A5086459412- Land Rights and Reforms
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Global Politics and Economy
- French Urban and Social Studies
- Global Economic and Social Development
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Rural development and sustainability
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Gender, Education, and Development Issues
International Fund for Agricultural Development
2024
UCLouvain
2022-2024
University of California, Davis
2020-2024
University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
2020-2024
International Food Policy Research Institute
2012
Agricultural intensification, through increased yields, and raising incomes, enhanced labor productivity, are two dimensions prioritized for sustainable agricultural development. Prioritizing these outcomes leaves intensity as a hidden adjustment variable. Yet, when agriculture is mainstay the prospects of absorption in other sectors scarce, density employment central livelihoods. We revise relationships land productivity with farm size, using standardized data 32 developing countries. show...
Public Safety Power Shutoff events are being implemented in California to reduce wildfire impacts. We surveyed residents identify their information needs and understand the potential role of University Cooperative Extension (UCCE) power shutoff management. A majority respondents need on alternative sources community systems. Most indicated family, friends, neighbors as important group manage shutoff. UCCE was least used preferred source for information. Our findings reveal a play an...
Abstract Motivation Men farmers typically achieve higher productivity than women farmers, a gender gap that reflects women's disadvantages in farming. Sri Lanka seems an exception, because land (gross value of output per hectare) men farmers. That said, despite advantage, earn agricultural incomes. Purpose We investigate the factors contributing to unconditional advantage and earnings favour Lanka. Approach methods Using data from nationally representative 2016 Household Income Expenditure...
Forestry plantations can potentially foster rural development and mitigate environmental threats, but their impacts on neighboring peoples' livelihood strategies are ambiguous. particularly important in Mozambique, where a national strategy aims to establish one million hectares of forests by 2030, focusing Miombo ecoregions the provinces Niassa, Cabo Delgado, Nampula Zambezia. This paper evaluates causal effects large-scale forestry investments northern Mozambique smallholders' farm size,...
California is a landmark setting for studying produce recovery efforts and policy implications because of its global relevance in agricultural production, complex network food organizations, environmental public health regulations. Through series focus groups with organizations involved (gleaning organizations) emergency operations (food banks, pantries), this study aimed to deepen our understanding the current system determine major challenges opportunities related system. Operational...
Disasters are deeply affecting communities and economies in the United States, role of Cooperative Extension disaster management efforts continues to grow. We surveyed University California personnel identify existing programs future needs. found that about one third our respondents had been involved preparing for, responding to, or helping recover from disasters. Respondents experienced having a variety needs related preparedness response systems, procedures, materials equipment,...
Land use expansion is linked to major sustainability concerns including climate change, food security and biodiversity loss. This largely concentrated in so-called frontiers, defined here as places experiencing marked transformations due rapid resource exploitation. Understanding the mechanisms shaping these frontiers crucial for sustainability. Previous work focused mainly on explaining how active advance, particular into tropical forests. Comparatively, our understanding of emerge...
CONTEXT: Farm size is a key indicator associated with the environmental, economic, and social contexts outcomes of agriculture. data typically obtained from agricultural censuses or household surveys, but both are usually only available in infrequent time intervals at aggregate spatial scales. In contrast, spatially explicit detailed on individual fields can be continuously derived Earth observation data. Assuming field to farm relationship (FFR) exists, assessing sizes their changes over...
Focus groups are commonly used in extension. Extension professionals can encounter unique challenges when conducting focus groups. literature is replete with best practices for groups, but there a lack of systematically documented practical and strategies overcoming them. We share the we have faced over past 13 years while different participant extension globally that be to overcome or navigate these challenges. The ideas presented this paper provide valuable assistance who utilize research...
Farm size is a key indicator associated with environmental, economic, and social contexts outcomes of agriculture. data typically obtained from agricultural censuses or household surveys, but both are usually only available in infrequent time intervals at aggregate spatial scales. In contrast, spatially explicit detailed on individual fields can be accessed cadastral information systems subsidy applications some regions derived Earth observation data. Empirically exploring the...
Public Safety Power Shutoff events are being implemented in California to reduce wildfire impacts. We surveyed residents identify their information needs and understand the potential role of University Cooperative Extension (UCCE) power shutoff management. A majority respondents need on alternative sources community systems. Most indicated family, friends, neighbors as important group manage shutoff. UCCE was least used preferred source for information. Our findings reveal a play an...
Public Safety Power Shutoff events are being implemented in California to reduce wildfire impacts. We surveyed residents identify their information needs and understand the potential role of University Cooperative Extension (UCCE) power shutoff management. A majority respondents need on alternative sources community systems. Most indicated family, friends, neighbors as important group manage shutoff. UCCE was least used preferred source for information. Our findings reveal a play an...
This study investigated the effects of rising food prices and poverty on micronutrient intakes in Guatemala. The 2006 National Living Conditions Survey with 13,686 households was analyzed to determine probability inadequacy, disparities income intakes, model response price‐ incomechange scenarios using quadratic almost ideal demand system. Food budget share total household average, 47% urban 56.5% rural areas. Disparities nutrient were greatest for vitamin B12 (0.62 Gini coefficient) A (0.49...
A week-long residential 4-H Agri-science youth camp had the goal of increasing understanding agriculture as a system, however evaluating such complex construct is difficult by adopting any one data-collection method. This paper presents methods used in evaluation and how these enhanced overall program evaluation. The introduced 28 students, who were about 12 years age from rural urban counties Wisconsin to different aspects agricultural promoted connections among various system components....
Abstract Agricultural intensification, through increased yields, and raising incomes, enhanced labor productivity, are two dimensions prioritized for achieving sustainable agricultural development. Prioritizing these outcomes leaves a third element of trade-off space, intensity, as hidden adjustment variable. In contexts where agriculture is the main source livelihood majority population when prospects absorption in nonfarm sector scarce, density employment offers means to lift out poverty,...