demand for wheat based products. The objective of this study is to estimate the demand elasticities of rice in Malaysia … food basket. The most significant observation is the falling in per capita consumption of rice with continuous growth of …, focusing whether rice is an inferior good. By using data from Household Expenditure Survey 2004/2005, this study obtains demand …

corn and winter wheat production on the Swiss Plateau with respect to climate change scenarios that cover the period of … corn because of different growing periods. In general, our results show that both corn and winter wheat yields increase in … the next decades. In contrast to other studies, we find the coefficient of variation of corn and winter wheat yields to …

the rice industry sector to contribute to the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change by increasing rice … method of rice cultivation: the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). SRI is an innovative approach to rice cultivation but …

This study of regional South-South (S-S) trade and cooperation in East, South and South-East Asian countries (ESSEA …) aims to provide an economic rationale for S-S trade; shed some light on the extent and pattern of S-S trade in the ESSEA … region; examine the dynamic forces behind the expansion of such trade, and its shortcomings and vulnerabilities; propose …

Northeast Asia has become increasingly important. Globalisation and China’s galloping economy have caused radically different …-territorial policy responses to such issues as trade, finance, the environment, human rights and human security. The copyright of this …

We evaluate whether the presence of China in world trade is ultimately beneficial or whether it is a threat to Brazil … result of its commerce with China. …

As China becomes a global economic power, Latin American companies will need to adopt winning strategies to succeed in … have on Latin America’s economies, analysing the myths and realities concerning China’s impact on the region. It also … assesses some innovative business strategies Latin American companies are adopting to respond to China’s rise, distilling an …

Using time series data, this paper investigates China’s carbon emissions during 1960-2006, with particular focus on the … direct role of growth and in connection to trade and the value added by various sectors like agriculture, industry and … represented by the GDP per capita. Trade seems to be an important determinant in this relationship. …

The notion about China being factory of the world is changing. Factories in China are shifting their production base to … neighboring Asia, primarily because of higher input costs in China, a volatile Chinese exchange rate, Chinese exports being … increasingly targeted by its major trading partners, and a fall in price-competitiveness in producing in mainland China. We examine …

, whose prime activity is the exploitation of logs for processing industries in China, to limit their participation in forward …