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Croatia's EU accession: socio-economic assessment of farm households and policy recommendations

Moellers, Judith; Zier, Patrick; Frohberg, Klaus; … - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2009

of these knowledge gaps by reviewing Croatiaâs rural development dynamics and farm structures, as well as agricultural … investments rather than subsidies in rural development policy. The recommendations refer to two important policy fields: (1 … (EC). In the following, the main findings for accelerating both, rural and agricultural sector development, and smoothing …

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Making rural householdsâ livelihoods more resilient. The importance of social capital and the underlying social networks.

Buchenrieder, Gertrud; Dufhues, Thomas; Beuchelt, Tina; … - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2006

factors. Today, labour and skills are usually simultaneously addressed when talking of human capital. In development economics … asset for the welfare of individuals and communities. Already in the early 1990s, development economics postulated the so … development under difficult societal, economic and political conditions. Nevertheless, interpersonal networks of social capital …

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Accessing rural finance: The rural financial market in Northern Vietnam

Dufhues, Thomas - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2007

Agriculture and Rural Development (VBARD) and the Vietnam Bank for the Poor (VBP) have been established. Despite general successes … been neglected in the development efforts of the government and its development banks. The overall objective of this … separated political lending from commercial lending. Evidence from development banks in other countries suggests that the VBARD …

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Private Labels, Retail Configuration, and Fluid Milk Prices

Bonanno, Alessandro; Lopez, Rigoberto A. - Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy, Department … - 2004

This paper investigates the impacts of store brands (i.e., private labels) and retail characteristics (scanners, deli, bakery, and pharmacy departments, ATMs, restaurant and store size) on fluid milk prices using 1,740 supermarket-level observations from four cities. Non-parametric results...

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Consumer Preferences: A Guide to Connecticut Apple Marketing

Leonard, Robert L.; Wadsworth, James J. - Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy, Department … - 1989

The primary objectives of this research are: (1) to identify the preferences of Connecticut apple consumers regarding product attributes and market characteristics; (2) to assess the impact of Connecticut promotion programs on consumer preference for Connecticut grown apples, and (3) to identify...

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Labor market behavior of Chinese rural households during transition

Wang, Xiaobing - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2007

The goal of this study is to assess householdsâ labor allocation in the wake of Chinaâs efforts to develop the rural labor market in a manner that is conductive to its transition to a market economy. Applying the agricultural household model as the theoretical framework, we help to understand...

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Rethinking agricultural reform in Ukraine

Lerman, Zvi; Sedik, David J.; Pugachov, Nikolai; … - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2007

Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REUP) in Rome, the UNDP-sponsored Agricultural Policy for Human Development (APHD …

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Subsistence Agriculture in Central and Eastern Europe: How to Break the Vicious Circle?

Abele, Steffen; Frohberg, Klaus - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2004

development policies, the main objective being to have subsistence farmers participate in markets. The strategy was to make … Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO) in May 2001. It gathered scientists from Western and … development that will perish once Ricardos' comparative advantages are perceived and result in wealth-generating trade (ROSE and …

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AuÃerlandwirtschaftliche Diversifikation im Transformationsprozess. Diversifikationsentscheidungen und -strategien lÃ¤ndlicher Haushalte in Slowenien und Mazedonien

Mollers, Judith - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2006

Problem and objectives. Non-farm rural diversification is gaining prominence in the debate on rural development since …. Development policies focusing on the rural non-farm sector aim at offering employment options and reducing urban migration. They …-oriented rural development policy. It should be stressed though that the implementation of policy measures should focus on …

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Credit rationing of Polish farm households. A theoretical and empirical analysis.

Petrick, Martin - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2004

development of analytical tools for practical policy advice on markets with pervasive agency relations. With regard to Poland …

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