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Browsing by Author "Neely, Constance L."

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    An analysis of institutional supports for community-based land management systems with carbon sequestration potential in Mali
    Roncoli, ‪Carla; Moore, Keith M.; Berthé, A.; Cissé, Salmana; Neely, Constance L.; Perez, C. (2003)
    This paper analyzes the role of institutional factors in the adoption and implementation of land management technologies with carbon sequestration potential among rural communities of the Sudan-Sahel region.
  • Can carbon sequestration markets benefit low-income producers in semi-arid Africa? Potentials and challenges
    Perez, C.; Roncoli, ‪Carla; Neely, Constance L.; Steiner, J. L. (Elsevier Ltd, 2007)
    This article describes the framework for carbon sequestration markets provided by the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The CDM permits countries that are exceeding their permissible carbon emissions to buy carbon offsets from afforestation and reforestation projects. Agricultural soils may also be eligible to provide carbon offsets through an expansion of CDM and through the development of carbon markets outside what the Kyoto Protocol establishes. Although Carbon markets seem to be beneficial for both buyers and sellers, establishing a functional carbon market requires that first the necessary technical, institutional, and financial capacity be in place. Without this stability and resource base, the prospects of improving rural incomes through carbon sequestration may be overshadowed by risks and failed structures.
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    CIMMYT's strategy for catalyzing the adoption of conservation agriculture in southern Africa
    Neely, Constance L.; Dixon, John; Wall, P. (CIMMYT (International Wheat and Maize Improvement Center), 2008)
    "Conservation Agriculture (CA) is a term that has been coined in the last 10 years to describe agricultural systems that include three major components: minimal soil movement, permanent cover of the soil surface generally with crops and crop residues, and crop rotation. ... There were several conceptual pillars upon which the project was built apart from the three basic principles of CA. These concepts, a result of CIMMYTs close involvement with CA work in South Asia and Latin America, included the following:
  • Do sustainable livelihood approaches have a positive impact on the rural poor? A look at twelve case studies
    Neely, Constance L.; Sutherland, K.; Johnson, J. (2004)
    This paper examines case studies of projects that employed a sustainable livelihoods approach or sustainable livelihoods principles and in which there were measurable effects of poverty reduction. The paper is not a comparative study between livelihoods and non-livelihoods approaches and as such, "traditional" development cases were not considered. This paper also attempts to identify the operational and institutional elements that were consistent among cases of successful impact on the rural poor.
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    Holistic management and value chains with a livelihoods perspective: Including and transcending to make a difference
    Neely, Constance L.; Dixon, John (Gorgonzola (MI), Italy: Global Print, 2007)
    This paper discusses the value of a fused holistic and value chain framework in decision making for farming systems. The irrigated rice-wheat system of the Indo-Gangetic Plain is used to illustrate the Holistic Management and Value Chain (HM-VC) framework approach to decision making. This method tests decisions that affect the whole (including the things that must be created and/or produced to achieve the whole) system to ensure their viability. The HM-VC framework will result in more effective decision-making methods that will lead to livelihoods improvement and poverty reduction.
  • Integrating Food Security Issues into Agricultural Research
    Earl, J. A.; Maddur, A.; Neely, Constance L.; Price, T. L.; Roncoli, M. C. (FAO, 2001)
    The purpose of this document is to provide a set of guiding principles for the integration of sustainable food security dimensions into the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) research agenda. These guidelines are intended to provide input for both short- and long-term strategic planning efforts in institutions wishing to enhance their research programme. The guidelines are targeted specifically for research decision-makers, managers and scientists in the National Agriculture Research Systems along with their institutional partners.
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    Priorities of stakeholder decision makers
    Neely, Constance L. (2001)
    While land users directly manage natural resources, decisions made at local, provincial, national, regional, and global levels directly and indirectly influence agriculture and natural resource management. Relationships and perceptions among different stakeholder groups within and among each of these levels are important to informed decision making that can influence our natural resource base and the future of sustainable agriculture. SANREM has been fortunate enough to play a role in several fora that have provided a venue for the issues and opportunities of divergent voices related to sustainable agriculture and natural resources management to be shared and exchanged. These include global electronic conferences, electronic discussions, and face-to-face multistakeholder dialogues. Although clearly not a comprehensive study, the purpose of this paper is to draw on key ideas that have emerged from these fora to provide insights into the SANREM Phase III planning process.