' responses to climate change: contingent behavior evidence from rural South Africa

W Dassanayake, S Mohapatra, MK Luckert… - Environment and …, 2018 - cambridge.org
We investigate households' decisions regarding livelihood activities in response to future
climate change in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. We use the contingent behavior method …