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In order to more truly reflect the change of livelihood diversity of peasants, hilly region of southwestern China with … peasants’ livelihood on living standard in poverty areas are discussed, as well as the change of the relationship between … of peasants’ livelihood. Their livelihood can be divided into eight types, which are migrant labor, farming, doing …
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The study examined alcohol consumption and its effects on economic and social livelihood of selected rural communities … were evident by less commitment to livelihood activities, household’s welfare, incidents of violence and others. The study … programmes that target improved livelihood strategies and empowerment of rural people to enhance diversification of the rural …
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The increasing use of agricultural contracts and processor concentration raises concerns that processors may offer lower contract prices in absence of local competition. This study examines the price competitiveness of marketing and production contracts depending on the availability of...
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Several Caribbean sugar producing countries are actively looking for viable alternatives to recover some of the expected lost revenues due to the WTO (World Trade Organization) ruling that sugar subsidies in the European Union (EU) are illegal. One alternative worth considering is exporting...
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Benefit transfer entails using estimates of non-market values derived at one site as approximations to benefits at other sites. The method finds favour because it can be applied quickly and cheaply, however the validity of benefit transfer is frequently questioned. Published studies generally...
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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 aim of this article is to analyse the investment activities realized in the agricultural sector of the Czech Republic during the period of 1998-2009. The study focuses on the development of the volume of investments in agriculture, their composition and economic efficiency. The analysis is...
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We theoretically examine a farmer’s coverage demand with area and individual insurance plans as either separate or integrated options. The individual and area losses are assumed to be imperfectly and positively correlated. With actuarially fair rates, the farmer will fully insure with the...
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Commodity and energy prices have exhibited an unprecedented increase between October 2006 and July 2008, only to fall sharply during the last months of 2008. Many explanations have been offered to this phenomenon, including steadily increasing demand from China and India, large mandated...
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This paper reviewed principally accepted methods applied to investment analysis. To describe every aspect of investment analysisfully would require far more space than available here, so we highlight only of few of its aspects.This study collects several well-known bibliographies, contrasts them...
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