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Rethinking the development, dissemination and adoption of agricultural technologies
Cramb, Rob - 2005
This paper focuses on the higher order factors affecting successful adoption of technologies. Drawing on the "actor-oriented perspective" in rural sociology, it is argued that successful examples of adoption at this higher level result from a complex conjunction of people and events, with...
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Reform der gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik und EU-Integration Polens
Herok, Claudia A. - 2000
Vor dem Hintergrund der Integration Polens in die Europäische Union (EU) werden in der vorliegenden Arbeit die Auswirkungen verschiedener agrarpolitischer Optionen untersucht. Als mögliche Varianten wurden dabei die Agenda 2000 sowie eine vollständige Liberalisierung der Gemeinsamen...
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Global trends in risk management support of agriculture
Spicka, J. - 2010
considerably dependent on agriculture. …
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Profit patterns across American agriculture.
Blank, S.C.; Erickson, K.W.; Moss, C.B. - 2005
To remain viable, agriculture in each location must offer returns that are competitive with those from alternative … study examines spatial relationships in agriculture's profitability over time. Results show temporal and spatial convergence … agriculture, raising policy implications. …
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Natural Disasters and Agriculture: Individual Risk Preferences towards Flooding
Sauer, Johannes - 2011
This study contributes to the understanding of behavioural responses to climate change induced extreme weatherevents. It suggest a microeconometric method for measuring flooding related risk preferences of affectedindividuals. The method is outlined using the empirical case of agricultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442826
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A Reappraisal of the Role of Agriculture in Economic Growth in Melanesian Countries
Fleming, Euan M.; Fleming, Pauline - 2006
estimating the single factoral terms of trade index. The single factoral terms of trade are measured for agriculture in four …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442460
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Organic farming and fair trade in developing country as a new agribusiness paradigm: Evidence from Mali
Sinaba, Famory; Dessein, Joost; Lauwers, Ludwig; … - 2011
valorise the small peasants agriculturein Africa and include the smallholders in global markets. Certification and labelling … systemsaccompany these chains in developed countries. The aim of this article is to analyze thechallenges for smallholders of this new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443377
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Commercialization of Smallholders: Is Market Participation Enough?
Gebremedhin, Berhanu; Jaleta, Moti - 2010
The literature on commercial transformation of smallholders makes little distinctionbetween market orientation … commercialtransformation of subsistence agriculture drawn from the analysis of the determinants ofhousehold market participation alone could be …
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