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This book investigates if and how agricultural market structures and farm constraints affect the development of dynamic food and cash crop sectors and whether these sectors can contribute to economic transformation and poverty reduction in Africa. The authors map the current cash and food crops...
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to Iran’s Cotton and Sugar Beet Production -- Chapter 6. Analysis of Results and Policy Recommendations -- Chapter 7 … strategic crops (cotton and sugar beet) in different provinces of the Iran are analyzed. Using different models, the most … efficient and inefficient provinces in cotton and sugar beet production of Iran are recognized. …
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1. Introduction and objectives of the study -- 2. An overview of cotton in India -- 3. Development and adoption of Bt … Cotton -- 4.Sampling and methodology of the study across the states -- 5. Nature and performance of Bt Cotton vs. non …-Bt Cotton -- 6. Economics of Bt Cotton vs. non-Bt Cotton across the states -- 7. Farmers’ perceptions on various features of Bt …
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The aim of this book is to present contributions in theory, policy and practice to the science and policy of sustainable intensification by means of technological and institutional innovations in agriculture. The research insights re from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The purpose of this...
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This book uses primary evidence to assess the value of agro-input and service delivery business models in terms of their inclusiveness, effectiveness and impact from a small farmer perspective, in the form of case studies in three Indian states: Punjab, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The services...
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This book examines the role of agriculture in the economic transformation of developing low- and middle-income countries and explores means for accelerating agricultural growth and poverty reduction. In this volume, Mellor measures by household class the employment impact of alternative...
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This book focuses on topics such as the cultural specificity of Arab family businesses with regard to shaping their governance and management; the influence that specific values in the Arab world could exert on the management of family businesses; how spiritual and religious values influence...
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This book contains a unique collection of studies on key economic and social policy challenges faced by countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region in a short- and long-term perspective. Prepared within the EU funded FP7 project on „Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean...
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world since the Industrial Revolution. This book analyzes the history of economic development in Egypt to show the impact of …
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This book investigates the role and the impacts of armies and military regimes in the Middle East. It argues that one of the main causes of the slow and stagnated economic development in the region is high military expenditure perpetuated by strong grips of armies on the politics of the region
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