Innovation in natural resource management

摘要: International agricultural research is expanding beyond the development of annual crop technologies for individual farms to longer-tern natural resource management techniques entire landscapes. But practices with a long lag time between investment and returns are unlikely be adopted by farmers unless they have secure rights underlying resources (property rights). Similarly, that span multiple neighbors groups work together (collective action). little know about way property collective action in developing countries mediate adoption groups. This statement offers suggestions promoting sustainable management.