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  | | The Agro-Food Chains and Networks for Development (Wageningen UR Frontis Series) by Ruerd Ruben, Hans Nijhoff, Maja Slingerland, Kaja Slingerland Paperback, 236 Pages, Published 2006 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-4600-1, ISBN: 1-4020-4600-6 "Agro-food chains and networks are increasingly important to producers in developing countries, where they become integrated into geographically dispersed supply networks linking producers, traders and processors from the South with retailers and consumers in urban centres and in the North. This volume combines theoretical insights with numerous business case examples to provide a better understanding of the o ..." |
 | | CABI Sustainable Poverty Reduction In Less-Favoured Areas(1st Edition) by Ruerd Ruben, John Pender, Arie Kuyvenhoven, A. Kuyvenhaven Hardcover, 464 Pages, Published 2007 by Cabi ISBN-13: 978-1-84593-277-0, ISBN: 1-84593-277-3 "Less-favored areas with limited agricultural potential or difficult access conditions, support 40% of the world's rural population suffering from chronic poverty. While agricultural innovations and rural development programs have begun to be implemented within developing countries, they do not address the specific obstacles faced by this large population. Instead, a targeted approach is needed to identify different resource management s ..." |
 | | Agrarian Policies in Central America by Wim Pelupessy, Ruerd Ruben Hardcover, 209 Pages, Published 2000 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-0-312-22426-4, ISBN: 0-312-22426-5 "Macroeconomic adjustment and sectoral reforms have strongly modified the framework for rural development in Central America. Local producers have only received marginal benefits from the liberalization of markets and the privatization of financial and commercial services.This book offers a structural analysis of agrarian policies in Central America and their impact on production conditions and farmers' welfare. Segmentation of rural fac ..." |
 | | The Agro-Food Chains and Networks for Development (Wageningen UR Frontis Series) by Ruerd Ruben, Maja Slingerland, Hans Nijhoff Hardcover, 236 Pages, Published 2006 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-4592-9, ISBN: 1-4020-4592-1 "Agro-food chains and networks are increasingly important to producers in developing countries, where they become integrated into geographically dispersed supply networks linking producers, traders and processors from the South with retailers and consumers in urban centres and in the North. This volume combines theoretical insights with numerous business case examples to provide a better understanding of the o ..." |
 | | Rural Development in Central America Markets, Livelihoods, and Local Governance by Ruerd Ruben, Johan Bastiaensen Hardcover, 268 Pages, Published 2000 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-0-312-22659-6, ISBN: 0-312-22659-4 "Reviews the current debate on the importance of "real markets" in the Central American rural development process. Addresses areas such as the performance of agrarian commodity markets, the structure of rural land and financial markets, and the dynamics of rural labor markets, and highlights major economic, socio-cultural, political, and institutional dimensions of market and non-market configurations. Ruben teaches development economics ..." |
 | | Sustainable Agriculture in Central America by J. P. Groot, Ruerd Ruben Hardcover, 234 Pages, Published 1997 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-0-312-17555-9, ISBN: 0-312-17555-8 "Agricultural development in Central America is based on extensive growth, supported by macroeconomic policies that marginalize small peasants. Deforestation, erosion and resource depletion are particularly severe. This book offers a comprehensive review of the perspectives for state policies and local action to enhance sustainable agriculture. Macroeconomi conditions and institutional arrangements for the establishment of sustainable pr ..." |
