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Has Imported Rice Crowded-out Domestic Rice Production in Ghana? What has Been the Role of Policy?
Asuming-Brempong, Samuel; Osei-Asare, Yaw Bonsu - 2008
Commercial rice imports have accounted for approximately 61%, food aid in rice accounted for about 2%, and domestic … rice accounted for some 37% per annum of rice consumption in Ghana over the four years between 2000 and 2003. Compared to … the 1990s, these figures show a gradual decline in the share of local rice production in the total quantities of rice …
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Analysis of Participation in Multifunctional Agriculture: U.S. Rice Farms
Tur Cardona, Juan; Wailes, Eric J.; Dixon, Bruce L.; … - Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, … - 2012
Multifunctional agriculture is particularly fundamental to some working lands conservation policies and programs, such as the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP), Conservation Security Program (CSP) and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP). Farmers can also be engaged in...
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Has Imported Rice Crowded-out Domestic Rice Production in Ghana? What has Been the Role of Policy?
Asuming-Brempong, Samuel; Osei-Asare, Yaw Bonsu - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008
Commercial rice imports have accounted for approximately 61%, food aid in rice accounted for about 2%, and domestic … rice accounted for some 37% per annum of rice consumption in Ghana over the four years between 2000 and 2003. Compared to … the 1990s, these figures show a gradual decline in the share of local rice production in the total quantities of rice …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068384
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Water productivity in agriculture: limits and opportunities for improvement.
Barker, Randolph; Molden, David J. - International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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Issues of water management in agriculture: compilation of essays
Jinendradasa, Sithara S. - International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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How Greenhouse Gas Emission Policy and Industry Pressure Could Affect Producer Selection of Rice Cultivars
McFadden, Brandon R.; Nalley, L. Lanier; Popp, Michael P. - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 42 (2013) 2
selection of rice cultivars by conducting a life cycle assessment of GHG emissions and estimating the carbon sequestered for … fourteen commonly sown rice cultivars across Arkansas. Market-oriented carbon-offset credits based on additionality likely … retailers strive to lower their overall carbon footprints. Given their higher yield per unit of GHG emission, hybrid rice …
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National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, Volume 2: Proceedings of the Water Quality, Environment and Climate Change, BMICH, Colombo June 9-11, 2...
Jinapala, Kiribandage - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2010
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An Evaluation of the Economic, Environmental and Social Impacts of NSW DPI Investments in IPM Research in Invertebrate Rice Pests
Orr, Leanne M.; Stevens, Mark M.; Mullen, John D. - Economics Research, NSW Primary Industries - 2008
economic evaluation has been conducted of IPM in managing invertebrate pests in rice in NSW. We found that there has been … widespread adoption of many IPM practices amongst NSW rice growers leading to a flow of economic benefits to the rice industry ….05 was calculated for the return to NSW DPI investment in rice invertebrate pests IPM research. The net present value of the …
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Regional Economic Implications of Water Allocation and Reliability
Harris, Simon; Doak, Murray; Ford, Stuart; Bywater, Tony; … - 2005
The understanding of how allocation decisions can maximise the economic returns to the community from water for irrigation has received little attention, but is a significant issue for regional councils, those interested in water allocation policy development, and for irrigated farmers. There is...
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The Relationship Between Wildfire and Welfare
Kaval, Pamela; Loomis, John B. - 2005
We used the well-being evaluation method, a technique for measuring individual utility, to study how people in the wildland urban interface of Colorado (USA) felt about their lives before and after two wildfire scenarios. Variables such as age, family size, fire frequency, and house value were...
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