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The Transformation of U.S. Livestock Agriculture Scale, Efficiency, and Risks
MacDonald, James M.; McBride, William D. - 2009
of assets. Important financial advantages have driven these structural changes, which in turn have boosted productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014210098
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Évaluation participative des technologies de supplémentation des vaches laitières en milieu paysan au Mali (Koutiala)
Sanogo, Ousmane Mama - In: Canadian journal of development studies 31 (2010) 1/2, pp. 91-106
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009235344
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Convergence in US productivity growth for agriculture : implications of interstate research spillovers for funding agricultural research
MacCunn, Alan; Huffman, Wallace E. - In: American journal of agricultural economics 82 (2000) 2, pp. 370-388
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Typhoon and agricultural production portfolio : empirical evidence for a developing economy
Thi Xuyen Tran - 2021
In this paper, we investigate whether and how households adjust their agricultural practices such as cultivation and livestock to adapt to a severe typhoon.We, therefore, make use of a natural experiment coming from the strong typhoon Ketsana in 2009. We apply the difference-in-differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012544516
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Productivity and efficiency in grassland-based livestock production in Latin America : the cases of Uruguay and Paraguay
Nin, Alejandro; Freiría, Heber; Muñoz, Gonzalo - 2019
output and productivity between 2002 and 2006 as the result of rapid growth in beef and milk production and a reduction of … than doubled between 2005 and 2016, driven by productivity growth which increased by 70 percent during this period. The … factors behind increased productivity. Despite these positive developments, livestock sectors in Uruguay and Paraguay still …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012107009
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Optimizing the use of farm waste and non-farm waste to increase productivity and food security : emerging research and opportunities
Naraine, Leighton - 2019
"This book addresses the myriad of issues facing farmers and outline practical solutions that have been proven to produce good results to farmers, despite the prescriptive policies and agricultural systems that appear to be disconnected from actual best practices on farms"--
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011904146
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Sustainable Agricultural Production : An Investigation in Brazilian Semi-Arid Livestock Farms
Bennett, David - 2014
This paper investigates the environmental sustainability and competitiveness perceptions of small farmers in a region in northern Brazil. The main data collection instruments included a survey questionnaire and an analysis of the region’s strategic plan. In total, ninety-nine goat and sheep...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014139686
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Chapter 72 Total Factor Productivity Growth in Agriculture : The Role of Technological Capital
Dias Avila, Antonio Flavio; Evenson, Robert E. - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 4, (pp. 3769-3822). 2010
In this chapter we compute measures of total factor productivity (TFP) growth for developing countries and then …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014024047
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Scale efficiency in Danish agriculture : an input distance-function approach
Rasmussen, Svend - In: European review of agricultural economics : ERAE 37 (2010) 3, pp. 335-367
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Estimating the technical optimal scale of production in Danish agriculture
Rasmussen, Svend - In: Acta agriculturae Scandinavica / C : an official … 8 (2011) 1, pp. 1-19
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