"Organic and fair-trade certified commodities catering for niche markets are growing rapidly and offer potential benefits for small-scale farmers and the society at large. It is vital to assess if it is technically and economically feasible to meet the growing consumer demands of food safety, quality, and ethics, especially by smallholder and marginal producers. Organic and fair-trade certified commodities are predominantly produced in t ..."
"Vegetables are a significant component of agricultural farming systems in Africa and have recently moved into the focus of research organizations, development partners and policy makers. Beyond income generating opportunities for producers, vegetable production for domestic and export markets is an important driver for growth due to employment opportunities in production, processing and trade. Providing the latest socioeconomic research ..."
"Over the past two decades, significant investment has been made into agriculture-related natural resource management research in developing countries. With investors beginning to request the impact of their investments in this research, a review was needed on the economic, social and environmental effects of these projects. Stemming from an effort to address these concerns, this collection of case studies establishes a methodological fo ..."
Vulnerability to Poverty Theory, Measurement and Determinants, with Case Studies from Thailand and Vietnam by Stephan Klasen, HermannWaibel, M. Grimm Hardcover, 337 Pages, Published 2012 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-0-230-24891-5, ISBN: 0-230-24891-8
"With the current global crisis, high levels of volatility in trade, capital flows, commodity prices, aid, and the looming threat of climate change, this book brings together high-quality research and presents conceptual issues and empirical results to analyze the determinants of the vulnerability to poverty in developing countries."
"In: Johnson, S.H., Vermillion, D.L. and Sagardoy, J.A. (eds) Irrigation
Management Transfer: Selected Papers from the International Conference on
Irrigation Management Transfer, Wuhan, China, 20–24 September, 1994. Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, pp. 1–14. Vermillion,
D.L. and Sagardoy, J.A. (1999) Transfer of Irrigation Management Services:
Guidelines. FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper No. 58. Food a ..."
Vulnerability to Poverty(1st Edition) Theory, Measurement and Determinants, with Case Studies from Thailand and Vietnam by M. Grimm, H. Waibel, Stephan Klasen, HermannWaibel Paperback, 337 Pages, Published 2014 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1-349-59061-2, ISBN: 1-349-59061-4
"With the current global crisis, high levels of volatility in trade, capital flows, commodity prices, aid, and the looming threat of climate change, this book brings together high-quality research and presents conceptual issues and empirical results to analyze the determinants of the vulnerability to poverty in developing countries."
"As a result of the green revolution, the use of yield-increasing inputs such as fer tilizer and pesticides became a matter of course in irrigated rice farming in Southeast Asia. Pesticides were applied liberally, both as a guarantee against crop failure and as a means of fully utilizing the existing yield potential of the crops. However, since outbreaks of pests, such as the brown planthopper (BPH) or the tungro virus, continued to occ ..."
"Food Insecurity remains a challenge in many areas of the world. Although impressive progress was achieved in some countries, in many others, especially in Africa and in South Asia vulnerability to food insecurity remains high. The goal of a complete food security where “all people at all times have sufficient, nutritious and safe food which they need for a healthy life” is remains an ambition under the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal ..."
"As a result of the green revolution, the use of yield-increasing inputs such as fer tilizer and pesticides became a matter of course in irrigated rice farming in Southeast Asia. Pesticides were applied liberally, both as a guarantee against crop failure and as a means of fully utilizing the existing yield potential of the crops. However, since outbreaks of pests, such as the brown planthopper (BPH) or the tu ..."
Crop Protection Monographs The Economics of Integrated Pest Control in Irrigated Rice : A Case Study from the Philippines by HermannWaibel 196 Pages, Published 2012 by Springer Science & Business Media ISBN-13: 978-3-642-71319-4, ISBN: 3-642-71319-X
"Compared to noncontrol, farmers' strategy and control threshold result in a
marginal net return of 43 and 42 Pesos ha" respectively. Here, the major part of
the marginal net return resulting from the control threshold strategy is attributable
to the ..."
"Volume 29, Number 1, 2012 Andrew Foster, Avraham Ebenstein, Mulubrhan
Amare, Lena Hohfeld, Somchai Jitsuchon, Hermann Waibel, Jonathan D. Ostry,
Michael M. Hutchison, Chalongphob Sussangkarn, Eli Remolona, Masahiro
Kawai ... Jr. Copy Editors Noli Sotocinal Margarita Debuque-Gonzales Editorial
Assistant Mercedita P. Cabañeros MOHAMED ARIFF, Malaysian Institute of
Economic Research HAL HILL, Australian National University YIPING HUAN ..."
Pesticide Policies in Zimbabwe Status and Implications for Change ; a Publication of the Pesticide Policy Project, Hannover 1999 by Godfrey D. Mudimu, HermannWaibel, Gerd Fleischer 222 Pages, Published 1999 by Universitã¤T Hannover Inst. F. Gartenbauã Konomie ISBN-13: 978-3-934373-00-6, ISBN: 3-934373-00-3
"Introduction As a result of the green revolution, the use of yield-increasing
inputs such as fertilizer and pesticides became a matter of course in ..."