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Given the shrinking proportion of agriculture output and the growing mobility of the labor force in China, how … aims to depict the development trajectory of agricultural labor productivity in China after its WTO entry. Based on a …
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Since the 1950s, agricultural growth in East Asia (China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan) has reduced …
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Greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation measures are currently being implemented in the agricultural sector across the globe. Questions have been raised about the distributional and spatial impacts of agricultural emissions mitigation policies, especially at the local level. This study examines the...
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Support of agriculture is justified, among others, by its contribution to rural economic development. Nevertheless, the … relation between agricultural and general economic development may be ambiguous. On the one side, agriculture may affect other … of common factors, specifically labour, by agriculture and other sectors. Under these circumstances, support of …
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also divided into its four components, i.e., a) inputs to agriculture; b) agriculture; c) agriculture based industry; and d …
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This study analyzes the performance of Latin America and the Caribbean's agriculture between 1980 and 2012 looking at … performance of agriculture was the result of fast growth in the use of fertilizer, increases in land productivity, and growth in … contributed significantly to the improved performance of agriculture. Observed growth patterns at the country level suggest that …
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Economic research tends to focus on a reduced set of crops, leaving a vast array of crops under-researched. However, these 'marginal crops' have typically been farmed for centuries and are better suited for the local environment in which they are grown than crops prioritized within existing...
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classified as rural, it is indispensable to think up models of development whose main reference point is agriculture. Agriculture … producer of goods and promoter of a socio-cultural and environmental context. Agriculture is not a separate sector but an … action aimed at endorsing the multifunctional role of agriculture and to underline how agriculture operating in an integrated …
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agriculture. Using notions of transitions and mobilities we set out a transformative work and opportunity space framework that … that seek to engage young people with agriculture must be more realistic, rooted in more context-specific economic and … social analysis, and appreciative of the variety of ways that rural men and women use agriculture to serve their needs and …
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Investment in agriculture is very crucial in the present situation of Nigeria. The effort to overcome food insecurity …, the right step to take is to adequately finance agriculture in order to ensure sufficient food production and safety that … will save the future of the country. This study emphasizes on investment in agriculture to guarantee food security in …
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