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Financing smallholder agribusiness in Zambia: an economic analysis of the ZATAC model
Salin, Victoria (contributor) - 2008
This study investigates the case of a Zambian institution providing credit for smallholder agribusiness commercialization and compares this lender’s model with the major microfinance institutions, to identify specific mechanisms employed by the lender and how these have been adapted to suit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009464941
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Evaluating crop insurance and marketing strategies for Indiana corn and soybean producers
Moll, David C - 2010
Price volatility has recently increased in the corn and soybean markets. As the price risk environment has changed for producers, risk management strategies need to be reexamined. Which strategies provide downside revenue protection and high mean revenues? The strategies considered are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009430314
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The effect of the foreign capital and European subventions on the competitiveness of the Hungarian agribusiness’ enterprises in the last 15 years
Karolyne Zdenko, Ildiko; Illes B., Csaba; Pataki, Laszlo; … - 2009
everywhere on the world.In our presentation we would like to present how this strategic sector had prospered and had disappeared …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445962
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The role and the position of agriculture in the national economy in Slovakia and in the EU
Rovný, Patrik; Nagyová, Ľudmila - 2012
Conducted analysis point out that agriculture together with the food industry belong to the most important industries … point out the importance of agriculture in the national economy. The share of agriculture on the GDP in the time range 2000 … increased moderately up to 4,44 % and in 2006 up to 4,21 %. During the analyzed years the employment decrease in agriculture was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011315788
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Czech agriculture and food industry before integration to EU
Pourová, Marie - 2012
The paper covers current state of the Czech agriculture and food industry before its integration to EU. The opinion … survey among experts, politicians and various business managers shows, that the Czech agriculture has stabilized after the … integration of the Czech Republic to EU from the viewpoint of agriculture is currently very difficult. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011315883
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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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Implicit discount rates and fisheries management : is there a relationship?
Coglan, Louisa; Pascoe, Sean - 2010
Fishers are faced with multiple risks, including unpredictability of future catch rates, prices and costs. While the latter are largely beyond the control of fisheries managers, effective fisheries management should reduce uncertainty about future catches. Different management instruments are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438124
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Determinants of producers’ choice of wine grape cultivars in the South African wine industry
Musango, Josephine Kaviti - 2005
annually produces more than a million tonnes of grapes, making the countrythe ninth largest producer in the world. The total …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442132