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Is organic farming worth its investment? : the adoption and impact of certified pineapple farming in Ghana
Kleemann, Linda; Abdulai, Awudu; Buss, Mareike - 2013
Global food markets demand the adoption of food standards by small-scale farmers in developing countries when they enter international markets. While a conventional certification with GlobalGAP can be a market entry condition for conventional food, especially for horticultural products, organic...
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The final solutions for Common Agricultural Policy in years 2014-2020 : step towards environmental sustainability or business as usual?
Kociszewski, Karol - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 16 (2016) 1, pp. 9-20
The Paper's goal is to assess the most important changes in the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for years 2014-2020 in the context of its potential influence on environmental pressure of agriculture. The final solutions of that policy reform were discussed in relation to main...
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Within-Season Producer Response to Warmer Temperatures : Defensive Investments by Kenyan Farmers
Jagnani, Maulik - 2020
We present evidence that farmers adjust agricultural inputs in response to within-season temperature variation, undertaking defensive investments to reduce the adverse agroecological impacts of warmer temperatures. Using panel data from Kenyan maize growing households, we find that higher...
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Organic agriculture in least developed countries in relation to the development of the organic farming sector in Poland : the example of African xountries versus the organic sector...
Rydz-Żbikowska, Anna - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 23 (2020) 4, pp. 209-230
Over the past few years, organic farming has seen a dynamic development globally. In 2015, the global market for organic products was €81.6 billion, rising to more than €90 billion in 2018 (Światowy rynek produktów ekologicznych osiągnął wartość 90 mld euro 2019). There has also been...
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Adaptation to Temperature Extremes in Chinese Agriculture, 1981 to 2010
Wang, Di; Zhang, Peng; Chen, Shuai - 2021
Temporal evolution of extreme temperature effects on agriculture is important for understanding adaptation to climate change but has not been sufficiently studied. This study examines the time-varying impacts of extreme temperatures on Chinese agriculture over 1981 to 2010. We estimate a...
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Carbon farming in Africa : opportunities and challenges for engaging smallholder farmers
Schilling, Friederike; Baumüller, Heike; Ecuru, Julius; … - 2023
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights the importance of reaching net-zero CO2 emissions globally by 2050. Unlocking the potential of natural climate solutions in the strive for net-zero emissions is increasingly gaining attention. A large potential may arise from the...
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Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture
Hans, V. Basil - 2015
Climate change is, in theory, the perfect topic for global discussion. It is a growing global problem and concern, calling for concerted efforts by the developed as well as developing countries. The chief factor that is responsible for the climate change is the "greenhouse effect". The extra...
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Chapter 53 Fertilizers and other farm chemicals
Heisey, Paul W.; Norton, George W. - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 3: …, (pp. 2741-2777). 2007
Demand for fertilizer in developing countries has expanded at a rapid rate over the past forty years. The relative scarcity of agricultural land has been a major underlying cause of this expansion in demand. More proximate causes include the development of complementary Green Revolution...
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The effects of climate change in the poorest countries : evidence from the permanent shrinking of Lake Chad
Jedwab, Remi; Haslop, Federico; Zarate, Roman D.; … - 2023
Empirical studies of the economic effects of climate change (CC) largely rely on climate anomalies for causal identification purposes. Slow and permanent changes in climate-driven geographical conditions, i.e. CC as defined by the IPCC (2013), have been studied relatively less, especially in...
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Air pollution and agricultural productivity in a developing country
Merfeld, Joshua D. - 2023
I document negative externalities of air pollution in the Indian agricultural sector. Using variation in pollution … induced by changes in wind across years, I show that higher levels of pollution lead to decreased agricultural productivity …, with large changes in productivity being common. The negative effects of pollution are larger in areas growing more labor …
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