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The impact of agricultural extension for improved management practices : an evaluation of the Uruguayan livestock program
Maffioli, Alessandro; Muffally, Conner - 2014
Management is an important input into agricultural production, as it a determinant of the uptake and proper implementation of productive technologies and practices. While there is a large literature on evaluations of extension programs meant to improve management practices in agricultural...
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Food security and productivity impacts of technology adoption in small subsistence farmers in Bolivia
Salazar, Lina; Aramburu, Julián; González-Flores, Mario; … - 2015
This paper presents the impact evaluation of CRIAR program, implemented in rural areas in Bolivia. The objective of CRIAR is to increase smallholders' agricultural income and food security through productivity improvements triggered by technological adoption. In this study, we use data from a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011290073
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Seguridad alimentaria y productividad impactos de la adopción tecnológica en pequeños agricultores de subsistencia en Bolivia
Salazar, Lina; Aramburu, Julián; González-Flores, Mario; … - 2015
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Productivity and the performance of agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean : from the lost decade to the commodity boom
Nin, Alejandro; Falconi, César A.; Ludena, Carlos E.; … - 2015
This study analyzes the performance of Latin America and the Caribbean's agriculture between 1980 and 2012 looking at … performance of agriculture was the result of fast growth in the use of fertilizer, increases in land productivity, and growth in … contributed significantly to the improved performance of agriculture. Observed growth patterns at the country level suggest that …
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Brazil's agricultural total factor productivity growth by farm size
Helfand, Steven M.; Magalhães, Marcelo; Rada, Nicholas E. - 2015
country's dual agricultural policy focus towards large commercial agribusiness enterprises, led by the Ministry of Agriculture … in Brazil's agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth, which has accelerated at one of the world's fastest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011485802
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The effect of risk, ambiguity and coordination on farmers' adaptation to climate change : a framed field experiment
Alpízar R., Francisco; Carlsson, Frederik; Naranjo, Maria - 2010
The risk of losses of income and productive means due to adverse weather associated to climate change can significantly differ between farmers sharing a productive landscape. It is important to learn more about how farmers react to different levels of risk, under measurable and unmeasurable...
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Public expenditures and the performance of Latin American and Caribbean agriculture
Anriquez, Gustavo; Foster, William E.; Ortega, Jorge; … - 2016
influence of the mix of expenditures related to agriculture on net income generation, using data for 19 Latin American and … positively impacts agriculture's performance. More importantly, and of greater practical economic significance, increasing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011545434
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Do global financial markets capitalise sustainability? : evidence of a quick reversal
Moliterni, Fabio - 2018
This study investigates the growing importance of sustainability in financial markets by estimating the extent of capitalisation of companies' commitment to sustainability on their market value. The spreading concern for social and environmental issues, and especially for the material risks of...
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Using satellite images to measure crop productivity : long-term impact assessment of a randomized technology adoption program in the Dominican Republic
Salazar, Lina; Palacios, Ana Claudia; Selvaraj, Michael; … - 2021
This study combines three rounds of surveys with remote sensing to measure long-term impacts of a randomized irrigation program in the Dominican Republic. Specifically, Landsat 7 and Landsat 8 satellite images are used to measure the causal effects of the program on agricultural productivity,...
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Gasto público y el desempeño de la agricultura en América Latina y el Caribe
Anríquez, Gustavo; Foster, William E.; Ortega, Jorge; … - 2016
influence of the mix of expenditures related to agriculture on net income generation, using data for 19 Latin American and … positively impacts agriculture's performance. More importantly, and of greater practical economic significance, increasing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011575820