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Goat Rearing: A Pathway for Sustainable Livelihood Security in Bundelkhand Region
Singh, M.K.; Dixit, A.K.; Roy, A.K.; Singh, S.K. - In: Agricultural Economics Research Review 26 (2013) 2013
-rearing, critical gaps and impact of introduced innovations on livelihood security of resource-poor households in 16 villages belonging …
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Impact of Improved Agro-techniques on Sustainable Livelihood Empowerment: An Economic Study from West Bengal
Mula, G.; Sarker, S.C. - In: Agricultural Economics Research Review 26 (2013) 2013
The study has assessed the impact of viable technological interventions on food and livelihood security to the farmers … rearing have a good positive impact on food and nutritional security, leading to improvement of livelihood sustainability. …
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An Assessment of the Effects of Root and Tuber Expansion Project (RTEP) on the Livelihood of Cassava Processors in Kwara State, Nigeria
Alli, Achem Bello; Adebola, Akangbe Jones; Olayinka, … - In: International Journal of Agricultural Management and … 03 (2013) 3
The study was carried out to assess the effects of the Root and Tuber Expansion Programme (RTEP) on the livelihood of … characteristics of the respondents. The t-test was used to test the hypotheses on the relationship between the income and livelihood …-economic characteristics and livelihood of RTEP and Non RTEP participants. There was however a significant difference in their income. Amongst …
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A Game Theoretic Approach to Analyse Cooperation between Rural Households in Northern Nigeria
Gerichhausen, M.; Berkhout, Ezra D.; Hamers, H.J.M; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008
To improve the livelihood of the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) much attention has been paid to the development of … new agricultural technologies. We hypothesize that farmers can also improve their livelihood through cooperation. Partial …
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Livelihood Security of Resource Poor Farmers through Alkali Land Reclamation: An Impact Analysis
Thimmappa, K.; Tripathi, R.S.; Raju, R.; Singh, Y.P. - In: Agricultural Economics Research Review 26 (2013) 2013
reclamation programme has made a positive and significant contribution to livelihood security of small and marginal farmers. The … barren in Uttar Pradesh and other states of the country should be treated for soil reclamation to improve the livelihood …
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Farm Income Stabilization: A Central Goal for American and European Policies
Tyner, Wallace E.; Jacquet, Florence; Gray, Allan W. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2005
The central thesis developed in this paper is that snapshot views of the global measures of agricultural support mask what is really happening in U.S. and E.U. agricultural policies. We demonstrate that American and European farmers are effectively protected from market risk by these policies....
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A MEZÅGAZDASÃGI JÖVEDELMEK AZ EURÓPAI UNIÓ TAGÃLLAMAIBAN
Hantos, Krisztina - In: GAZDÁLKODÁS: Scientific Journal on Agricultural Economics 51 (2007) 2
A számítások rendkívül pozitív képet mutatnak a mezőgazdaság jövedelme-zőségéről 2004-ben, az újonnan csatlakozó országok mindegyikében. A jövede-lemnövekedés hátterében egyrészt a nagyobb átlaghozamok állnak – melyek a rendkívül kedvező időjárási feltételeknek...
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Semi-Subsistence Farming, Farm Income and Social Capital in Bulgaria – Is there a Link?
Wolz, Axel; Fritzsch, Jana; Shterev, Nikolai; … - In: Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 49
Social capital matters in determining a person’s or a family’s material well-being. It is argued that social capital functions similar to the traditional production factors. However, there are not many empirical analyses looking into this hypothesis at the farm-household level in...
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A STOCHASTIC MODEL OF DISASTER PAYMENTS UNDER THE 1973 FARM ACT
Miller, Thomas A.; Millar, Ronald H. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1977) 3
A stochastic computer simulation model is used to estimate disaster payments under the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973. The model uses a random yield generator and actuarial techniques. Simulated payments under 1976 program parameters and stochastic yields are estimated at $300...
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Fragmenting markets and quality change in New Zealand foods: empirical analysis with a Rotterdam model
Khaled, Mohammed; McWha, Vhari; Lattimore, Ralph G. - In: German Journal of Agricultural Economics 53 (2004) 8
Very little is known about changes in the demand characteristics of food in New Zealand. As far as we can determine, there has never been a complete disaggregated food demand model estimated for New Zealand. The object of this paper is to update these estimates using more recent data to see...
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