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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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Mexico Agriculture Policy Review
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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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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The Environmental Consequences of Globalization: A Country-Specific Time-Series Analysis
Baek, Jungho; Cho, Yongsung; Koo, Won W. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2008
The dynamic relationships among trade, income and the environment for developed and developing countries are examined using a cointegration analysis. Results suggest that trade and income growth tend to increase environmental quality in developed countries, whereas they have detrimental effects...
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Environmental Provisions in Trade Agreements
Colyer, Dale - Agricultural and Resource Economics, West Virginia … - 2004
Trade and environmental issues are interrelated, have become part of the negotiating process for free trade agreements, and are included in a substantial number of such agreements since being included in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NATA) and the Marakesh Agreement from Uruguay Round...
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