NJAS Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences 
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This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.Social Learning, Natural Resource Management, and Participatory Activities: A reflection on construct development and testing
Publication date: 6 June 2014 Source:NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, Volume 69 Author(s): Rodela Romina This analysis reflects on the use of multidimensional constructs for the study of social learning in natural resource management. Insight from deliberative democracy and adult learning literature are used to ground the identified four dimensions (the moral dimension the cognitive dimension, the relational dimension and trust). Then, a selection of empirical cases is surveyed with the aim to develop and understanding how well the empirical outcomes reported by these sit against the insights borrowed from ...
Source: NJAS Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Social learning inside and outside transition projects: Playing free jazz for a heavy metal audience
Publication date: 6 June 2014 Source:NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, Volume 69 Author(s): Pieter. J. Beers , Frans Hermans , Tom Veldkamp , Jules Hinssen According to transition science, system innovation requires experimentation and social learning to explore the potential of innovations for sustainable development. However, the transition science literature does not elaborate much on the learning processes involved. Senge's Field of Change provides a more detailed approach to the role of learning and action in innovation. We linked the Field of Change to transition management literature in order to ex...
Source: NJAS Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Social learning towards sustainability: Problematic, perspectives and promise
Publication date: 6 June 2014 Source:NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, Volume 69 Author(s): Arjen E.J. Wals , Romina Rodela A common thread throughout this special issue is that sustainability is not a destiny one can eventually reach, but rather a continuous learning path towards transformation that should be profound (e.g. affecting moral standards and value systems), transversal (e.g. requiring the involvement of individuals, groups and collectives) and counter-hegemonic (e.g. requiring the exposure and questioning of stubborn routines). From such a vantage point debates about sustainability likely requi...
Source: NJAS Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Greenhouse microclimatic environment controlled by a mobile measuring station
Publication date: Available online 7 June 2014 Source:NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences Author(s): Goran Martinović , Janos Simon This paper investigates a greenhouse microclimatic environment controlled by a mobile measuring station with the aim of improving performance by using wireless sensor networks (WSN) technology. The algorithms for the mobile measuring station that perform navigation tasks are called Bug algorithms. The existing potential field method based algorithms are improved with an RSSI signal propagation model and implemented on a two-wheel driven robot developing system and their performan...
Source: NJAS Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Efficiency of European Dairy Processing Firms
Publication date: Available online 17 June 2014 Source:NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences Author(s): Rafat A.M.E. Soboh , Alfons Oude Lansink , Gert Van Dijk This paper compares the technical efficiency and production frontier of dairy processing cooperatives and investor owned firms in six major dairy producing European countries. Two parametric production frontiers are estimated, i.e. for cooperatives and investor owned firms separately, which are used to evaluate the intra- and inter-type technical efficiency of each firm. The models are estimated using accountancy data from the AMADEUS data base over the...
Source: NJAS Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Analysing the farm level economic impact of GM corn in the Philippines
Publication date: Available online 19 June 2014 Source:NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences Author(s): Miladis M. Afidchao , C.J.M. Musters , Ada Wossink , Orlando F. Balderama , Geert R. de Snoo This paper analyses the farm economic viability of genetically modified (GM) corn in the Philippines. Data was collected from 114 farmers in Isabela province including non-GM, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), herbicide tolerant (HT) and BtHT corn farmers. Results of univariate analysis showed that non-GM corn was not statistically different from Bt, BtHT and HT corn in terms of production output, net income, production-...
Source: NJAS Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Science-led interventions in integrated watersheds to improve smallholders’ livelihoods
Publication date: Available online 19 August 2014 Source:NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences Author(s): Suhas P. Wani , Girish Chander , Kanwar L. Sahrawat Existing large crop yield gaps between farmers’ fields in rainfed areas and the achievable yields are abridged through integrated watershed management during 2002-2007, while improving farmers’ livelihoods also. In addition to water shortages, emerging widespread deficiencies of multiple micro- and secondary nutrients such as sulphur (S), boron (B) and zinc (Zn) along with nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are holding back the productivity potential thro...
Source: NJAS Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Understanding biophysical and socio-economic determinants of maize (Zea mays L.) yield variability in eastern India
Publication date: Available online 1 September 2014 Source:NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences Author(s): Hirak Banerjee , Rupak Goswami , Somsubhra Chakraborty , Sudarshan Dutta , Kaushik Majumdar , T. Satyanarayana , M.L. Jat , Shamie Zingore The aim of this paper was to investigate the key factors limiting maize (Zea mays L.) productivity in eastern India to develop effective crop and nutrient management strategies to reduce yield gap. A series of farm surveys was conducted in two distinct agro-ecological zones of eastern India to evaluate the importance of crop management and structural constraints f...
Source: NJAS Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences - October 12, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
