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Poverty and the Deterioration of Natural Soil Capital in the Peruvian Altiplano
Swinton, Scott; Quiroz, Roberto - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 5 (2003) 3, pp. 477-490
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010847231
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Land constraints and agricultural intensification in Ethiopia: A village-level analysis of high-potential areas:
Headey, Derek D.; Dereje, Mekdim; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
agricultural intensification, and if so, how. We find strong evidence in favor of the Boserupian hypothesis that land …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850562
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How does population density influence agricultural intensification and productivity? Evidence from Ethiopia
Josephson, Anna Leigh; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob; Florax, … - In: Food Policy 48 (2014) C, pp. 142-152
(RPD) affects agricultural intensification and productivity. Our results suggest that higher RPD is associated with smaller …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010906746
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On the Institutional Details that Mediate the Impact of Cash Crops on Food Crop Intensification: The Case of Cotton
Tschirley, David; Theriault, Veronique - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
investigates whether cotton market structures can be used to spur the intensification of smallholder food production. Especially … food crop intensification and productivity. With this aim, a conceptual framework linking cotton institutional structures … to food crop intensification is first developed. Drawing on the literature, country experience is then reviewed and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010915945
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Resource Use Efficiency among Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Western Kenya
Mose, J. I.; Nyongesa, H.; Amusala, G.; Kenyanito, C. O.; … - African Farm Management Association - AFMA - 2012
This study was conducted to find out whether dairy farmers could increase their profits through intensification of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010920161
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Determinants of Agricultural Intensity Index “Scores” in a Frontier Region: An Analysis of Data from Northern Guatemala
Shriar, Avrum - In: Agriculture and Human Values 22 (2005) 4, pp. 395-410
opportunities and strategies that, in turn, affect how agriculture fits into the local economy and how and why intensification is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011002028
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Conservation through intensification? The effects of plantations on natural forests
Heilmayr, Robert - In: Ecological Economics 105 (2014) C, pp. 204-210
The rapid growth in plantation forestry over the past two decades attests to the sector's importance in meeting rising global demand for timber, fuel and fiber. However, plantation forests differ dramatically from natural forests in the types of ecosystem services they can provide. As a result,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010930834
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Agriculture and Deforestation: Is REDD+ Rooted In Evidence?
Pirard, Romain; Belna, Karine - In: Forest Policy and Economics 21 (2012) C, pp. 62-70
This article deals with the links between agricultural technologies and tropical deforestation in order to determine whether and how the REDD+ mechanism (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) might address agriculture expansion on forests. We study in the first place the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010930926
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How Institutions Mediate the Impact of Cash Cropping on Food Crop Intensification: An Application to Cotton in Sub-Saharan Africa
Theriault, Veronique; Tschirley, David L. - In: World Development 64 (2014) C, pp. 298-310
cotton sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa, this study investigates whether cotton can be used to spur the intensification of … smallholder food production. First, a conceptual framework linking cotton institutional structures to food crop intensification is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010931262
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МОДЕРНИЗАЦИОННЫЕ АСПЕКТЫ ОПТИМИЗАЦИИ СИСТЕМЫ МЕЖДУНАРОДНОГО РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЯ ВНЕШНЕЙ ТОРГОВЛИ РОССИИ В РАМКАХ ТАМОЖЕННОГО СОЮЗА ЕВРАЗЭС...
ГРОШЕВ Д.А. - In: TERRA ECONOMICUS 9 (2011) 3, pp. 220-224
Статья посвящена теоретическому анализу модернизации международного регулирования Таможенного союза ЕврАзЭс.
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