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The Agri-food Situation and Policies in Switzerland
Jarrett, Peter; Moeser, Charlotte - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
This paper examines the heavily supported Swiss food and agriculture sector. It reviews some of the key features and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277001
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Achieving Water and Food Security in 2050: Outlook, Policies, and Investments
Wichelns, Dennis - In: Agriculture 5 (2015) 2, pp. 188-220
growth in sustainable agriculture and provide non-farm employment opportunities in rural areas of lower income countries will … women in agriculture. They must also motivate investments in new technologies that will enhance crop and livestock …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011265464
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AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD SECURITY POLICY IN ERITREA - AN ANALYSIS
Rena, Ravinder - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The main economic activity of the people of Eritrea is agriculture: crop production and livestock herding. Agriculture … mainly comprises mixed farming and some commercial concessions. Most agriculture is rain-fed. The main rain-fed crops are … assess the agriculture development and food policy in the country. Furthermore, the paper captures the available food …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005786953
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Russian Agriculture and Agricultural Policies in 2012
Karlova, Natalia; Shagaida, Natalia; Uzun, Vasily; … - Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy - 2013
At present about 4% of Russia’s GDP is generated in agriculture; however, the sector still accounts for 9.7% of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010693861
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Production Efficiency and Agricultural Technologies in the Ethiopian Agriculture
Mariam, Yohannes; Coffin, Garth - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1993
Stochastic frontier production function analysis was performed to examine relative crop and milk production efficiency among peasants in Ada and Selale districts of the Central highlands of Ethiopia. The results indicate that Ada farmers exhibit relatively higher efficiency scores in cereal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837294
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Production efficiency in Peasant Agriculture: The Case of Mixed Farming System in the Ethiopian Highlands
Mariam, Yohannes; Coffin, Garth; Eisemon, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1993
An aggregate measure of production efficiency involving crop and livestock enterprises is examined in the Selale and Ada regions of Ethiopia using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). In general, farmers in regions more suitable to crop production (Ada) tend to attain higher production efficiency...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005620090
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Biofuels and the Future of Food: Competition and Complementarities
Tokgoz, Simla; Zhang, Wei; Msangi, Siwa; Bhandary, Prapti - In: Agriculture 2 (2012) 4, pp. 414-435
In this paper, we draw the key linkages between future biofuels growth on agricultural commodity prices, and highlight some of the key uncertainties over OECD fuel and energy policies, and their implications for global agricultural markets and the world food situation. Our results show some of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010674362
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March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear accident impacts on Japanese agri-food sector
Bachev, Hrabrin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
Fukushima nuclear disaster on the Japanese agriculture and food sector. It contains fourteen parts: introduction with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011124294
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Managing Soil Erosion in Northern Ireland: A Review of Past and Present Approaches
Mullan, Donal - In: Agriculture 3 (2013) 4, pp. 684-699
In recent decades, the off-site transport of sediment and nutrients from agricultural land into the neighbouring natural and built environment has become a more pressing environmental sustainability issue than the on-site threats of soil erosion in many of the world’s temperate regions. In the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011030620
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On the Implications of Contract Farming on Agricultural and Rural Development in India : With Special Reference to Karanataka, India
Motkuri, Venkatanarayana; Veslawatha, Suresh Naik - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The present paper examines the rationale for the introduction of contract farming in Indian context and advantages and disadvantages it draws with reference to rural and agricultural development where particular emphasis is given to marginal and small farmers. It is also looking into what are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114087