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Browsing by Author "Sherwood, S."

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  • ANAFAE and Colabora: Lessons from experiences with collaborative networks for sustainable agriculture and natural resource management
    Sherwood, S.; Chenier, Jacqueline (Athens, GA: SANREM CRSP and CARE-SUBIR, 2001)
    Although rural communities in Honduras are poor, matters are not entirely hopeless. A handful of projects have made impressive contributions to rural development, and those efforts represent a modicum of hope. Rarely, however, have Honduran grass-roots organizations participated in the sort of collective efforts that development practitioners believe key to sustainable change. This study compares two networks that emerged from development research partnerships in Honduras and represents new opportunities for interaction and contributions to further research and practice. The Honduran Association for the Promotion of Ecological Agriculture (ANAFAE) concentrates on issues associated with sustainable agriculture, and the National Network on Collaborative Natural Resource Management (Colabora) seeks to strengthen community ability to manage common resources.
  • Climate change in the high Andes: Implications and adaptation strategies for small-scale farmers
    Perez, C.; Nicklin, C.; Dangles, O.; Vanek, S.; Sherwood, S.; Halloy, S.; Garrett, Karen A.; Forbes, Gregory Allan (Champaign, Illinois, USA: Common Ground Publishing LLC, 2010)
    This article describes the effect of climate change on agriculture in the highland Andes area of Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. Small-scale farmers in the past have adopted techniques that have helped them adapt to changing conditions of hydrology, soil, and pest and disease populations. However, the rate of variability predicted as a result of climate change may push these Andean farmers past their range of adaptability and could have major implications for social and environmental sustainability in this region. This article examines the current adaptive strategies and offers potential risk-reduction strategies for producers, rural communities and local institutions.
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    Human health, environmental, and economic effects of pesticide use in potato production in Ecuador
    Yanggen, D.; Cole, D.; Crissman, C.; Sherwood, S. (Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), 2003)
    This research brief use qualitative data to prove that pesticides are greatly affecting health in the Ecuadorian Andes for men and women alike. The researchers note that traces of pesticides were found in the home, the majority of men and women did not understand the color coding on pesticide labels and that the vast majority of farmers used highly toxic pesticides without protection. They conclude that alternative technologies, in particular integrated pest management, would be better for the farmer's health and profitability as well as the environment.