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    The future of food and farming: challenges and choices for global sustainability

    Foresight UK, 2011
    The global food system will experience an unprecedented combination of pressures over the next 40 years. Global population size will increase and competition for land, water and energy will intensify, while the effects of climate change will become increasingly apparent. Over this period, globalisation will continue, exposing the food system to novel economic and political pressures.
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    Effects of feeding single ingredient supplemental feed on growth feed utilization, plankton abundance and survival of Tilapia Rendalli, Boulenger, in ponds

    Bunda College of Agriculture, 2007
    A number of Malawian fish farmers apply manure and supplements to their fish, but it is rare to use combinations as procurement of these inputs may be difficult from off farm sources. Supplemental feeds are intended to support the natural food available in the ponds that might limit the growth of the fish.The objectives of the study were:
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    Freedom and poverty in the fishery commons

    International Journal of the Commons, 2010
    Based on case studies of small-scale fisheries and poverty in Bangladesh and Tanzania, this article argues that the root of the tragedy of the commons is the restriction of freedom rather than unlimited freedom.
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    Diagnosis and the management constituency of small-scale fisheries

    The WorldFish Center, 2009
    Diagnosis and adaptive management can help improve the ability of small-scale fisheries (SSF) in the developing world. This paper presents a framework for diagnosis and adaptive management and discusses ways of implementing the first two phases of learning: diagnosis and mobilising an appropriate management constituency.
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    Approaches and frameworks for management and research in small-scale fisheries in the developing world

    World Fish Center, 2009
    Commonly adopted approaches to managing small-scale fisheries (SSFs) in developing countries does not ensure sustainability. Progress is impeded by a gap between innovative SSF research and slower-moving SSF management.
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    The effects of changes in temperature and rainfall on agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2009
    Agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa has not kept pace with other developing countries. One factor is the changes in temperature and rainfall across the region since the 1950s. What does this mean for the future of African agriculture?
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    Corruption and commercial fisheries in Africa

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2008
    This U4 briefing paper provides a short overview of corruption and the exploitation of marine resources in Africa.
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    Values of inland fisheries in the Mekong river basin

    The WorldFish Center, 2007
    Asia has the most productive inland fisheries in the world. The fishery sector contributes significantly to the national economies of the region. Inland fisheries also improve food security by providing a source of protein and a livelihood for millions of people in this part of the world, especially the rural poor.
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    Establishing resilient marine protected area networks - making it happen

    International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2008
    This guide pools global experience on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and is intended to be useful to countries and their various organisations in building effective networks of MPAs. It also highlights global commitments for marine conservation and shows how to move from individual MPA sites to an effective system of national and regional MPA networks.
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    Carbon storage in Mexico: making ecosystem services equitable and legitimate

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Markets for ecosystem services are being promoted across the developing world. These markets have developed amidst claims that people need economic incentives to conserve ecosystems and their services. However, these markets must be designed and implemented in ways that are fair to local people.

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