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What does male out-migration mean for women in rural South Asia?
In search for higher income men leave to cities or abroad. This type of migration is not only transforming rural economies, but also changes gender relations.
In a bind: How policy divide between forestry and farming can result in poverty and hunger
For generations, upland communities of Vietnam, Thailand and Nepal relied on fruits, nuts, mushrooms and berries when harvests were low, and used shifting agriculture, allowing soil to rebound.
Farming + Forests = Food security: Integrated landscapes offer hope of sustainability in Asian uplands
Forests have, historically, had a very important role in food security in upland areas of South and Southeast Asia – both as sources of wild food and as sites for grazing, planting food trees...