Results
repositories = "HAL - Hyper Article on Line"
> : "Innovation and Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Food"
(x)
BIOPHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS AND ECOLOGICAL COMPATIBILITIES OF DIVERSE AGROECOSYSTEMS
Description :
A diagnostic approach based on multi-scale integrated analysis and model simulations was employed to identify specific or common biophysical constraints, technological changes and ecological compatibilities of the diverse subsistence (SUB) and organic (ORG) agro-ecosystems in the Fertile Crescent (F...
Repository :
HAL - Hyper Article on Line
Language(s) :
English
FARMERS' KNOWLEDGE OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY IN THE ZANJAN PROVINCE IN IRAN
Description :
Integrated pest management (IPM) has been recognized to be a sustainable method for pest prevention, monitoring and control. Farmers' knowledge and participation are key elements of achieving this approach. The purpose of this study was to assess farmers' knowledge and skills of IPM for the farm pes...
Repository :
HAL - Hyper Article on Line
Language(s) :
English
MULTI-STAKEHOLDER VARIETAL INNOVATION PLATFORMS. A SOCIOTECHNICAL PARTNERSHIP RESEARCH SCHEME ASSESSED IN BENIN
Author(s) :
Lançon, Jacques
,
Carette, Caroline
,
Lokossou, Bernardin
,
Tomekpé, Kodjo
,
Hocdé, Henri
,
Corbalan, Jean-Antoine
,
Heurtaux, Mathilde
Description :
Participatory plant breeding research may be hampered by the fact that results that have been obtained in very specific localized settings cannot be disseminated and scaled. Varietal innovation platforms aim to overcome this problem by ensuring that the viewpoints of people involved in assessments a...
Repository :
HAL - Hyper Article on Line
Language(s) :
English
TOWARDS A FARMER-GOVERNED APPROACH TO AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT: LESSONS FROM INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES WITH LOCAL INNOVATION SUPPORT FUNDS
Author(s) :
Wongtschowski, Mariana
,
Triomphe, Bernard
,
Krone, Anton
,
Waters-Bayer, Ann
,
Van Veldhuizen, Laurens
Description :
Novel mechanisms for funding agricultural research for development (ARD) are emerging which strive to give smallholders a central role in deciding what types of innovation they want to explore and develop and how to do this. This paper reports on international experiences with one such mechanism, th...
Repository :
HAL - Hyper Article on Line
Language(s) :
English
INNOVATIVE “MICROSATE” CAGE CULTURE SYSTEMS FOR LIVELIHOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY: A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH
Description :
Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food production sector in the world and is considered to be of vital importance for the livelihood and nutritional security. Here we describe an innovative “Microsate” cage fish culture model for alternative income generation and livelihood security of inland fishe...
Repository :
HAL - Hyper Article on Line
Language(s) :
English
EVALUATION DE LA DURABILITE DES SYSTEMES DE PRODUCTION AGRICOLES : LIMITES DES DEMARCHES NORMATIVES ET VOIES D'AMELIORATION
Description :
The concepts of sustainable development and multifunctional agriculture are at the origin of several efforts aiming at their clarification and the development of methods to make them operational. The main principles of agricultural sustainability stress the importance of economic viability, environm...
Repository :
HAL - Hyper Article on Line
Language(s) :
French
From agricultural practices to boundaries' objects in the collective actions design
Description :
From 2 case studies we analyse how the concept of farming practices could be used as to elaborate an boundaries' objects while drive a collective action involving a wide range of actors and farmers.
Repository :
HAL - Hyper Article on Line
Language(s) :
French
Effets des chaînes d'approvisionnement aval sur la gestion des exploitations agricoles. CHAINES D'APPROVISIONNEMENT ET EXPLOITATION AGRICOLE
Description :
The environment of the farms is changing in recent decades, notably due to a stronger position of actors in the field of processing and distribution. This situation potentially leads to a reduction of leeway for producers to manage their farm and to a growing need for coordination between producers ...
Repository :
HAL - Hyper Article on Line
Language(s) :
French
SYNTHESE BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE DES RECHERCHES SUR LE CONSEIL EN AGRICULTURE A TRAVERS LE MONDE SYNTHESE DES RECHERCHES SUR LE CONSEIL EN AGRICULTURE
Description :
Agricultural advisory services are of strategic importance for farmers. It is a key driver for promoting innovation process. However, changes in national and global contexts in which the farms are part cause dramatic changes in the orientation of advisory services, their organization and their metho...
Repository :
HAL - Hyper Article on Line
Language(s) :
French
THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND AGRARIAN SUSTAINABILITY: WEAKNESSES AND POTENTIALITIES. CASE STUDY ON GOAT FARMS
Description :
The objective of this work is to identify the effects (economic, environmental and social) of the economic crisis in agrarian activity at the farm level, focused on farms with the goat livestock of Bravia breed, and to identify the mechanisms/actions/innovations developed by these farms, in order to...
Repository :
HAL - Hyper Article on Line
Language(s) :
English