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Cahill, Carmel; Jotanovic, Aleksandar; Abraham, Cally - Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2008

As a NAFTA partner and Canada's third largest export market for agri-food products, developments in Mexico are of direct interest to Canada. Rural poverty, low productivity, poor infrastructure and unclear property rights for both land and water still inhibit the efforts of Mexico's government...

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Poverty and environmental degradation under trade liberalization: searching for second-best policy options.

Pascual, Unai; Martinez-Espineira, Roberto - In: Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales 06 (2006) 12

farming economic subsystems are integrated and the current situation of price liberalization that is negatively affecting soil …

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Agriculture in a Water-Scarce World

Gilmour, Brad; Jotanovic, Aleksandar; Gurung, Rajendra Kumar - Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2007

With a relatively small population and 7% of the world's available freshwater resources, Canada is well placed for a world of water scarcity where the real value of water in its many uses becomes more and more apparent. However, action is necessary to ensure that Canada continues to benefit from...

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The Environment for Agricultural and Agribusiness Investment in India

Landes, Maurice R. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2008

Despite strong overall economic growth and strengthening food demand, investment in Indian agriculture and agribusiness …—have discouraged private investment by farmers and large, vertically integrated agribusinesses. The policy environment has grown more … investor friendly since the late 1990s and private investment appears to be responding, but significant barriers remain and the …

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Factors Influencing Private Landowner Restoration Investment Decisions in Coastal Louisiana

Dedah, Cheikhna O.; Kazmierczak Jr., Richard F.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2010

and the level of investment in coastal restoration. Preliminary results show that property size, attitudes toward wetland … restoration and maintenance, land use, and degree of risk aversion are important factors in a landowner’s decisions to invest in …

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Ranking Environmental Projects

Pannell, David J. - School of Agricultural and Resource Economics, … - 2015

Environmental agencies and utilities wishing to support environmental projects face the challenge of deciding which of the many possible projects they should support with their limited resources. Projects vary greatly in their benefits and costs, so selecting the best projects can make a major...

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Ranking Projects for Water-Sensitive Cities

Pannell, David J. - School of Agricultural and Resource Economics, … - 2015

Water agencies and utilities wishing to support water-sensitive projects face the challenge of deciding which of the many possible projects they should support with their limited resources. Projects vary greatly in their benefits and costs, so selecting the best projects can make a major...

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Governance performance in integrated coastal management: Sri Lanka country report

De Silva, Sanjiv; Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; … - International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

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BIOFUELS AND LEAKAGES IN THE FUEL MARKET

Drabik, Dusan; de Gorter, Harry - 2010

Leakage in the fuel market differs, depending on whether ethanol production is determined by a tax credit or consumption mandate. Two components of market leakage are distinguished: domestic and international. Leakage with both a tax credit and a consumption mandate depends on market...

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IMPACTS OF LARGE SCALE EXPANSION OF BIOFUELS ON GLOBAL POVERTY AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION

Cororaton, Caesar B.; Timilsina, Govinda R.; Mevel, Simon - 2010

This paper analyzes the impact of expansion in biofuels on the global economy, income distribution and poverty. It utilizes simulation results of two World Bank models: a global computable general equilibrium (CGE) model integrated with biofuels, land-use, and climate change modules, and a...

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