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these events gave rise to the Mesta and the Castilian transhumance crisis. … flocks during the eighteenth century. These sources allow concluding that the number of livestock increased during the first … article studies the conflict arising from access to these pasture lands, the ways the land were redistributed and how all …
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This paper presents an overview of the livestock sector in Central Asia using national statistics and field survey data …. Growing consumer demand and underused pasture reserves suggest significant potential for growth. But production is fragmented …) enterprises. Few producers can supply quality livestock products at high volumes, leading some meat and milk processors to favour …
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This research paper examines some of the key trends in Australia’s agriculture sector over the last 20 years or so. While continuing to grow in absolute terms, the size and importance of agriculture has declined relative to the rest of the economy. Within the sector, there have been marked...
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future impacts from climate change. Climate risks to forestry, pasture, and livestock are potential risks that need to be …Climate change is likely to affect commercial forest and pasture land use and production activities. As such … paper reviews and characterizes climate change adaptation modeling of forestry and pasture land use by IAMs, as well as …
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livestock to adapt to a severe typhoon. We, therefore, make use of a natural experiment coming from the strong typhoon Ketsana … typhoon. While they decrease the area planted for staple crops, i.e., rice and cassava, they tend to purchase more livestock … livestock raising, which emphasizes the contraction of crop farming in the aftermath of this type of event. …
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livestock to adapt to a severe typhoon.We, therefore, make use of a natural experiment coming from the strong typhoon Ketsana in …. While they decrease the crops-planted area, they tend to purchase more livestock in the short term and in the medium term …. Our paper not only indicates the adjustment to the crop-livestock system as an adaptation strategy to a severe typhoon …
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Despite its relevance for agricultural production, biodiversity and landscape aesthetics, grazing livestock is rarely … considered in research on public landscape preferences. This paper studies public preferences for pasture usage in Germany by the … means of a discrete choice experiment. The results indicate that there is a general willingness to pay (WTP) for livestock …
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livestock to adapt to a severe typhoon.We, therefore, make use of a natural experiment coming from the strong typhoon Ketsana in …. While they decrease the crops-planted area, they tend to purchase more livestock in the short term and in the medium term …. Our paper not only indicates the adjustment to the crop-livestock system as an adaptation strategy to a severe typhoon …
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