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Tropical Agriculture in Latin America
Saravia-Matus, Silvia L.; Gomez y Paloma, Sergio - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
In a world of environmental limits, sustainable and productive agriculture is crucial to foster socioeconomic development and food security, primarily in low income economies. The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges and potential opportunities for Latin American countries which...
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Overview of Theory and Model of Tropical Agricultural Circular Economy in Hainan Province
Yu, Huamei; Ge, Chengjun - In: Asian Agricultural Research 03 (2011) 05
This paper gives a general overview of rationale of tropical agricultural circular economy. On me basis of ecological economic theory, circular economy is a new model of economic development which aims at realizing reducing of resources use, reuse of products and recycling of wastes, conforming...
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Climate change: linking adaptation and mitigation through agroforestry
Verchot, Louis; Noordwijk, Meine; Kandji, Serigne; … - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 12 (2007) 5, pp. 901-918
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Induced technical and institutional change in tropical agriculture
Ruttan, Vernon W. - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 6 (2007) 2, pp. 222-239
The author employs a model in which the direction of technical change is induced by changes in relative resource endowments to interpret the trajectories of technical change in both developed and developing country agriculture. An international agricultural research system, an institutional...
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Geography and Economic Development
Gallup, John Luke; Sachs, Jeffrey D.; Mellinger, Andrew - Center for International Development, Kennedy School of … - 1999
This paper addresses the complex relationship between geography and macroeconomic growth. We investigate the ways in which geography may matter directly for growth, controlling for economic policies and institutions, as well as the effects of geography on policy choices and institutions. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005794680
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Induced technical and institutional change in tropical agriculture
Ruttan, Vernon W. - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 6 (2007) 2, pp. 222-239
The author employs a model in which the direction of technical change is induced by changes in relative resource endowments to interpret the trajectories of technical change in both developed and developing country agriculture. An international agricultural research system, an institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005751965
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Pesticide usage by farmers in Pagsanjan-Lumban catchment of Laguna de Bay, Philippines
Fabro, Larry; Varca, Leonila M. - In: Agricultural Water Management 106 (2012) C, pp. 27-34
Pesticides have been of great benefit to agriculture in the Philippines by decreasing crop losses due to insects, weeds, plant diseases, rodents, and other pests. However, they may build-up in the food chain and can cause contamination of the environment. We examined farmers’ pesticide usage...
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Postharvest R & D concerning tropical fruits
Chudleigh, Peter D. - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 1998
An economic evaluation of two Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) projects in the area of postharvest technology for tropical fruits was undertaken. This evaluation considered a 30 year time period from the first year of investment and assumed a discount rate of 5...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325992
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3-Step Analysis of Public Finances Sustainability: the Case of the European Union
AFONSO, António; RAULT, Christophe - Laboratoire d'Économie d'Orléans (LEO), Faculté de … - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010934109
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Indicators of Inequality for MÄori and Pacific People
Marriott, Lisa; Sim, Dalice - Victoria Business School, Victoria University of Wellington - 2014
indicators between the European population, and MÄori and Pacific people. The study also undertakes a comparison of the changes … increasing or decreasing between European and MÄori, and European and Pacific people in New Zealand. In general, all ethnic group … assessed in this study, eight (38 per cent) show improvements in the form of a decreasing gap between European and MÄori …
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