Browsing by Subject "rural livelihoods"

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    • Accelerating pond aquaculture development and resilience beyond COVID: Ensuring food and jobs in Ghana 

      Ragasa, C.; Agyakwah, S.K.; Asmah, R.; Mensah, E.T.; Amewu, S.; Oyih, M. (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Over the past decade, the aquaculture sector in Ghana has experienced tremendous growth—driven mainly by large-scale cage aquaculture. Pond aquaculture, traditionally extensive and with limited external inputs, has been ...

    • An applied research agenda for navigating diverse livelihood challenges in rural coastal communities in the tropics 

      Diedrich, A.; Duce, S.; Eriksson, H.; Govan, H.; Harohau, D.O.; Koczberski, G.; Lau, J.; Mills, D.J.; Minter, T.; Steenbergen, D.; Troell, M.; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889; Jacqueline Lau: 0000-0002-0403-8423; David Jonathan Mills: 0000-0003-0181-843X (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      Rural, tropical coastal communities are experiencing sustained, often increasing food insecurity, poverty, and global change impacts. These challenges have stimulated a rise in projects aiming to enhance and diversify local ...

    • Exploring the Potential and Constraints of Smallholder Aquaculture in Marginalized Saline Areas in Pakistan 

      Rossignoli, C.; Obi, C.; Ali, S.A.; Cristiano Rossignoli: 0000-0001-8220-7360; Syed Aman Ali: 0000-0003-3876-130X (2022)
      Type: Conference Paper
      Aquaculture is still a relatively young activity in Pakistan, but there is immense potential for the sector to develop. Aquaculture has been identified as an alternative livelihood source for many rural farming households ...

    • Intangible links between household livelihoods and food security in Solomon Islands: implications for rural development 

      Eriksson, H.; Sulu, R.; Blythe, J.; Van Der Ploeg, J.; Andrew, N.L.; Hampus Eriksson: 0000-0003-1199-6889 (2020)
      Type: Journal Article
      Livelihood diversification has been the heartbeat of rural development projects over the past two decades. Many livelihood diversification programs are based on the often implicit assumption that introducing livelihood ...

    • Sustainability impacts of ecosystem approaches to small-scale aquaculture in Bangladesh 

      Dam Lam, R.; Barman, B.K.; Lozano, D.P.; Khatun, M.; Parvin, L.; Choudhury, A.; Rossignoli, C.; Karanja, A.; Gasparatos, A.; Rodolfo Dam Lam: 0000-0001-5987-3592; Benoy Kumar Barman: 0000-0003-0554-2207; Mst. Zohura Khatun: 0000-0003-4378-3677; Lutfa Parvin Lisa: 0000-0001-7103-8231; Afrina Choudhury: 0000-0003-1734-6238; Cristiano Rossignoli: 0000-0001-8220-7360; Alice Karanja: 0000-0001-9095-4905 (2022)
      Type: Journal Article
      This study explores the sustainability impacts of adopting an ecosystem approach in underutilized homestead ponds (ecoponds) operated by women in Bangladesh. Households with ecoponds have significantly higher fish productivity, ...