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Farm animal biodiversity conservation activities in Europe under the framework of Agenda 2000
Signorello, Giovanni; Pappalardo, Gioacchino - 2002
In this paper we examine the content of farm animal biodiversity conservation measurescurrently under implementation in the European Union (EU), as a result of the application of EC Regulations 1257/99 and 1750/99. We surveyed 69 Rural Development Plans (RDPs) set up in EU Member States. Our...
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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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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
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The development of organic farming in Europe
Søgaard, Villy - 1999
The paper sets out a dynamic framework for analysing the impact of public support on the growth of organic farming in Europe. Although the empirical results are uncertain, it appears that national support and EU certification have accelerated the process of expansion without significantly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010128018
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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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Credit policy for agriculture in India : an evaluation ; supporting Indian farms the smart way ; rationalising subsidies and investments for faster, inclusive and sustainable growt...
Hoda, Anwarul; Terway, Prerna - 2015
to answer the question, "Is the agenda of expansion of institutional finance to agriculture unfinished?" The findings in … institutional sources in 2012-13 covered 100 per cent of the input cost in agriculture in that year according to the National …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011281277
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Harvesting solar power in India!
Gulati, Ashok; Manchanda, Stuti; Kacker, Rakesh - 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set an ambitious target of 100,000 MW of solar power capacity to be achieved by 2022, when India celebrates 75 years of her independence. This is a grand vision for ushering in a sort of revolution in clean energy in India in the next six years. In a country that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011526810
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El Niño and Indian droughts : a scoping exercise
Saini, Shweta; Gulati, Ashok - 2014
Weather experts around the world are foreseeing a strong El Niño in 2014. In India, these developments are feared to lead to droughts. In the last 14 years, out of the four El Niño years globally, three resulted in Indian droughts. Since the 1980s, all the six droughts faced by India were in...
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Doubling agricultural growth in Uttar Pradesh : sources and drivers of agricultural growth and policy lessons
Verma, Smriti; Gulati, Ashok; Hussain, Siraj - 2017
golden opportunity to change the face of UP's agriculture and thus the fate of millions that depend on it. UP with a … engaged in agriculture; average holding size was just 0.76 ha with 92 percent of holdings being small and marginal; and 29 …
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Towards sustainable, productive and profitable agriculture : case of rice and sugarcane
Gulati, Ashok; Mohan, Gayathri - 2018
Indian agriculture is estimated to be consuming about 78 percent of total fresh water resources available in the … irrigation water available in the country. Hence if sustainable agriculture water-use has to be ensured, economics (productivity … scarcity and economic value of water and power use in agriculture, while improving the quality and timely availability of these …
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