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Increasing profits and reducing risks in crop production using participatory systems simulation approaches
Meinke, H; Baethgen, WE; Carberry, PS; Donatelli, M; … - 2001
successful model applications. Specifically, we will give examples from Australia and South America (high climatic variability … (relatively low climatic variability, small areas, high input, technologically advanced). The contrast between Australia and …
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Eingliederungsorientierte Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland
Zielkowski, Frank - 2009
Die Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland ist seit Jahren vorrangig auf die schnelle Wiedereingliederung von Arbeitslosen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung sog. Problemgruppen ausgerichtet. Dabei stellt sich die Frage, welche Maßnahmen wie gut geeignet sind, dieses Ziel mikro- und...
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Alternative Hedging Strategies in Maize Production to Cope with Climate Variability and Change
Fuhrer, Jurg; Beniston, Martin; Calanca, Pierluigi; … - 2007
effectiveness of using weather derivatives to hedge against drought risks forrain-fed grain maize production was investigated for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445041
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Anticipating Vulnerability to Climate Change in Dryland Pastoral Systems: Using Dynamic Systems Models for the Kalahari
Dougill, Andrew J.; Fraser, Evan D.G.; Reed, Mark - 2010
drought. Specifically, we evaluate how external pressures have changed: (1) different agroecosystems' abilities to tolerate … drought, i.e., ecosystem resilience; (2) rural communities’ abilities to adapt to drought, mediated via their access to assets …; and (3) the ability of institutions and policy interventions to play a role in mediating drought-related crises, i …
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The Impact of Drought on Electricity Supply in North Carolina
Milazi, Dominic - 2009
degrees of drought over the last two decades. Water withdrawal and consumption are integral and unavoidable components of the … vulnerable to electricity supply disruptions in times of severe drought. In this report, an attempt is made to quantify the … issues en-route to quantifying the impact of drought including: identifying areas in the state historically prone to drought …
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A Contribution to the Empirics of Development and Globalization
Lohmann, Steffen - 2015
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China's New Rural Income Support Policy: Impact on Grain Production and Rural Income Inequality
Heerink, Nico; Kuiper, Marijke H.; Xiaoping, Shi - 2006
The impact of China's new rural income support policy and recent price trends on grain production and rural income inequality is assessed for two villages with different degrees of market access in Northeast Jiangxi Province. Two village-level general equilibrium models are used to analyze...
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The tariff reduction on Agricultural sector in Iran
Salarpour, Mashallah; Hasanpour, Hadi - 2009
This study explains the results of trade reforms for a scenario where reduced tariffs for all imported commodities under the Uruguay Round (UR) since 1995. The Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) analysis and input-output data for Iran using a base year, 1991, were applied simulating the short...
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Methodological frameworks for research and development on improving linkages and the competitiveness of supply chains
Murray-Prior, Roy - 2007
This paper outlines methodological frameworks for conducting research and development with agribusiness supply chains in transitional economies where the objective is to improve the competitiveness of the supply chains in a global environment. The key difficulty when operating with supply chains...
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS: SOME LESSONS FROM THE PILOT TISSUE-CULTURE (TC) BANANA PRODUCTION PROMOTION PROJECT IN KENYA, 1997-2002
Mbogoh, Stephen G.; Wambugu, Florence M.; Wakhusama, Sam - 2003
This article is based on a socio-economic impact study of the introduction and adoption of tissue-culture (tc) technology in banana production in Kenya. It attempts to demonstrate that a prudent introduction and promotion of a new biotechnological innovation in farming can make a positive...
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