Ronnie Vernooy
Biographic Data
| ID | 1361272 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ronnie Vernooy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ronnie |
| FAMILY NAME | Vernooy |
| SIGNATURE | VERNOOY R |
| AFFILIATIONS | CGIAR |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8864-4892 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The role of community seed banks in achieving farmers' rights
The core objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) are the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. The ITPGRFA links these goals explicitly to farmers’ rights. Although farmers’ rights have been debated intensely at international level, their effective implementation at national level remains a major challenge. Community seed…
The roles of community seed banks in climate change adaption
Although community level seed-saving initiatives have been around for about 30 years, until recently they have received little attention in the scientific literature on climate change adaptation and plant genetic resources. Based on research experiences from various countries, this article argues that community seed banks can enhance the resilience of farmers, in particular of communities and households most affected by climate change. Community …
Beating storms and droughts
Although herders in Mongolia are embracing modernity, their livelihoods remain largely dependent on the weather and resulting grassland conditions. In recent years, natural resource degradation has made livestock production more risky. Severe weather events such as storms, droughts, and extremely harsh winters have been on the increase. Timely and adequate weather forecasts could help herders to cope more effectively with these changing circumsta…
Social and Gender Analysis in Development Practice
This article describes a large-scale, long-term initiative by International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. The mandate of IDRC is to support research that contributes to improved human well-being, particularly in developing countries. The goal of the initiative was to engender development practices in natural resource management (NRM) in Asia. The strategy employed was SA/GA—social and gender analysis. Project activities sought ways …
Seeds of Empowerment
Farming in China is experiencing a transformation in certain areas resulting in crises. Agricultural income is generally declining and represents a lower percentage of rural household income. Many farmers are losing interest in farming. Both the feminization and ageing of agricultural labor are evident and increasing; women and older people have become the key agricultural cultivators. Within this context, an action-oriented project funded partly…
The power of participatory monitoring and evaluation
This article examines the capacity-building experiences of two research teams in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces in south-west China who used participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) to strengthen their development research, particularly in the area of natural-resource management (NRM). The authors describe their efforts to incorporate PM&E practices in their work. The process proved challenging, despite political and economic changes in China…
Reversing Grassland Degradation and Improving Herders' Livelihoods in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia
In Mongolia, grasslands and steppes are currently home to over 25 million head of livestock and 192,000 herding families. Nomadic livestock producers are the backbone of the economy. As in other areas in the region (eg western China), herders are facing very serious pasture degradation. Government officials and herders agree that many local carrying capacities are exceeded. These problems have been aggravated by 3 recent extremely severe winters.…
What Went Wrong? The Sandinista Revolution
Social and Gender Analysis in Development Practice
This article describes a large-scale, long-term initiative by International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. The mandate of IDRC is to support research that contributes to improved human well-being, particularly in developing countries. The goal of the initiative was to engender development practices in natural resource management (NRM) in Asia. The strategy employed was SA/GA—social and gender analysis. Project activities sought ways …
The roles of community seed banks in climate change adaption
Although community level seed-saving initiatives have been around for about 30 years, until recently they have received little attention in the scientific literature on climate change adaptation and plant genetic resources. Based on research experiences from various countries, this article argues that community seed banks can enhance the resilience of farmers, in particular of communities and households most affected by climate change. Community …
Seeds of Empowerment
Farming in China is experiencing a transformation in certain areas resulting in crises. Agricultural income is generally declining and represents a lower percentage of rural household income. Many farmers are losing interest in farming. Both the feminization and ageing of agricultural labor are evident and increasing; women and older people have become the key agricultural cultivators. Within this context, an action-oriented project funded partly…
The power of participatory monitoring and evaluation
This article examines the capacity-building experiences of two research teams in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces in south-west China who used participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) to strengthen their development research, particularly in the area of natural-resource management (NRM). The authors describe their efforts to incorporate PM&E practices in their work. The process proved challenging, despite political and economic changes in China…
What Went Wrong? The Sandinista Revolution
What Went Wrong? The Sandinista Revolution
Reversing Grassland Degradation and Improving Herders' Livelihoods in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia
In Mongolia, grasslands and steppes are currently home to over 25 million head of livestock and 192,000 herding families. Nomadic livestock producers are the backbone of the economy. As in other areas in the region (eg western China), herders are facing very serious pasture degradation. Government officials and herders agree that many local carrying capacities are exceeded. These problems have been aggravated by 3 recent extremely severe winters.…
The power of participatory monitoring and evaluation
This article examines the capacity-building experiences of two research teams in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces in south-west China who used participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) to strengthen their development research, particularly in the area of natural-resource management (NRM). The authors describe their efforts to incorporate PM&E practices in their work. The process proved challenging, despite political and economic changes in China…
Social and Gender Analysis in Development Practice
This article describes a large-scale, long-term initiative by International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. The mandate of IDRC is to support research that contributes to improved human well-being, particularly in developing countries. The goal of the initiative was to engender development practices in natural resource management (NRM) in Asia. The strategy employed was SA/GA—social and gender analysis. Project activities sought ways …
Seeds of Empowerment
Farming in China is experiencing a transformation in certain areas resulting in crises. Agricultural income is generally declining and represents a lower percentage of rural household income. Many farmers are losing interest in farming. Both the feminization and ageing of agricultural labor are evident and increasing; women and older people have become the key agricultural cultivators. Within this context, an action-oriented project funded partly…
Beating storms and droughts
Although herders in Mongolia are embracing modernity, their livelihoods remain largely dependent on the weather and resulting grassland conditions. In recent years, natural resource degradation has made livestock production more risky. Severe weather events such as storms, droughts, and extremely harsh winters have been on the increase. Timely and adequate weather forecasts could help herders to cope more effectively with these changing circumsta…
The roles of community seed banks in climate change adaption
Although community level seed-saving initiatives have been around for about 30 years, until recently they have received little attention in the scientific literature on climate change adaptation and plant genetic resources. Based on research experiences from various countries, this article argues that community seed banks can enhance the resilience of farmers, in particular of communities and households most affected by climate change. Community …
The role of community seed banks in achieving farmers' rights
The core objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) are the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources. The ITPGRFA links these goals explicitly to farmers’ rights. Although farmers’ rights have been debated intensely at international level, their effective implementation at national level remains a major challenge. Community seed…
Political science (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Agroforestry (2 works) · Capacity building (2 works)