De noodzaak om maatschappelijke opgaven in het groene domein in samenhang op te lossen vraagt om integrale benaderingen op gebiedsniveau. De grote belofte van gebiedsgericht werken is dan ook dat het kan zorgen voor integrale, gebiedsspecifieke oplossingen. Elk gebied kent eigen uitdagingen en kansen …

In dit document willen de onderzoekers hun ervaringen doorgeven hoe in een actieonderzoek aan ontwikkelvraagstukken in gebiedsgericht werken deelgenomen kan worden. Dit document beschrijft de ervaringen, is een reflectie op dit actieonderzoek en is door de onderzoekers zelf opgesteld.

Poster en begeleidende audio uit de guided tour van het Open Atelier van CoE Groen op 7 december 2023 over het project Gebiedsvenster Natuur Inclusieve Landbouw. Het gebiedsvenster is een visuele vertaling van een grondig proces van het verzamelen van praktijkervaring met Natuur Inclusieve Landbouw waarbij …

The current intensification of the agricultural production system continues to cause public concern about its sustainability owing to the increasingly negative effects of its operations on the environment, the economy, and society's well-being. The key public concerns about impacts include the escalating …

The avocado production is considered as a main source of income for farmers who are Abogeta West growers’ cooperative members in Meru County. In our days, the available previous studies showed that avocado losses account for 35% for the local chain and 15% for the export chain but there was a scarcity …

This study analyses the information flow in the sugar bean value chain in Zimbabwe that involves farmers at Mkoba and Insukamini smallholder irrigation schemes. The study paid particular attention to the essential bottlenecks in which farmers and PHI Commodities view as the stumbling block in improving …

Kenya has progressed well in food safety implementation in the horticultural export market. However, unlike the international export chains, the enforcement of food safety measures in the domestic chain encounter problems like multiple regulations, duplication of roles between agencies, contradictory …

The main objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of contract farming in improving smallholder maize seed multipliers income so that the improvement strategies can be established. The study was carried out at the beginning of the implementation of the new seeds supply system. The research …

The study was to find out the climate-smart practice along the forage value chain in Githunguri and Olenguruone dairy farmers cooperatives in order to develop a sustainable business model. From the findings, actors the cost of production is increasing due to environmental, economic and social factors. …

Pepper is an important commercial crop for small producers in Goro district. However, its sector is experiencing many constraints with inadequate attention gains financing, productivity and marketing. Therefore, this study was conducted to analyze the pepper chain in order to identify financial constraints …