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Reform and Development of Agriculture in China
Li, Zhou - 2017
China’s Agriculture -- Agricultural Reform -- Institutional Change of China’s Agricultural Management System -- The … Development of China’s Agriculture -- China’s Agriculture and Transformation of Agricultural Policies -- China’s Food Security … -- Challenges Faced by Agricultural Development -- Prospects of China’s Agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397474
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Sustainable Agricultural Development : Challenges and Approaches in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries
Petit, Michel (ed.); Montaigne, Etienne (ed.);  … - 2015
This book provides an up-to-date assessment of sustainable agri-food systems and rural development in the Mediterranean countries. It examines and reviews the impact of EU and national policies on environmental and trade issues in agricultural and rural organizations in the southern and eastern...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012402132
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Developing Agricultural Trade : New Roles for Government in Poor Countries
Hubbard, Michael; Smith, Marisol; Ellis, Frank; Onumah, … - 2003
Food security is of vital importance to all nations, but particularly so in developing countries. Governments worldwide are seeking to liberalize agricultural trade, and to change their role from one of controlling trade and prices. Instead these governments seek new roles in encouraging market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054403
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Institutions and Sustainability : Political Economy of Agriculture and the Environment - Essays in Honour of Konrad Hagedorn
Beckmann, Volker (contributor);  … - 2009
The institutional perspective on the management of natural resources in the light of the interdisciplinary debate on sustainability is the focus of the agricultural and resource economist Konrad Hagedorn. Institutions and Sustainability reflects the latest trends in combining institutions and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013521109
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The Effects of Farm and Food Policy on Obesity in the United States
Alston, Julian M. - 2017
.S. Farm Subsidies and Obesity -- 8. Agriculture R&D, Technology, and Obesity -- 9. Fat Taxes and Thin Subsidies as Obesity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397171
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Agricultural Science & Technology in China: A Roadmap to 2050
Zhao, Qiguo - 2011
of agriculture. They each craft a roadmap for their sphere of development to 2050. In their entirety, the general and sub …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014015509
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The Eurasian Wheat Belt and Food Security : Global and Regional Aspects
Gómez y Paloma, Sergio (ed.); Mary, Sébastien (ed.);  … - 2017
global agriculture. Such prospects require a detailed investigation of Eurasia’s future perspectives in terms of food …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397118
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US Programs Affecting Food and Agricultural Marketing
Armbruster, Walter J. - 2013
Part I. The Food and Agricultural Marketing System Overview -- 1. Evolution of Agricultural and Food Markets, Policies and Programs-Walter J. Armbruster, President Emeritus, Farm Foundation; and Ronald D. Knutson, Regents Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M University -- 2. Expectations and Realities...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014016271
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Payment for Environmental Services in Agricultural Landscapes : Economic Policies and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries
Zilberman, David; Lipper, Leslie; Sakuyama, Takumi; … - 2009
In recent years, development policy has responded to an increasing concern about natural resource degradation by setting up innovative payment for environmental services (PES) programs in developing countries. PES programs use market and institutional incentives in order to meet both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013521131
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Agricultural Transition in China : Domestic and International Perspectives on Technology and Institutional Change
Du, Jun - 2018
, timing, and time-span of agriculture technology transitions have varied considerably across different economies. Jun Du is a … countries. Her research interests include induced innovation in agriculture and Chinese agricultural economic history …Chapter 1: A General Theory Review -- Chapter 2: Economic Thinking on Chinese Agriculture -- Chapter 3. State …
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