Managing Agricultural Research For Fragile Environments

This book draws on detailed case studies of successful and institutionally innovative approaches to research, dissemination and feedback in two contrasting environments: the hills of Nepal and the lowlands of Bolivia. The case studies are set against a broader overview of agricultural research structure in the two countries

This book deals with agriculture and community resource management in mountains and dry tropical areas. It covers famine, food security, and agricultural sustainability in fragile areas, common property resources, traditional systems of resource management, and their decline under changed circumstances.

This book draws on detailed case studies of successful and institutionally innovative approaches to research, dissemination and feedback in two contrasting environments: the hills of Nepal and the lowlands of Bolivia. The case studies are set against a broader overview of agricultural research structure in the two countries

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Part I: Introduction; Part II: Valuation of ecosystem services and biophysical indicators of NRM impacts; Part III: Methodological advances for a comprehensive impact assessment; Part IV: NRM impact assessment in practice.