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the social value of new technologies depends on how novel knowledge fuels practical solutions, we take an innovation … production of knowledge, (ii) technological innovation, and (iii) policy discussion. Taking as counterfactual scientific advances …
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[Vorwort] Das 1. Symposium für Ökonomie im Gartenbau fand am 27. November 2013 in der Paulinerkirche in Göttingen statt. Es wurde als Kooperation der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, des Thünen- Instituts für Betriebswirtschaft und des Agrarkompetenznetzes WeGa durchgeführt. Die...
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This study addresses the structural heterogeneity and production of Brazilian agriculture. Economic indicators of labor … productivity, specialization and income concentration in agriculture are analyzed. The structural heterogeneity can be evidenced … discussing the structural and productive issues that lead to heterogeneity in agriculture. We show a high specialization and …
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strongly supporting sustainable agriculture. We test regulatory measures aimed at protecting common environmental goods and …
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about agriculture. In the last century, innovations were fundamental to achieve population growth, such as the Green … Revolution and its importance for the introduction of large-scale agriculture in the interior of Brazil, making the country a … agriculture, or also known as Agriculture 4.0, has been pointed out as a possible solution to the current and future problems of …
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Agriculture is a risky business contingent on risks and uncertainty. Without strong technical knowledge, farmers tend …
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Women are under-acknowledged participants in Africa's agriculture and food sector, supplying a large share of the … agriculture in order to be fully effective and to avoid further solidifying gender roles and gaps. These could include suitable …
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This study combines three rounds of surveys with remote sensing to measure long-term impacts of a randomized irrigation program in the Dominican Republic. Specifically, Landsat 7 and Landsat 8 satellite images are used to measure the causal effects of the program on agricultural productivity,...
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Umweltschutzmaßnahmen und der Frage, wie eine umweltschonende Landwirtschaft stärker gefördert werden kann. … measures and the question of how to better support an environmentally friendly agriculture. …
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, agriculture, is virtually rain-fed. The role of the sector in the current economic structure and the potency of the anticipated … biophysical impacts of climate change necessitates proactive adaptation in agriculture. This, however, breeds questions of … adaptation costs and adaptation finance. This study attempts to derive plausible range of planned adaptation costs in agriculture …
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