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This special issue contains 8 papers (in addition to an editorial) written for a Wageningen University-IFPRI conference on development strategies for less favoured areas (LFAs) held in July 2002. The first two papers focus on conc...
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This special issue contains 8 papers (in addition to an editorial) written for a Wageningen University-IFPRI conference on development strategies for less favoured areas (LFAs) held in July 2002. The first two papers focus on conceptual issues related to the diversity of rural livelihood systems in LFAs and the challenge to identify community development pathways as a means to enable policy targeting. The next three papers provide empirical evidence from Central America and East Africa on core concepts and characteristics of LFAs and their development potential. The last three papers deal with macroeconomic and other policy interventions for LFAs.
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Wide diversity among farmers and fields is a prime characteristic of livelihoods and production systems in less-favoured areas. One-size-fits-all policies can therefore not provide adequate solutions to poverty and degradation pro...
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Wide diversity among farmers and fields is a prime characteristic of livelihoods and production systems in less-favoured areas. One-size-fits-all policies can therefore not provide adequate solutions to poverty and degradation problems. Sustainable rural development strategies in these areas need to focus on the potential for resource use intensification, based on a careful combination of local and regional measures. Various pathways for development can be identified for enabling rural households to exploit available comparative advantages. This article discusses the key components for the design and implementation of appropriate policies for enhancing sustainable development in less-favoured areas. Attention is focussed on the possibilities for simultaneously addressing poverty alleviation and sustainable natural resource management. An important strategy for improving targeting efficiency in situations of strong rural heterogeneity can be found in the promulgation of democratic decentralization and community-driven development programs. We provide a critical summary of the factors that determine the development potential and shape development pathways in less-favoured areas. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd
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