The usefulness of the ecosystem services framework (ESF) to emphasize relationships between agriculture and ecosystems has received little attention, and studies applying ESF to understand links between ecosystem services and rice production systems are lacking. This chapter tries to fill this gap by combining the ecosystem services (ES) and dis-se...
How can we explain the academic success of a randomized study whose validity, both internal and external, is very problematic ? Drawing on a study conducted on Moroccan rural microcredit by J-PAL, this article uses analytical tools from statistics, political economy and sociology of science to answer this question. It describes the entire study pro...
Comment expliquer le succès académique d'une étude randomisée dont la validité, tant interne qu'externe, est pourtant très problématique ? Prenant l'exemple d'une étude menée par le laboratoire J-PAL sur le microcrédit rural marocain, cet article mobilise les outils analytiques de la statistique, de l'économie politique et de la sociologie des scie...
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We study the behavior of farmers living under the threat of the Tungurahua Volcano in Ecuador. Recent eruptions have caused significant damage, including crop loss, death of livestock, and destruction of dwellings. We collected a unique data set after a major eruption in 2016. We interviewed 222 farmers in the area affected by the eruption and 260 ...
Mots-clés résilience, agriculture familiale, filière laitière, observatoire, Madagascar RésuMé À Madagascar, la production de lait destinée à la commercialisation a été développée depuis plusieurs décennies dans le cadre d'une petite agriculture familiale diversifiée sur des plateaux d'altitude. En 2009, suite à des événements politiques ayant entr...
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Irrigated agriculture in Jordan's highlands relies on overexploited groundwater. Drops in water tables and water quality, but also tougher policy measures by the government, threaten the sustainability of this activity which has long thrived on lax law enforcement and cheap desert land. This paper is based on field work in two locations of Azraq gr...
