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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...
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Alternative Food Networks : An Interdisciplinary Assessment
Corsi, Alessandro (ed.); Barbera, Filippo (ed.);  … - 2018
In recent years, Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) have been a key issue both in the scientific community and in public debates. This is due to their profound implications for rural development, local sustainability, and bio-economics. This edited collection discusses what the main determinants...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396935
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In Pursuit of an African Green Revolution : Views from Rice and Maize Farmers' Fields
Otsuka, Keijiro (ed.); Larson, Donald F. (ed.) - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016
1 Introduction: Why an African Green Revolution is Needed and Why It Must Include Small Farms (Larson and Otsuka) -- 2 On the Determinants of Low Productivity of Rice Farming in Mozambique: Pathways to Intensification (Kajisa) -- 3 On the Possibility of Rice Green Revolution in Irrigated and...
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Insights into Chinese Agriculture
Zhang Yunhua - 2018
agriculture. It also opens a window for the people to read about agriculture. This is a unique book on agricultural science that …
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Development economics : the role of agriculture in development
Junankar, Pramod N. - 2016
economics for more than four decades. He has contributed important work from factor markets and agriculture, to the dynamics of … Indian agriculture. Junankar provides a critique of neoclassical economics that assumes farmers maximize profits in …
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Ernährung, Nahrungsmittelmärkte und Landwirtschaft : ökonomische Fragestellungen vor dem Hintergrund der Globalisierung
Jäggi, Christian J. - 2018
darstellt, werden Fragen der Nahrungsmittelproduktion, der Landwirtschaft, des Nahrungsmittelhandels und der Biodiversität meist … Kontrolle. Das Buch thematisiert ökonomische Fragen zur Nahrungsmittelproduktion, zur Landwirtschaft, zum Handel mit … Nahrungsmitteln und zur Biodiversität. Dabei werden Alternativen zur traditionellen Landwirtschaft, zur Massentierhaltung, zum Verlust …
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The Sugarcane Complex in Brazil : The Role of Innovation in a Dynamic Sector on Its Path Towards Sustainability
Kaup, Felix - 2015
This book offers an in-depth analysis of the Brazilian sugarcane complex with a special focus on technological advances that promote sustainable development. It first examines the question why sugarcane-based ethanol from Brazil is considered a superior alternative to fossil fuel compared to...
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Micro Irrigation Systems in India : Emergence, Status and Impacts
Viswanathan, P. K. (ed.); Kumar, M. Dinesh (ed.);  … - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Water Saving and Yield Enhancing Micro Irrigation Technologies in India: Theory … water from agriculture and making more water available for environment. The book also addresses the question of the positive …
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Agricultural Transition in China : Domestic and International Perspectives on Technology and Institutional Change
Du, Jun - 2018
Chapter 1: A General Theory Review -- Chapter 2: Economic Thinking on Chinese Agriculture -- Chapter 3. State …, 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 …
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Handbook of Operations Research in Agriculture and the Agri-Food Industry
Plà-Aragonés, Lluís M. - 2015
The scope of this book is Operations Research methods in Agriculture and a thorough discussion of derived applications … of useful approaches to deal with actual problems arising in the agriculture sector and the agri-food industry. This book … is intended to collect in one volume high quality chapters on Methods and Applications in Agriculture and Agri …
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