Factors affecting compliance with rights-based fisheries management in Vietnam
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Relatives, neighbors, or friends: Information exchanges among irrigators on new on-farm water management tools
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- Friendship and field proximity are key determinants to information flow on new on-farm water management tools in Ethiopia.
- Knowledge on field size and seed variety are key indicators of productive friendships in irrigation schemes.
- Friendship and field proximity facilitate information flow on irrigation duration even among farmers without the tools.
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How contracted tree farmers engage in and benefit from inclusive value chains: Evidence from Vietnam
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In contrast to agricultural crops, long-term tree contract farming (CF) for high-quality timber production under sustainable forest practices contributes to social and economic development, as well as environmental conservation. However, there is limited understanding and insufficient literature on the motivations and benefits of tree growers participating in timber and its associated value chains. This study aims to address these gaps by examining the factors influencing tree grower participation in the tree CF model in Vietnam.
Improving payment for essential services – A field experiment in Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract: Utilities across the global require stable revenue streams to provide customers access to high quality energy, water, sanitation, and other essential services. This requires policy makers to set prices to cover costs, promote the efficient use of resources, and ensure services are affordable. It also requires that customers pay their bills. Historically, utilities have used disconnections, or the threat of disconnection, to compel customers to pay their bills on time.
TRANSPATH (Transformative pathways for synergizing just biodiversity and climate actions)
TRANSPATH is a project that addresses the urgent need for transformative change to tackle biodiversity loss and climate change. Recognizing that conventional policies are insufficient, TRANSPATH
Mitigating agricultural residue burning: challenges and solutions across land classes in Punjab, India
Carbon pricing and household welfare: evidence from Uganda
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Policymakers frequently voice concerns that carbon pricing could impair economic development in the short run, especially in low-income countries such as Uganda. Using a consumer demand system for energy and food items, this analysis examines how households’ welfare, and demand for food and energy, would respond to a carbon price of USD40/tCO2. Findings indicate welfare losses of 0.2–12 per cent of household expenditure on food and fuel, due to the carbon price.