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projection is then used to estimate the levels of wheat and rice produced for 2009–2030, with the projections of the exogenous … determinants of production based on linear time trend models. The results show that the demand for wheat and rice will more than … double by 2030. The projections of supply show an increase in the output of wheat and rice by 2030. From 2008 to 2030, the …
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"La biotecnología agropecuaria ha demostrado tener amplio potencial para ayudar a mejorar la eficiencia de la agricultura, el crecimiento económico y las políticas dirigidas a combatir a la pobreza, tanto en América Latina como en el resto del mundo. La amplia y creciente difusión de...
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Livestock are an important element of the livelihoods of many Ugandan households, and considerable efforts at economic … development by the government of Uganda have focused on the livestock sector. However, these development efforts have suffered due … to a lack of detailed data on the distribution of livestock in Uganda to guide the targeting of such programs. In this …
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expansion of food crops and livestock also explains the weak relationship between agricultural growth and nutrition outcomes … growth trends have been driven by larger-scale farmers and by crops grown in only a few regions of the country. The slow … downstream agroprocessing), and barriers to import substitution for major food crops are among the more binding constraints to …
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dynamics of livestock asset holdings in rural Ethiopia. We find evidence of distribution-dependent dynamics and multiple … equilibria for tropical livestock units. …
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Onset risk, the uncertainty in the onset of rainy season, is an important element of weather risk for African farmers with little access to formal insurance who engage in traditional rainfed farming. A knowledge gap still exists empirically on how onset risk may affect the investment decisions...
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capacity of male and female smallholder farmers and livestock keepers to manage climate-related risks. This studyâ …
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