 | | Agrarian Policies in Central America by Wim Pelupessy, Ruerd Ruben Hardcover, 209 Pages, Published 2000 by Macmillan Pub Co ISBN-13: 978-0-333-75386-6, ISBN: 0-333-75386-0 "Macroeconomic adjustment and sectoral reforms have strongly modified the framework for rural development in Central America. Local producers have only received marginal benefits from the liberalization of markets and the privatization of financial and commercial services. This book offers a structural analysis of agrarian policies in Central America and their impact on production conditions and farmers' welfare. It argues that the segme ..." |
 | | Wageningen UR Frontis Agro-Food Chains and Networks for Development, the. Wageningen Ur Frontis Series, Volume 14 by Ruerd Ruben Published 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1-280-61105-6, ISBN: 1-280-61105-7 |
 | | Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Less-Favoured Areas by Arie Kuyvenhoven, Ruerd Ruben, John Pender 472 Pages, Published 2007 by Cabi ISBN-13: 978-1-84593-278-7, ISBN: 1-84593-278-1 "in local markets resulting from low agricultural incomes (Reardon, 1997; Barrett et al., 2001; Ruben and Pender, 2004). In addition, entry into more highly remunerated segments of the labour market is often hindered by the costs of lumpy investments in training, relocation and/or equipment that are usually required (Ruben and Pender, 2004). Given limited off-farm and non-farm employment opportunities and low agricultural productivi ..." |
 | | Dragons with Clay Feet? Transition, Sustainable Land Use, and Rural Environment in China and Vietnam (Rural Economies in Transition) by Max Spoor, Nico Heerink, Futian Qu, Connie Chan-Kang, Cheng Zhigang, Nguyen Huu Dung, Shenggen Fan, Stein Holden, Gideon Kruseman, Erno Kuiper, Futian Zhu, Marijke Kuiper, Xiubin Li, Yousheng Li, Changhe Lu, Hualiang Lu, Reimund Roetter, Ruerd Ruben, Xiaoping Shi, Minghong Tan, Shuhao Tan, Herman Van Keulen, Guanghuo Wang, Xiaobo Zhang, Funing Zhong, Jing Zhu, Peixin Zhu, Spoor/Heerink/Qu Hardcover, 356 Pages, Published 2007 by Rowman & Littlefield, Lexington Books ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-1369-1, ISBN: 0-7391-1369-0 "Dragons with Clay Feet? presents state-of-the-art research on the impact of ongoing and anticipated economic policy and institutional reforms on agricultural development and sustainable rural resource in two East-Asian transition (and developing) economies China and Vietnam. The contributions to this volume focus on the regional and sectoral impact of transformational policies, farm household decision making under a changing economic an ..." |
 | | Agrarian Policies in Central America by Wim Pelupessy, Ruerd Ruben 209 Pages, Published 1999 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-0-333-98270-9, ISBN: 0-333-98270-3 "Mitchell R., Bernauer Th.: Empirical Research on International Environmental Policy: Designing Qualitative Case Studies, Journal of Environment and Development, 7: 1, 4–31 (March 1998). Modigliani F., A. Ando: The Life-Cycle Hypothesis of Saving, American Economic Review, 63 (1963) 55–84. Mol E., A.A. Sanders: Who Meets the Needs: A Case Study to the Financial Landscape in El Salvador. MSc thesis, Wageningen Agricultural University ..." |
 | | Agro-Food Chains and Networks for Development(1st Edition) by Ruerd Ruben, Kaja Slingerland, Hans Nijhoff Digital, Published 2006 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-5006-0, ISBN: 1-4020-5006-2 |
 | | Rural Development in Central America Markets, Livelihoods and Local Governance by Ruerd Ruben Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 1999 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-0-333-73972-3, ISBN: 0-333-73972-8 |
 | | Sustainable Agriculture in Central America(Illustrated) by Ruerd Ruben, J. P. Groot Hardcover, 248 Pages, Published 1997 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-0-333-68228-9, ISBN: 0-333-68228-9 "Agricultural development in Central America is based on extensive growth, supported by macroeconomic policies that marginalize small peasants. Deforestation, erosion and resource depletion are particularly severe. This book offers a comprehensive review of the perspectives for state policies and local action to enhance sustainable agriculture. Macroeconomi conditions and institutional arrangements for the establishment of sustainable pr ..." |
