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The Concept of Urban Agriculture Renewed for Cities of the South

Ba, A.; To, H.; Fleury, A. - In: Open House International 34 (2009) 2, pp. 107-114

The major challenge for the peri-urban agriculture in the South is to maintain the food supply of cities because the … food production. This article deals with the significant transformations of agriculture observed in cities of the South … agriculture in the process of becoming a city-dweller and iii) the emergence of the multi-functionality of agriculture based on a …

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A Window of Opportunities for Poor Farmers : Investing for long-term food supply

Byerlee, Derek; de Janvry, Alain; Townsend, Robert; … - In: Development Outreach 10 (2008) 3, pp. 9-12

investments in agriculture. …

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Exploring comparative international accounting history

Carnegie, Garry D.; Napier, Christopher J. - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 15 (2002) 5, pp. 689-718

Accounting historians have long recognised accounting’s international scope but have typically concentrated their research endeavours on region‐ or country‐specific studies, or on investigating the diffusion of accounting ideas, techniques and institutions from one country to others. Much...

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Agroecology accounting: biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods from the margins

Lanka, Sanjay V.; Khadaroo, Iqbal; Böhm, Steffen - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 30 (2017) 7, pp. 1592-1613

to producer value chains while providing subsidies for the inputs of industrial agriculture. Originality/value There have … smallholder farmers due to the need to purchase the inputs of industrial agriculture supported by government subsidies. This study … extends the field of accounting for biodiversity into agriculture using the science of agroecology to explain the role played …

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Biography: Agricultural Finance Review

Turvey, Calum G. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 69 (2009) 1, pp. 5-14

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a “biography” of sorts on Agricultural Finance Review . The paper tracks the evolution of Agricultural Finance Review from its introduction in 1938 to its current status. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a complete review of every...

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Regional differences in agricultural profitability, government payments, and farmland values : Implications of DuPont expansion

Mishra, Ashok K.; Moss, Charles B.; Erickson, Kenneth W. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 69 (2009) 1, pp. 49-66

. Originality/value – The use of DuPont expansion factor in agriculture is original and really helps us to understand the factors … driving profitability in agriculture. Another innovation (originality) in this paper is the theoretical model that connects …

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Women farmers' access to credit from rural banks in Ghana

Akudugu, Mamudu A.; Egyir, Irene S.; Mensah‐Bonsu, Akwasi - In: Agricultural Finance Review 69 (2009) 3, pp. 284-299

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine women farmers' access to credit from rural banks (RBs) in the Upper East region of Ghana. The paper examines the nature of credit supply by the RBs to their customers and the proportion that goes to women over a ten year period. It proposes the...

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Factors affecting precautionary savings of self‐employed farm households

Mishra, Ashok K.; Chang, Hung‐Hao - In: Agricultural Finance Review 69 (2009) 3, pp. 300-313

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the effects of farm income variability, farm size, and other socio‐demographic characteristics on the precautionary saving behavior of farm households and to estimate the influences of the identified factors on the amount of...

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Risk‐adjusted efficiency and risk aversion in the agricultural banking industry

Settlage, Daniel M.; Preckel, Paul V.; Settlage, Latisha A. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 69 (2009) 3, pp. 314-329

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the performance of the agricultural banking industry using both traditional and risk‐adjusted non‐parametric efficiency measurement techniques. In addition to computing efficiency scores, the risk preference structure of the agricultural...

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The impact of the average crop revenue election (ACRE) program on the effectiveness of crop insurance

Power, Gabriel J.; Vedenov, Dmitry V.; Hong, Sung‐wook - In: Agricultural Finance Review 69 (2009) 3, pp. 330-345

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of the 2008 Farm Bill's average crop revenue election (ACRE) program on the risk‐reducing effectiveness of crop insurance products. Design/methodology/approach – Three crop/region combinations are examined, representing regions...

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