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This study represents the first attempt at an integrated approach to assessing the potential impacts of climate change on the national economy of South Africa via a number of (but not necessarily all) impact channels. The study focuses on outcomes by about 2050. The results show the multiple...
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Many river basins will likely face higher hydrologic variability, including extreme floods and droughts, due to climate change, with economic and political consequences. Water treaties that govern international basins could face non-compliance among riparians and inter-state tensions as...
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This paper compares the runoff system and the plurality rule in terms of the size and composition of public … discontinuity design. The results show that municipalities under the runoff system spend at least 20 percent more than those under …, the greater number of candidates and the larger coalitions indicate lower accountability under the runoff system than …
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harvesting seems more necessary than ever. In Iran, a large part of rainwater runoff is wasted, which by collecting and using it … Mashhad has been mesured. According to residential, commercial and organizations building rooftop area, and based on runoff …
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Fertilizer, which is an important production input, holds a significant share in total cost of production for some … crops. Based on the available fertilizer price data, it can be observed that price levels vary greatly across regions. To … statistically significant. The finding that regional fertilizer markets in the Philippines are integrated is consistent with the …
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This study investigated the determinants of farmers' access to fertilizer under Fertilizer Task Force Distribution … analysis on the factors that influence farmers' access to fertilizer showed that age of the farmers, farm size (negative …' access to fertilizer. Effective strategies of task force in the procurement and distribution of fertilizer perceived by the …
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Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt empirische Ergebnisse zur Analyse von Marktverhalten der russischen Exporteure auf den internationalen Märkten für Düngemittel vor. Der Fokus auf Russland begründet sich darin, dass das Land beim Einsturz des Kali-Kartells stark im Rampenlicht stand. Bei zwei...
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fertilizer and improved seeds, and thus also to higher yields. We conclude that upscaling WII programs may help to spur …
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Purpose: In 2012, Russia became the world's second-largest exporter increasing its potash exports from 1996 to 2012 more than two times. The top five countries control more than 50 % of the world's exports, particularly 53.4 % (38.0 mln MT) for nitrogen, 73.4 % (3.5 mln MT) for phosphate and...
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obtained and the quantity of applied fertilizer) and the nature of its intensity (low, medium, high). It is also desirable to … know the most efficient types of fertilizer in order to increase wheat yield per hectare at national level in the context …
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