 | | The Impact of Climate Change on Drylands With a Focus on West Africa (Environment & Policy) by Ruerd Ruben, A. Verhagen, A.J. Dietz, Ton Dietz, Jan Verhagen Hardcover, 469 Pages, Published 2004 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-1952-4, ISBN: 1-4020-1952-1 "Sahelian West Africa has recovered from the disastrous droughts of the 1970s and 1980s. People have learned to adapt to risk and uncertainty in fragile dryland environments. They, as well as global change scientists, are worried about the impact of climate change on these West African drylands. What do the experiences of the last thirty years say about the preparedness for higher temperatures, lower rainfall, and even more variability? ..." |
 | | Dragons with Clay Feet? Transition, Sustainable Land Use, and Rural Environment in China and Vietnam (Rural Economies in Transition) by Nico Heerink, Max Spoor, Futian Qu, Contributor-Shenggen Fan, Contributor-Stein Holden, Contributor-Gideon Kruseman, Contributor-Erno Kuiper, Contributor-Cheng Zhigang, Connie Chan-Kang, Nguyen Huu Dung, Marijke Kuiper, Xiubin Li, Yousheng Li, Changhe Lu, Hualiang Lu, Reimund Roetter, Ruerd Ruben, Xiaoping Shi, Minghong Tan, Shuhao Tan, Herman Van Keulen, Guanghuo Wang, Xiaobo Zhang, Funing Zhong, Jing Zhu, Peixin Zhu Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2010 by Lexington Books ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-4656-9, ISBN: 0-7391-4656-4 "Dragons with Clay Feet? presents state-of-the-art research on the impact of ongoing and anticipated economic policy and institutional reforms on agricultural development and sustainable rural resource in two East-Asian transition (and developing) economies? China and Vietnam. The contributions to this volume focus on the regional and sectoral impact of transformational policies, farm household decision making under a changing economic ..." |
 | | Towards Sustainable Global Food Systems Conceptual and Policy Analysis of Agriculture, Food and Environment Linkages by Ruerd Ruben, Jan Verhagen Paperback, 356 Pages, Published 2019 by Mdpi Ag ISBN-13: 978-3-03897-814-5, ISBN: 3-03897-814-0 "One of the major knowledge challenges in the domain of Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems refers to the integration of perspectives on consumption, patterns that support public health, inclusive value chains, and environmentally sustainable food production. While there is a long record of the analysis of separate interventions, this special issue generates integrated insights, provides cross-cutting perspectives, and outlines practi ..." |
 | | Coffee Certification in East Africa Impact on Farms, Families and Cooperatives by Ruerd Ruben, Paul Hoebink Paperback, 262 Pages, Published 2014 by Wageningen Pers ISBN-13: 978-90-8686-255-9, ISBN: 90-8686-255-1 "Certification of coffee producers is frequently suggested as a promising strategy for improving the position of smallholder farmers in the market. After the launch of the first Fairtrade label in 1988, several other standards have been promoted either by voluntary agencies (Utz-certified) or by private coffee companies. Each coffee label relies on different strategies for enhancing sustainable production and responsible trade. Coffee ce ..." |
 | | The Impact of Fair Trade by Ruerd Ruben Hardcover, 255 Pages, Published 2008 by Wageningen Academic Publishers ISBN-13: 978-90-8686-083-8, ISBN: 90-8686-083-4 "Twenty years ago, Fair Trade started as an effort to enable smallholder producers from developing countries to successfully compete in international markets. Better access to market outlets and stable prices are considered key principles for sustainable poverty reduction and stakeholder participation based on 'trade, not aid'. While Fair Trade is primarily conceived as a trading partnership - based on dialogue, transparency and mutual r ..." |
 | | Tropical Food Chains Governance Regimes for Quality Management by Ruerd Ruben, Martinus Van Boekel, Aad Van Tilburg, Jacques Trienekens, Gylys B.A., Lord Jacques Hardcover, 309 Pages, Published 2007 by Wageningen Academic Publishers ISBN-13: 978-90-8686-027-2, ISBN: 90-8686-027-3 "International supply chains of vulnerable tropical food products face major problems in the fields of quality performance and coordination between supply chain partners. Degradation and variability of quality, segmentation of supply networks and scattered production by smallholder producers could severely hinder reliable deliveries at required standards. Concerted efforts for improving governance regimes and management practices are req ..." |
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