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By paying particular attention to the local economic context, this paper analyzes rural non-agricultural employment and earnings in non-agricultural jobs. The empirical analysis is based on the Brazilian Demographic Census, allowing for disaggregated controls for the local economy. Education...
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Abstract Multifunctional agriculture is a broad concept lacking a precise and uniform definition. Moreover, little is known about the societal importance of multifunctional agriculture. This paper is an empirical attempt to fill this gap. To this end, an input-output model is constructed for...
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countries of China, Japan and Korea are selected for an example of a multiple country FTA in Asia. Examined are how agricultural … should be treated and possibility of substantially including agricultural sector in China-Japan-Korea FTA. Despite the … for reforming agricultural sector to be viable in international competition toward the total globalization. It is no doubt …
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This paper aims at analyzing the asymmetries in the process of globalization and its differentiated outcomes on (i … burden in terms of missing assets to compete under the new rules of the game and some adverse globalization-induced changes … underlying forces driving globalization (increasing returns to scale, research, development of new products, etc.) undermine the …
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This paper examines how farmers have adapted to the current range of climates across China. A cross sectional method is … used to analyze irrigation choice and crop choice across 8,405 farmers in 28 provinces in China. We find that both …
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China has embarked on a major program to modernise agricultural and agribusiness structures with far reaching … in high-value agrifood chains, China should pursue a more incremental and facilitative approach based around developing …
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This paper examined China’s agricultural imports in regard to income growth, import price changes, and tariff … reductions due to China’s trade liberalisation. More specifically, it attempted to model behavioural relationships in the … agricultural trade between China and the EU by using annual trade data from 1986 to 2005. Econometric models were constructed for …
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aspect of dietary health, fat density of energy intake in China. The sample of 2612 individuals between the ages of 20 and 45 … is derived from the China Health and Nutrition Survey. The following insights emerge: (i) Fat density increases with …
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China has experienced frequently food safety scares due to pesticide residue issues in recent years. This excessive of … production practices of small-scale farmers directly, encouraging the adoption of food safety and quality standards by China … agricultural cooperatives in China. Our qualitative analysis suggests that cooperative size, perception and attitude toward …
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We used a primary panel survey at the household level conducted in 18 remote natural villages over three waves in China …
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