Transforming traditional rice farming; the Surinam experience.

Conservation policy in traditional farming landscapes

1 Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University Lueneburg, 21335 Lueneburg, Germany 2 Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania 3 Babeş-Bolyai University, Department of Taxonomy and Ecology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 4 Geography Department, Humboldt-University Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany 5 Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, P.O. Box 601203...

Attenuated yaws in Surinam.

Results of a pilot survey in the central, northern region of Surinam indicate that yaws is prevalent (hypoendemic) in this part of the country. No classical symptoms of yaws were seen. The observed lesions were scanty or solitary, dry papillomatous, or macular and scaly, which fits into the clinical picture of attenuated endemic treponematosis.

Contract Farming and Poverty Reduction: the Case of Organic Rice Contract Farming in Thailand

Rice Farming and the Emergence of Cooperative Behavior

This paper explores the origins of observed differences in cooperativeness across societies and cultures. In particular, we provide evidence that rice cultivation gives rise to a more cooperative social norm. The rationale behind the hypothesis is that unlike cultivating other crops, such as wheat or corn, farming rice historically required extensive cooperation among farmers. We travelled to f...

Transforming Traditional Paper Cutting into LINE Stickers