Narrow down by keywords: Labour and livelihoods, Latin America and the Caribbean
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- Urban sustainability under threat: the restructuring of the fishing industry in Mar del Plata, Argentina
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As a result of the internal and external reforms introduced in the last two decades in Argentina, as in most Latin American countries, urban-based manufacturing activities have experienced a dramatic process of restructuring, which has prompted new social ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:07
- Does fair trade make a difference? The case of small coffee producers in Nicaragua
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Fair trade represents an innovative approach to make the rules of global trade work for disadvantaged producers in the South and for sustainable development. But who are the real beneficiaries of fair trade? Has fair trade resulted in any discernible impr ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:50
- Confronting the Coffee Crisis: Fair Trade, Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mexico and Central America
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Author: Bacon, Christopher M., V. Ernesto Mendez, Stephe R. Gliessman, David Goodman, and Jonathan A. Fox (eds.) Publisher: ...
Book review - admin - 2009-12-07 09:34
- Alternative financial institutions? Sustainability, development, social reproduction, and gender analysis
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Many NGO financial institutions and co-operatives are, arguably, incorporating the rules and norms of banking which, as `alternative' institutions, they sought to avoid. Here, the author uses CARUNA (the National Savings and Credit Co-operative `Caja Rura ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:01
- Participatory design of agroforestry systems: developing farmer participatory research methods in Mexico
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Participatory research that combines the knowledge of farmers and researchers promotes the development of a variety of agroforestry options that may meet the various needs of different farmers, and thus exploits one of the greatest strengths of agroforest ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:07
- How can the poor benefit from private investment in agricultural research? A case study from Bolivia
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This article evaluates potential mechanisms for facilitating increased private sector engagement in agricultural research for development and technology transfer (ARDTT), with particular emphasis on Bolivia. It reviews the mixed results of efforts, in dev ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:50
- Non-Governmental Organisations and the State in Latin America: Rethinking Roles in Sustainable Agricultural Development
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Author: Bebbington, Anthony and Graham Thiele Issue: ...
Book review - admin - 2009-12-07 09:18
- The use of donkeys in the central highlands of Mexico: a gender perspective
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A historical study of migratory patterns in central Mexico shows that rural communities have seen shifts in population ratios as well as in the type of activities and responsibilities undertaken by men and women. This has also affected women's use of live ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:01
- International NGOs and unions in the South: worlds apart or allies in the struggle?
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In the early 1980s, support for trade unions was a significant component of Oxfam GB's programmes in various parts of the world, most notably Central America and South Africa. In Central America, this was motivated both because organised labour played an ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:01
- Participatory domestication of agroforestry trees: an example from the Peruvian Amazon
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Valuable tree genetic resources are declining around many farming communities in the Peruvian Amazon, limiting farmers' options for economic development. The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry is working with farming communities to increase ...
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