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Potential economic impacts of providing for Aquaculture Management Areas in Canterbury
Meyer-Hubbert, Gerit; Cullen, Ross - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2004
This research estimates the commercial costs and benefits associated with selected aquaculture projects in the Canterbury region. Mussel farming employment will most likely be generated in coastal communities that at present have few employment opportunities. These communities are likely to...
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Determining the Role of Social Capital in Linking Smallholders with Agribusiness
Patrick, Ian; Marshall, Graham R.; Abdurrahman, Muktasam; … - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2006
agribusiness has been variable. Two recent ACIAR studies concluded that there may be more to linking smallholders with the … agribusiness sector than individual smallholder characteristics. This paper hypothesizes that social capital influences the ability … of individual smallholders to take advantage of emerging agribusiness opportunities. It outlines a project proposed by …
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Can Agribusiness Feed 3 Billion New People…and Save the Planet? A GLIMPSE into the Future
Connolly, Aidan J.; Phillips-Connolly, Kate - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 15 (2012) B
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Harnessing indigenous knowledge for sustainable forest management in Ghana
Sraku-Lartey, Margaret - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 05 (2014) 4
This paper makes a case for harnessing indigenous knowledge (IK) for sustainable national development in Ghana. IK according to the World Bank is the basic component of any country’s knowledge system and it is upon this knowledge that scientific research builds. In Ghana the Government has...
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Program rolnośrodowiskowy i jego zakres realizacji w aspekcie rozwoju rolnictwa i ochrony środowiska
Brodzińska, Katarzyna - In: Problems of World Agriculture / Problemy Rolnictwa … 04 (2008) 19
The aim of this article was to show the best experiences of agri-environmental programme in the EU countries with particular regard paid to the agri-environmental programme which was realized in Poland in years 2004-2006. The data were taken from the Agency for Agriculture Restructuring and...
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Rozwój zrównoważony rolnictwa wobec wymogów Unii Europejskiej w zakresie ochrony środowiska
Oleszko-Kurzyna, Bożena - In: Problems of World Agriculture / Problemy Rolnictwa … 04 (2008) 19
The European Union policy is more and more based on the sustainable development strategy which harmonizes the economic, social and ecological aspects of development. The key role of environmental protection in the sustainable development arises from the impact of environmental issues on the...
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Gospodarka odpadami komunalnymi na terenach wiejskich
Sobolewska, Agnieszka - In: Problems of World Agriculture / Problemy Rolnictwa … 04 (2008) 19
The state of the municipal waste management in the urban areas of Podlaskie region has recently shown a significant improvement. In 2008 only one out of the 26 person included in the research did not sign any contract for his/her household waste disposal. However, waste containers often have too...
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Tendencje w rolnictwie ekologicznym w krajach Unii Europejskiej
Motowidlak, Urszula - In: Problems of World Agriculture / Problemy Rolnictwa … 05 (2008) 20
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...
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Infrastruktura ekologiczna obszarów wiejskich po przystąpieniu Polski do Unii Europejskiej na przykładzie województwa wielkopolskiego
Dolata, Małgorzata - In: Problems of World Agriculture / Problemy Rolnictwa … 04 (2008) 19
According to the EU sustainable development presumptions the extension and modernization of natural environmental protection infrastructure is still one the most significant aims of the Rural Development Plans. Currently, in spite of a progress which has recently been made in this area, there...
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Procesy rozwojowe rolnictwa ekologicznego w Polsce w latach 2003-200
Matysik-Pejas, Renata - In: Problems of World Agriculture / Problemy Rolnictwa … 04 (2008) 19
Developmental tendencies of the organic farming in Poland in years to 2003-2007 were presented. Benefits from this way of farm management as an alternative to the conventional farming were described. Changes of the number of organic producers, the acreage of the ecological agricultural lands and...
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