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Tipping the Balance: Policies to shape agriculture investments and markets in favour of small-scale farmers

Tipping the Balance: Policies to shape agriculture investments and markets in favour of small-scale farmers icon

This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

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Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Bill Vorley; Lorenzo Cotula; Man-Kwun Chan
Date Created:
January 29, 2014
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February 3, 2014
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Visiting a Farm? Be Safe and Sound Says Safety Hound

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"Farms can be wonderful, enriching places for children to visit. But those children who have not grown up on farms lack... see more

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Contact Perceptions, Inc.,
Date Created:
April 2, 2009
Date Modified:
July 15, 2010
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Water Resource Management

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This is a free book by BookBoon. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the Earth is facing a serious water... see more

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Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Walter Lükenga
Date Created:
March 8, 2016
Date Modified:
February 5, 2021
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We're Going to Hound You about Winter Safety

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'"We're Going to Hound You about Winter Safety!" presents a motivational introduction, followed by eight brief messages... see more

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Contact Perceptions, Inc
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April 2, 2009
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July 15, 2010
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11.375 Role of Science and Scientists in Collaborative Approaches to Environmental Policymaking

11.375 Role of Science and Scientists in Collaborative Approaches to Environmental Policymaking icon

This is an online course from MIT's Opencourseware initiative. This course examines joint fact-finding within the context... see more

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Online Course
Author:
Dr. Herman Karl
Date Created:
June 9, 2011
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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15.023J / 12.848J / ESD.128J Global Climate Change: Economics, Science, and Policy

15.023J / 12.848J / ESD.128J Global Climate Change: Economics, Science, and Policy icon

This is an online course from MIT's OpenCourseware initiative from 2008 on climate change. This class introduces... see more

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Online Course
Date Created:
June 9, 2011
Date Modified:
January 25, 2012
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2011 Global Hunger Index: The Challenge of Hunger: Taming Price Spikes and Excessive Food Price Volatility

2011 Global Hunger Index: The Challenge of Hunger: Taming Price Spikes and Excessive Food Price Volatility icon

This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

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Author:
Klaus von Grebmer, et al.
Date Created:
January 22, 2014
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February 3, 2014
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5.92 Energy, Environment, and Society

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This is an online course from 2007 from MIT's OpenCourseware initiative. "Energy, Environment and Society" is an... see more

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Online Course
Author:
Conlin, Tester, Steinfield, Graham - MIT
Date Created:
October 20, 2011
Date Modified:
May 31, 2018
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An Introduction to Cooperation and Mutualism

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This textbook introduces readers to the idea of cooperation and mutualism. Cooperatives and mutuals are participatory... see more

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Author:
Michael Boland
Date Created:
February 22, 2018
Date Modified:
January 4, 2021
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Bioline International

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Features 30 peer-reviewed journals from Brazil, China, India, Inodesia, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.... see more

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Bioline International
Date Created:
January 28, 2008
Date Modified:
December 20, 2019
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Community Food Security Assessment Toolkit

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This report provides a toolkit of standardized measurement tools for assessing various aspects of community food... see more

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Author:
Barbara Cohen
Date Created:
May 9, 2010
Date Modified:
May 13, 2018
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Development Experience Database

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Provides access to abstracts and full text documents from USAID, including:Reports, development project documents, and... see more

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Date Created:
March 17, 2008
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December 23, 2014
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Digital Commons Network: [Open Access] Life Sciences Commons

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The Digital Commons Network: Life Sciences Commons contains 131,300+ Open Access full-text articles pertaining to Life... see more

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Digital Commons Network: Life Sciences Commons
Date Created:
October 6, 2016
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May 18, 2021
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Global Challenges: Wiley Online Library

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Wiley Online Library has launched Global Challenges (2015), a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary open access journal that... see more

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Open (Access) Journal-Article
Author:
Georg Feulner, Peter Lund, Spencer Henson, Steven J. Hoffman, John-Arne Rottingen, and David Butler
Date Created:
October 25, 2015
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January 1, 2020
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Chesapeake Project: Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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Faculty from across the University of Maryland are working to integrate sustainability into their courses. The following... see more

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University of Maryland; University of Maryland
Date Created:
June 1, 2016
Date Modified:
February 26, 2017
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2010 Global Hunger Index : The Challenge of Hunger : Focus on the Crisis of Child Undernutrition

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This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

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Author:
Yisehac Yohannes
Date Created:
January 22, 2014
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January 13, 2015
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11.942 Regional Energy-Environmental Economic Modeling

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This is an online course from MIT's Open Courseware project from 2007. This subject is on regional energy-environmental... see more

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Author:
Prof. Karen R. Polenske
Date Created:
June 9, 2011
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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Libraries and the Sacredness of Community

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SustainRT Online Education Team Webinar, 5/19/2016. A talk by Rachael Shea, librarian, about the sacredness of nature and... see more

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Author:
Rachael Shea; Madeleine Charney
Date Created:
May 20, 2016
Date Modified:
February 26, 2017
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¿Qué es la agricultura ecológica?

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Se define la agricultura ecológica

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Author:
Miguel-Angel Sicilia
Date Created:
July 7, 2009
Date Modified:
January 5, 2012
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Socioeconomics of Agriculture | SpringerLink

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This open access book applies for the first time emerging concepts of socioeconomics to analyse an economic sector,... see more

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Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Stefan Mann
Date Created:
May 22, 2018
Date Modified:
August 21, 2018
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Designing sustainable food systems

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Free online eLearning: Curious about designing sustainable food systems? The sustainable production, processing and... see more

Material Type:
Online Course
Author:
Ennio Mariani
Date Created:
July 3, 2018
Date Modified:
June 11, 2021
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Education and Skills for Inclusive Growth, Green Jobs and the Greening of Economies in Asia | SpringerLink

Education and Skills for Inclusive Growth, Green Jobs and the Greening of Economies in Asia | SpringerLink icon

This book presents an overview of the main research findings and case studies concerning education and skills for... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Rupert Maclean; Shanti Jagannathan; Brajesh Panth
Date Created:
May 14, 2018
Date Modified:
May 27, 2021
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Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 - Structure of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies. Lesson 1: Introduction to Agriculture

Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 - Structure of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies. Lesson 1: Introduction to Agriculture icon

This Farmers' Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its... see more

Material Type:
Tutorial
Author:
Maina Muniafu
Date Created:
May 3, 2012
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 - Structure of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies. Lesson 2: Management of Agricultural Resources

Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 - Structure of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies. Lesson 2: Management of Agricultural Resources icon

This Farmers’ Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its... see more

Material Type:
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Author:
Maina Muniafu
Date Created:
May 3, 2012
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
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