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Which Parameters Determine the Development of Farm Numbers in Germany?
Roeder, Norbert; Kilian, Stefan - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 231 (2011) 3, pp. 358-378
In Germany, agricultural land use is very heterogeneous with respect to management orientation and productivity even at the local level. In addition, there is a wide variation in the reasons for farm exits. A review of the literature shows that a limited number of explanatory variables are...
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Aktuelle Forschung in der Gartenbauökonomie: Tagungsband zum 1. Symposium für Ökonomie im Gartenbau am 27. November 2013 in der Paulinerkirche Göttingen
Dirksmeyer, Walter; Theuvsen, Ludwig; Kayser, Maike - Bundesforschungsinstitut für Lädliche Räume, Wald … - 2015
[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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Stakeholder Analysis as a Tool for Systems Approach Research in HRD
Yawson, Robert M.; Greiman, Bradley - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The world is experiencing significant, largely economic and sociotechnical, induced change. These induced changes are meaningful with a function of people taking collective actions around common beliefs. These changes are more than jargon, cliché and hyperbole, and they are effecting major...
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Fodder Production Scenario and Strategies for Revitalizing Fodder Production Technologies
Meena, M.S; Singh, K.M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Livestock production is the backbone of Indian agriculture and also plays a key role in providing employment especially … in rural areas. This sector has been the primary source of energy for agriculture operation and major source of animal … change in way of agriculture (i.e. cropping system, water resources, diversification of crops, intensification of agriculture …
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The Agri-food Situation and Policies in Switzerland
Jarrett, Peter; Moeser, Charlotte - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
This paper examines the heavily supported Swiss food and agriculture sector. It reviews some of the key features and …
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Achieving Water and Food Security in 2050: Outlook, Policies, and Investments
Wichelns, Dennis - In: Agriculture 5 (2015) 2, pp. 188-220
growth in sustainable agriculture and provide non-farm employment opportunities in rural areas of lower income countries will … women in agriculture. They must also motivate investments in new technologies that will enhance crop and livestock …
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Global and Local Implications of Biotechnology and Climate Change for Future Food Supplies.
Evenson, R.E. - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 2001
This paper provides a basis for both the base case projections and an important policy simulation dealing with the diffusion of biotechlogy to developing countries
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Measuring Public Agricultural Research Capital and Its Contribution to State Agricultural Productivity
Huffman, Wallace - Department of Economics, Iowa State University - 2009
A methodology for measuring public agricultural research capital is developed and described for the first time, new public agricultural research capital measures for each of the 48 contiguous US states, 1970-1999, are presented, and a new econometric analysis of the contribution of public...
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Technologies for Rainfed Agriculture in Mediterranean Climates: A Review of World Bank Experiences.
Oram, P.A.; De Haan, C. - World Bank Group - 1995
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Technical Inefficiencies of Grain Production in China.
Yao, S.; Liu, Z.; Xie, J. - Department of Economics, University of Portsmouth - 1996
A stochastic frontier production is applied to study the technical inefficiencies of grain production in China using a panel dataset on 30 provinces in 1978-92.
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