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Healthy land ecosystems are essential to sustainable development, including food security and improved livelihoods. Yet, their key services have usually been taken for granted and their true value underrated, leading to land degradation becoming a critical global problem. This pattern of...
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O presente artigo discute a evolução da distribuição da renda e pobreza das famílias rurais de Minas Gerais diante da nova conformação do espaço rural a partir da década de oitenta, onde observa-se a interseção cada vez menor entre o meio rural e o setor agrícola. Isso ocorre,...
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A melhoria do padrão de vida das populações rurais do Semi-Árido por meio do desenvolvimento rural sustentável continua sendo um desafio para o Estado e para a sociedade civil. A intervenção considerada de maior êxito que é a irrigação em perímetros públicos, requer investimentos...
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Increases in water demand due to population growth, industrial development and urbanization necessitate economically efficient use of water resources worldwide. This is particularly true in the dryland zones of the world relying on irrigated agriculture for economic development such as in...
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This paper analyses the connection between resource wealth, governance and economic performance in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Since independence, both countries have remained heavily resource-dependent and they have had political stability, but despite some similarities, their economic...
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Four broad types of studies on rural development and bioenergy technologies are identified. Within these four types, this discussion paper presents a number of existing studies which are most relevant in the context of developing a research focus on the role, feasibility and issues associated...
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Increasing water demand due to population growth, irrigation expansion, industrial development, and the need for ecosystem improvements under mounting investment costs for developing new water sources calls for the efficient, equitable and sustainable management of water resources. This is...
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o objetivo deste trabalho é o de levantar as mudanças que ocorreram no âmbito do financiamento agrícola brasileiro, principalmente após a redução de recursos dirigidos pelas fontes oficiais. A partir daí, desenvolve-se uma nova institucionalidade, envolvendo as fontes semi-formais e...
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Este trabalho procura analisar em que medida os instrumentos de políticas públicas, neste caso específico, o Programa de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Sustentável da Zona da Mata de Pernambuco (PROMATA), criado a partir de 2001, com apoio do Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID),...
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