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Following the hunger riots in 2008, against a backdrop of the world environmental and economic crisis, the arrangements in place for international aid to developing countries, particularly in Africa, were seriously called into question. The permanent threat of famine from climate change and speculat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Clavel, Danièle (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Subjects:
Agriculture.
Sustainability.
Environmental management.
Environmental Management.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • Vulnerability and resilience of smallholder farms
  • Limiting the cultural risk
  • Powerlessness of international aid
  • Widening the agricultural issue
  • New partnerships for research and innovation
  • Research and sustainable development concepts
  • Developing stakeholder adaptability and empowerment
  • Multi stakeholder approaches in Africa and Brazil
  • Participatory practices in Africa
  • The Uni-Campo pilot project in Brazil
  • Case study analysis
  • Overview
  • Development models at the crossroads of all knowledge
  • Conclusion
  • References.

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