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Agricultural Clusters in China
Kiminami, Lily; Kiminami, Akira - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
The purpose of this study is to assess the potential of clustering in the development of agriculture and rural … communities in China. We shall examine in detail the food industry, which is the link in the food chain that propels the … industrialization of agriculture, and identify instances of industrial agglomeration and business collaboration. Next, we shall analyze …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913357
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The Integration of Rural Households into Ruminant Livestock Industries in China
Waldron, Scott A.; Brown, Colin G.; Longworth, John W. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
A major determinant of rural development in China is the way by which rural households integrate with rural industries …. Findings for the ruminant livestock sector are widely applicable to other agricultural industries in China. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005060578
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China’s Agricultural Modernisation Program: an assessment of its sustainability and impacts in the case of the high-value beef chain
Waldron, Scott A.; Brown, Colin G.; Longworth, John W. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880100
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The Role of Specialized Agricultural Credit Institutions in the Development of the Rural Finance Sector of Armenia: Case of Credit Clubs
Urutyan, Vardan E.; Aleksandryan, Mariana; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
Credit Club Program implemented by the US Department of Agriculture Marketing Assistance Program in Armenia. The study …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005484046
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Rural Poverty and Employment Effects of Bt Cotton in India
Subramanian, Arjunan; Qaim, Matin - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
The impact of genetically modified (GM) crops on the poor in developing countries is still the subject of controversy. While previous studies have examined direct productivity effects of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton and other GM crops, little is known about wider socioeconomic outcomes. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880072
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Application of Prospective Structural Analysis to Rural Development Strategy
Ambrosio Albala, Mateo; Lozano, Martin; Manuel, Jose; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
The Council Regulation (EC) 1698/2005 approved on 20th September 2005 was the starting point of the fourth programme of Rural Development Aid for the period 2007-2013. This communitarian programme affects Andalusia, an European region situated in the south of Spain. The authors of this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880075
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Standards Driven Rural Development: A General Equilibrium Model with Market Imperfections
Xiang, Tao; Huang, Jikun; Kancs, d'Artis; Swinnen, … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
dataset from China and do simulations through three ways: increasing world price of high standards food, increasing urban …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913367
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Structural change in Europe’s rural regions – Farm livelihoods between subsistence orientation, modernisation and non-farm diversification
Salasan, Cosmin; Curtiss, Jarmila; Gomez y Paloma, Gomez; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
Edited volume of the contributions to the mini-symposium of the same title at the IAAE conference 2009.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913516
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN COLOMBIAN RURAL AGRO-ENTERPRISES
Johnson, Nancy L.; Suarez, Ruth; Lundy, Mark - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2003
This paper characterizes and measures the contribution of social capital to the performance of 50 agro-enterprises in Colombia. Using qualitative analysis we document the functions that social capital performs within firms. To estimate social capital's contribution to firm structure and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005320338
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS: SOME LESSONS FROM THE PILOT TISSUE-CULTURE (TC) BANANA PRODUCTION PROMOTION PROJECT IN KENYA, 1997-2002
Mbogoh, Stephen G.; Wambugu, Florence M.; Wakhusama, Sam - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2003
biotechnological applications in agriculture. Hence the article hopes to make a contribution to recent debates at international levels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005801169