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Since 1999, Scotland has (re)gained a considerable degree of political independence from the rest of the UK, and a …
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The paper describes the main tendencies and perspectives of development of rural areas in Ukraine. It emphasizes that the key reason of existing socio-economic issues in rural regions is the absence of well-defined rural development policy. Thus, it is necessary for Ukraine to implement...
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This paper considers the ‘direct payment system Japanese style’, which has been in force in Japan since fiscal year 2014 when the entire system was reorganised and fused with other current direct payment systems. Our analysis reveals that Japan’s direct payment system focuses on supporting...
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software was used to simulate the effects of a number of development scenarios for a remote rural area in Northern Scotland, i …
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Since 2000, ‘The System of Direct Payment of Subsidies to Farmers in Hilly and Mountainous Areas’ is in operation in Japan. The objective of this paper is to evaluate and survey Japan’s policy for less favoured areas. This system has two characteristics: ‘coverage subsidies for...
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The food chain concept is an increasingly common theoretical instrument for food and rural development policy and many countries adopt the so-called “new rural paradigm”, so to integrate different sectoral policies. This paper aims at adopting the food chain paradigm in order to analyse the...
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Scotland has one of the highest rates of obesity in OECD countries and its diet has been pointed out as an important …
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productivity, profitability, and competitiveness of the livestock industry in Scotland. However, there is a concern that the uptake …. This is rather paradoxical given the fact that Scotland’s research outputs in farm animal genetics are widely perceived to … technology uptake in the livestock sectors in Scotland. Although the work has been undertaken in dairy, sheep, and beef sectors …
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in Scotland using partial equilibrium (PE) modelling. The science improves pig neonatal survival through improved (high …
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stability for farmers, focussing the analysis on the red meat supply chain in Scotland. Collaborative supply chains may … through auctions. An in-depth case study of a producers’ club in Scotland showed that farmers within the club are …
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