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Does Village Chickens Vaccination Raise Farmers’ Income? Evidence from Rural Mozambique
Tomo, Alda; Crawford, Eric W.; Donovan, Cynthia; Lloyd, … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
This paper assesses the impact of chicken vaccination on farmers’ income. A dynamic simulation model, VIPOSIM, combined with benefit-cost techniques, was used ensuring that both, the dynamic aspects of village poultry production system and selection bias are addressed. The findings of this...
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Gripe Aviária no Brasil: uma análise econômica de equilíbrio geral
Fachinello, Arlei Luiz; Filho, Ferreira; Souza, Joaquim … - In: Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (RESR) 48 (2010) 3
O vírus da influenza aviária H5N1 tem se disseminado rapidamente por diversos países e continentes nos últimos anos, podendo também chegar ao Brasil. A ausência e a necessidade de estimativas dos efeitos econômicos que surtos da doença podem provocar sobre o setor avícola brasileiro...
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Pigeonpea improvement
Ryan, James G. - Australian Centre for International Agricultural … - 1998
This study was commissioned by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) to evaluate the economic impact of two projects (8201 and 8567) for which ACIAR provided support from 1982–89. These projects were aimed at the improvement of the grain yield potential of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325977
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880580
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Nutrition Effects of the Supermarket Revolution on Urban Consumers and Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
Qaim, Matin; Andersson, Camilla I.M.; Chege, Christine G.K. - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2014
Food systems in developing countries are transforming, involving a rapid expansion of supermarkets. This supermarket revolution may affect dietary patterns and nutrition, but empirical evidence is scarce. The few existing studies have analyzed implications for food consumers and producers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011155538
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A Life Case of Hardwick, Vermont - Approach to Improve Long Term Sustainability for Small and Medium-Sized Farms and Rural Communities
Liang, Chyi-Lyi - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
This paper presents a success story of a rural community adopting multifunctional farm operation to achieve long term sustainability and profitability.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021463
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What Are the Economic Welfare Effects of Local Food Marketing? Exploring Impacts with the Case of Colorado Apples
Hu, Wenjing; Onozaka, Yuko; Thilmany, Dawn D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
This paper explores the welfare changes as a result of changes in prices and quantities of Colorado labeled apples relative to domestically produced apples, using equilibrium displacement model with two-regions: Colorado State and the rest of the United States. The results showed that in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009021473
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End Materials
In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 43 (2011) 02
Includes: JAAE Manuscript Submission Guidelines; Back Cover; Southern Agricultural Economics Association Executive Committee; Membership and Subscription Information
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Front Materials
In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 43 (2011) 02
Includes: Front Cover, Table of Contents, Editorial Information
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Using Isolates Endophytic Trichoderma spp., for the Panam� disease biocontrol (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense) race 1 in Gros Michel (AAA) cropper of banana vitro-plants with gr...
Hernandez, Caballero; Jose, Alvaro; Enamorado, Luis … - Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Agrarias y … - 2011
This paper was submitted on the first national congress of Sustainable Agriculture: Today and future life towards climate change, 25-26 August 2011,UNA Nicaragua.
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