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Nurturing Interdisciplinarity in Agricultural Research through Capacity-Building: A case study of ZEF’s Uzbekistan Project
(2013-03-08)
Interdisciplinary research is one of the key strategies of Center for Development Research (German: Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung -ZEF) of Bonn University. ZEF claims to be one of the top centers of excellence in ...
Pre-Industrial Ecological Modernization in Agro-Food and Medicine: Directing the Commodification of Heritage Culture in Cambodia
(2013-08-20)
The environmental movement, which picked up steam from the 1960s in many rich countries, is manifested in modern-day green politics, pollution regulation, nature protection, the re-emergence of renewable energy, and organic ...
Assessing People´s Early Warning Response Capability to Inform Urban Planning Interventions to Reduce Vulnerability to Tsunamis: Case Study of Padang City, Indonesia
(2014-03-10)
In the last decade, more emphasis is given on the human aspect of early warning or the attribute of “people-centered” early warning systems. This study seeks to better understand the specific conditions that shape people´s ...
Institutions, Incentives and Conflict in Coffee Forest Use and Conservation: the Case of Yayo Forest in Iluu Abba Bora Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
(2010-05-20)
Ethiopia is home to many endemic plants and animals including the coffee growing ‘wild’ in the montane rainforests of the South and Southwest. The coffee forest is, however, threatened by fast rate of deforestation. The ...
Public health sector expenditures, health status and their role in development of Pakistan
(2010-12-21)
Health is one of the basic capabilities that generate economic freedom. Better health status is described as an indicator of economic success and failure of the nations. The availability of health care services and the ...
Preferences for high-value agricultural products in developing countries: Demand analyses for livestock products in Vietnam
(2015-09-01)
This thesis comprises three papers that aim to analyze demand for livestock products in Vietnam as a case study for preferences for high value agricultural products in developing countries.
Chapter 2 is based on the ...
Chapter 2 is based on the ...
Perceptions and Governance of Food Insecurity Risks among Family Farmers in Southwestern Ethiopia
(2018-04-18)
In Ethiopia, family farming provides livelihood for 81 percent of the population, and accounts for over 96 percent of total agricultural production. However, family farmers often operate under continuous threats of complex ...
Water Quality in Multipurpose Water Systems, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health Outcomes in Ghana
(2018-03-29)
This thesis examines the interlinkages between water quality, water use, sanitation and hygiene practices, other household characteristics and health outcomes in the context of multipurpose water systems in Ghana. ...
Junge Mütter auf dem Weg in eine Teilzeitberufsausbildung: Eine empirisch-rekonstruktive Untersuchung erwerbsbezogener Haushaltsentscheidungen
(2018-05-16)
Unter welchen Voraussetzungen und wie gelingt erfolgreichen Müttern trotz erschwerter Lebensumstände die berufliche Eingliederung? Dieser Frage geht die vorliegende – auf empirisches Datenmaterial bezugnehmende – Arbeit ...