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This study aimed to discuss environmental sustainability issues of the Brazilian agricultural sector, regarding aspects such as the impacts of the sector's growth on the natural environment, current policies and strategies needed to mitigate these impacts. Historically, agricultural policies...
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Responding positively to economic reforms, the economies of Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Viet Nam (CLMV) have shown tremendous growth since the mid-1980s, including in their respective agriculture sectors. Recent developments, however, have brought into question...
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that policy reform were discussed in relation to main groups of instruments: these supporting farmers' incomes and rural …
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study finds that direct payments to EU farmers continue to account for up to 50% of total farm income in the EU, but EU …
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This study aimed to discuss environmental sustainability issues of the Brazilian agricultural sector, regarding aspects such as the impacts of the sector's growth on the natural environment, current policies and strategies needed to mitigate these impacts. Historically, agricultural policies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009663427
One of the major targets of modern agri-food policy in Russia is a significant increase of agri-food exports - almost twice as much by 2024. In this projection, China is viewed as the most promising market. However, Russia's entrance to the Chinese market faces a number of constraints. In...
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Natural and anthropogenic conditions determine the intensity and direction of pedogenesis, as well as the nature and degree of degradation of the soil cover of the Republic of Moldova. Depending on the combination of natural and anthropogenic factors, the forms of land degradation are expand....
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The main economic activity of the people of Eritrea is agriculture: crop production and livestock herding. Agriculture mainly comprises mixed farming and some commercial concessions. Most agriculture is rain-fed. The main rain-fed crops are sorghum, millet and sesame, and the main irrigated...
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This article discusses the belief that redistribution of land tenure is a fundamental condition for social and economic development. It reviews the effectiveness of prior public programs of land redistribution and reviews the following four assumptions: 1. The traditional factors of production...
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fragile margins, African farmers must pursue "sustainable agricultural intensification" (SAI). SAI requires adequate use of … capital to maintain soil fertility and conserve the land while meeting productivity goals. Nevertheless, many African farmers … inappropriate policies that reduce farmers' incentives and capacity to pursue SAI, in particular to economic liberalization measures …
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