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Agriculture, Food Security,and Poverty in China; Past Performance, Future Prospects, and Implications for Agricultural R&D Policy
Huang, Jikun; Rozelle, Scott - eSocialSciences - 2009
China’s experience demonstrates the importance of technological development and public investment in improving agricultural productivity, farmer income, and food security in a nation with limited supplies of land and other natural resources. Technology has been the engine of...
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Uses and Misuses of Statistics
C, Chakrabarty K - eSocialSciences - 2012
Statistics is used in our day to day life. Examples are there to show that statistics is misused in many. This can happen when people are information illiterate. [Address at DST-CIMS, BHU on Mar 20, 2012 as part of the 150th Birth Aniversary Celebrations of Mahanama Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya].
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Odisha Budget 2013-14: Part 1 Agriculture
Government, Orissa - eSocialSciences - 2013
Budget presented by Shri Prasanna Acharya. The first part contains the Agriculture Budget. …
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Fertilizing Nature: A Tragedy of Excess in the Commons
Good, Allen G; Beatty, Perrin H - eSocialSciences - 2011
some countries show reductions in fertilizer use while others show increasing use? What N fertilizer application reductions …
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Fertilizer Subsidy in India: Who are the Beneficiaries?
Sharma, Vijay Paul; Thaker, Hrima - eSocialSciences - 2010
producers and in many cases do not reach the targeted group(s). This paper examines trends in fertilizer subsidy and the issue … of distribution of fertilizer subsidies between farmers and fertilizer industry, across regions/states, crops and …
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Assessing Policy Choices For Managing SO2 Emisions From Indian Power Sector
Choudhary, Deepa Menon; Garg, Amit; Shukla, P.R - eSocialSciences - 2009
). The GHG emissions cause global warming, which impacts agriculture and food security, natural ecosystems, human health …
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Reforming Foodgrains Management: Achieving Food Security with Cost-Effectiveness
Kumar, A. Ganesh; Gulati, Ashok; Ralph Cummings, Jr. - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper examines the efficacy of the current system of public foodgrains management and policies in promoting food security in the country. It argues that the system has outlived its usefulness, and that continuing with the same only stifles growth in foodgrains, with very little welfare...
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Options and Determinants of Rice Residue Management Practices in the South-West Region of Bangladesh
Haider, Mohammed Ziaul - eSocialSciences - 2013
This study examines options for managing rice residue and the factors that determine its management in the south-west region of Bangladesh. Study results indicate that while straw length, low-elevation land and distance of the plot from the homestead positively and significantly influence the...
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A Spatial Integration Analysis of the Regional Fertilizer Markets in the Philippines
Galang, Ivory Myka R. - eSocialSciences - 2014
statistically significant. The finding that regional fertilizer markets in the Philippines are integrated is consistent with the …Fertilizer, which is an important production input, holds a significant share in total cost of production for some … crops. Based on the available fertilizer price data, it can be observed that price levels vary greatly across regions. To …
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Financing Infrastructure in the Philippines: Fiscal Landscape and Resources Mobilization
Navarro, Adoracion M.; Llanto, Gilberto M. - eSocialSciences - 2014
This study assessed the sources and levels of infrastructure financing in the Philippines for the last five years (2008 …
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