Institutional structures can fundamentally shape opportunities for adaptive governance of water resources at multiple ecological and societal scales. The properties of adaptive governance have been widely examined in the literature.
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We evaluate a large-scale model of agricultural advisory services, known as Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) or Farm Science Centers, introduced by the Government of India to facilitate smallholder adoption of new agricultural technologies.
Strengthening institutional capacity for disaster management and risk reduction through climate-resilient agriculture
The frequency of natural disasters, especially storms and floods, has been increasing globally over the last several decades.
Agriculture's vast potential to improve nutrition is just beginning to be tapped.
After several years of growing political commitment, with more and more pledges and declarations and an increasing focus on data and on evidence, the international nutrition community has come to recognise the power of narrative.
Mapping Indian agricultural emissions: Lessons for food system transformation and policy support for climate-smart agriculture
The recently signed Paris Agreement is one of the most promising steps toward addressing the challenges of climate change and global warming. The agreement came into force in November 2016, and India is a party to it.
Even after several decades of green revolution, malnutrition continues to be a major development challenge in much of South Asia, and India has a major share of the malnourished people in the region.
Chapter four of the book Knowledge Driven Development: Private Extension and Global Lessons (Academic Press), which uses actual cases
Capacity building for development
Scaling up community-driven development
"While many community-driven development (CDD) initiatives may be successful, their impact is often limited by their small scale.