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The supermarket revolution and impacts on agricultural labor markets: Empirical evidence from Kenya
Rao, Elizaphan J.O.; Qaim, Matin - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2011
Many developing countries are currently experiencing a rapid expansion of supermarkets. New supermarket procurement systems could have important implications for farming and wider rural development. While previous studies have analyzed farm profit and income effects, possible employment effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009201393
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An Empirical Analysis of County-Level Determinants of Small Business Growth Poverty in Appalachia: A Spatial Simultaneous-Equations Approach
Gebremariam, Gebremeskel H.; Gebremedhin, Tesfa G.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2006
In this paper we develop an autoregressive spatial simultaneous equations model to investigate the county-level determinants of small business growth and median household income in Appalachia during the period 1990-2000. Our GS2SLS and GS3SLS estimation results indicate significant spatial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806508
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IMPACTS OF EGYPTIAN SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ON DIETARY PATTERN AND ADEQUACY
Soliman, Ibrahim; Eid, Nafissa - Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture - 1995
Health and nutrition status including dietary adequacy are basic components of the human development and indicators for welfare in a certain community. The study focused upon how far a socio-economic environment would affect the dietary pattern and adequacy in Egypt. The current dietary pattern...
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Farm to School: A Market Analysis
Watson, Marissa C.; Cesar, Escalante; Ames, Glenn C.W.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012
, school administrators willingness to buy local food by Georgia; forth, the level of infrastructure available within schools … public schools in Georgia, and collected, a total of 93 responses. From the data, it was concluded that the willingness to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421094
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Scavenging Poultry for Poverty Alleviation: A review of experiences with a focus on Bangladesh
Islam, S M Fakhrul; Jabbar, Mohammad A. - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2003
Smallholder poultry as a tool for poverty alleviation has been developed and widely applied in Bangladesh. In this paper, the evolution of the model has been summarized and studies conducted to assess the impact of the poultry model at various stages of its evolution have been critically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011246204
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TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY IMPACTS ON ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, NUTRIENT FLOWS AND SOIL EROSION AT WATERSHED LEVEL:THE CASE OF GINCHI IN ETHIOPIA
Okumu, B N; Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Colman, D; Russel, N; … - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2000
A dynamic bio-economic model is used to examine natural resource use, the resulting nutrient balances and economic outcomes in a poor country under a range of technological and policy intervention scenarios. With limited technological intervention over a twelve year planning period, incomes rise...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011246208
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Household and environmental factors influencing anthropometric outcomes in pre-school children in a rural Ethiopian community
Okike, I O; Jabbar, Mohammad A. - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011246229
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Evolution toward transdisciplinarity in technology and resource management research: the case of a project in Ethiopia
Jabbar, Mohammad A.; saleem, Mohamed; A, M; Li-Pun, Hugo - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2001
Development is a human problem and is aimed at changing man and his economic, social, ecological environment. Throughout history, man has acquired new knowledge to shape his future. As human needs multiplied and became more complex, science and technology – processes of systematic inquiry for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011246233
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Linking Natural Resources, Agriculture and Human HealthCase Studies from the East African Highlands:
Li-Pun, Hugo; Johann, B; Greiling, J; Gopalan, H; … - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011246248
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Push and Pull Factors in Rural Filipino Youth’s Outmigration from Agricultural Communities
Manalo, Jaime A. IV; van de Fliert, Elske - In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development 10 (2013) 2
Rural youth outmigration is a phenomenon that can change the agricultural landscape of farming communities. The Philippines has witnessed an unprecedented youth exodus from rural to urban areas in past decades. This paper explored this issue in rice farming communities in two Philippine...
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