This 2008 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. It is meant to be a multi-purpose reference document to provide: an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system; a snapshot of structural changes that are occurring throughout the system in...

The research addresses the economic problem of deforestation. A contributing factor to deforestation is coffee production. Coffee is an indigenous plant that is naturally occurring in the native tropical forests. However, conventional coffee is grown on cleared forest soil. In the native forest...

We investigate the impact of smallholder vegetable commercialization through the export and domestic market channels on household income and assets in Kenya. We use a survey panel dataset, which allows us to control for unobserved heterogeneity across households, and show that the...

Literature assessing the quantity and quality of voluntary social and environmental reporting has shown critical reflections regarding the quality and reliability, the (largely) qualitative nature of disclosure with lack of measurability, credibility or comparability, and information being...

The energy dependence of Ukraine necessitates finding alternative energy sources, which primarily should take into account the resources available, the possibility of prospective studies and cost-effectiveness of such developments. One of considered alternative sources is the potential of...

The paper presents the brief information, based on literature, about the organic production of fruits in the world and in Poland. In order to assess the situation on the organic fruit market comparative analysis of the prices of apples and strawberries were presented. In the study the prices of...

Almost every professional sector has embarked on the move toward sustainability. European landscapes are facing rapid changes in land use, where understanding and management of this process is essential. Sustainability has become a widely acknowledged dimension of human actions, but still little...

In Europe, private forest owners have a key role in sustainable forests management, maintaining the productivity of forests and satisfy society's needs for wood. Private forests in Poland are 18.4% of the total forests area. They are characterized by high diversify, due to the size of the forest...

All activities concerning the development of dispersed generation and prosumer energy are a significant component of sustainable development of rural areas. Wise and effective use of energy should be conducive to the social and economic boost in those areas, as well as an improvement in...

The article presents the state of organic farming in the enlarged European Union (EU). It is important to emphasise the growing role of this kind of farming. In the period of years 1985-2006 the number of organic farms in the EU-27 member states has grown over 34 times and their area nearly 70...