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The impact of agroforestry-based soil fertility replenishment practices on the poor in Western Kenya

Peer-reviewed publication
Reports & Research
December, 2005
Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Kenya
Forest Tenure
Land & Gender
agroforestry systems
poverty
women
natural resources management
agriculture
Western Kenya is one of the most densely populated areas in Africa. Farming there is characterized by low inputs and low crop productivity. Poverty is rampant in the region. Yet the potential for agriculture is considered good. In the study described here, researchers looked specifially at soil fertility replenishment (SFR) systems...Focused on two specific systems -- the tree-based "improved fallow" system and the biomass transfer system -- the study compared rates of adoption in poor and nonpoor communities and evaluated the extent to which their adoption reduced poverty.
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The impact of agroforestry-based soil fertility replenishment practices on the poor in Western Kenya

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2005
Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Kenya
Forest Tenure
Land & Gender
agroforestry systems
poverty
women
natural resources management
agriculture
Western Kenya is one of the most densely populated areas in Africa. Farming there is characterized by low inputs and low crop productivity. Poverty is rampant in the region. Yet the potential for agriculture is considered good.
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La diversification des revenus au sahel et ses liens eventuels avec la gestion des ressources naturelles par les agriculteurs

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1994
Forest Tenure
agricultural land management
rural areas
farming systems
water management
land tenure
forestry
agropastoral systems
land management
poverty
rural development
natural resources management
farmers associations
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Numero non thématique

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1999
Australia, Madagascar, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
farming systems
land use
nature reserves
deforestation
water management
natural disasters
poverty
natural resources management
landowners
land ownership
women
En conclusion, des informations actuelles, fiables et transparentes sur le secteur forestier sont un ingrdient vital du processus d'amnagement durable. Toutes les organisations et institutions engages dans la gestion durable des forts devraient exploiter les moyens offerts par Internet pour coordonner et relier les serveurs et optimiser ainsi la valeur des informations disponibles. Comme promis dans la prcdente dition, ce numro d'Unasylva contient de nouveaux articles sur le dveloppement durable des montagnes, qui viennent ainsi complter le tour d'horizon de la question.
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Réforme agraire: colonisation et coopératives agricoles 1998/1

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1998
Serbia, France, North Macedonia, Bangladesh, Honduras, United States of America, El Salvador, Chile, Guatemala, Colombia, Kenya, Morocco, Japan, Uganda, Albania, Italy, Tanzania, Ecuador, Tunisia, Senegal, Sudan, Paraguay, Mexico, Brazil, Americas
Land & Investments
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land governance
land consolidation
land policies
land
public ownership
agricultural and rural legislation
farming systems
land use
collective ownership
rural population
land tenure
land markets
land management
poverty
rangelands
rural development
private ownership
forest land
land reform
agrarian reform
land ownership
This issue of Land Reform, Land Settlement and Cooperatives includes interesting descriptions of land tenure and related policies in Uganda, Tunisia, the United Republic of Tanzania and Morocco. Two thought-provoking articles on access to land and other assets focus on policies to reduce poverty and the function of markets in the allocation of production resources. In the first, J. Melmed-Sanjak and S.
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Non-thematic issue

Journal Articles & Books
December, 1999
Australia, Madagascar, Italy, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
farming systems
land use
nature reserves
deforestation
water management
natural disasters
poverty
natural resources management
landowners
land ownership
women
This issue of Unasylva contains, as promised in the previous edition, additional articles on sustainable mountain development. These articles help to complete the focus on the topic and should also help to promote interest in the recently declared International Year of the Mountain (2000) for which FAO has been designated lead agency status within the United Nations system.
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Derechos de propiedad, acción colectiva y agrosilvicultura

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2004
Forest Tenure
property rights
poverty
agroforestry systems
forestry
forest management plans
land management
natural resources management
La agrosilvicultura trata sobre los sistemas agrícolas integrados, en que los árboles juegan un papel prominente. La agrosilvicultura puede proporcionar una variedad de funciones o beneficios para los agricultores y las comunidades. Los más fáciles de identificar son los productos forestales utilizados por los humanos: leña para fuego, madera, vigas, frutas, medicinas y resinas. Un segundo grupo de beneficios consiste en los servicios que proporcionan los árboles a otras actividades agrícolas de los agricultores: abono vegetal, sombra, conservación de los suelos y estacas.
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Property rights, collective action, and agroforestry

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2004
Forest Tenure
property rights
poverty
agroforestry systems
forestry
forest management plans
land management
natural resources management
In this brief, we explore the role that social institutions -specifically property rights and collective action - may play in the development of agroforestry.... In the future, property rights and collective action will play increasingly pivotal roles in defining rights and responsibilities over the externalities of tree management practices.
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Acción colectiva y derechos de propiedad para el desarrollo sostenible

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2004
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Gender
property rights
agroforestry systems
fisheries
forestry
forest management plans
land management
rangelands
agriculture
agricultural land management
sustainable land management
women
capacity development
water management
poverty
Las instituciones de acción colectiva y los sistemas de derechos de propiedad moldean la forma en que la gente usa los recursos naturales.A su vez, estos patrones de uso afectan los resultados de los sistemas de producción agrícola de la gente. Juntos, los mecanismos de acción colectiva y los sistemas de derechos de propiedad definen los incentivos a los que la gente accede por llevar a cabo estrategias de gestión sostenible y productiva, y afectan el nivel y distribución de los beneficios de los recursos naturales.
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Collective action and property rights for sustainable development

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2004
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Gender
property rights
agroforestry systems
fisheries
forestry
forest management plans
land management
rangelands
agriculture
agricultural land management
sustainable land management
women
capacity development
water management
poverty
Institutions of collective action and systems of property rights shape how people use natural resources, and these patterns of use in turn affect the outcomes of people’s agricultural production systems. Together, mechanisms of collective action and property rights define the incentives people face for undertaking sustainable and productive management strategies, and they affect the level and distribution of benefits from natural resources.