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Family farm : solution for sustainable development of rural area
Dumitru, Eduard Alexandru; Petre, Laurenţiu Ionuţ - In: Agrarian economy and rural development : realities and …, (pp. 200-208). 2021
At present, in Romania there is no clear definition of the concept of family farm, and at the level of the European Union, the definition of family farms differs significantly depending on the characteristics of each country. At the same time, there is no classification of these types of farms,...
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Determinations of the area needed for the family farm to reach a viable economic size
Dumitru, Eduard Alexandru; Sterie, Cristina Maria - In: Agrarian economy and rural development : trends and …, (pp. 307-318). 2022
The high number of subsistence and semi-subsistence farms is due to their small economic size, mainly due to the low efficiency of the crops grown in relation to the small area they cultivate. Using the Simplex method, the areas that family farms would need to farm in order to ensure a normal...
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Desarrollando mercados rurales: el rol de la incertidumbre y la restricción crediticia.
Escobal, Javier - Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE) - 2005
El estudio evalúa cuáles son los factores más relevantes para que un pequeño productor agrícola demande asistencia técnica con el propósito de incursionar en mercados “dinámicos”; es decir, en mercados que puedan absorber cantidades crecientes de su cultivo. Los resultados muestran...
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The impact of e-wallet on informal farm entrepreneurship development in rural Nigeria
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2018
Transforming agriculture from a largely subsistence enterprise to a profitable commercial venture is both a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998667
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Financing Agriculture and Rural Areas in Sub-Saharan Africa : Progress, Challenges and the Way Forward
Meyer, Richard L. - 2015
agriculture and rural areas. New products, delivery channels, and partnerships, along with greater attention to savings, provide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009988
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The Impact of e-Wallet on Informal Farm Entrepreneurship Development in Rural Nigeria
Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N.; Asongu, Simplice - 2019
Transforming agriculture from a largely subsistence enterprise to a profitable commercial venture is both a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014110004
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Conditions and Perspectives of Financial Lending in Macedonian Agriculture and Rural Development
Kovachevikj, Marija - 2013
Agriculture is a fundamental economic activity in Macedonia which constitutes 10% of GDP over the past decade, adding …, agriculture played a critical role in the social and economic stability of the country. As a generator of growth of income and … employment (19% of the total employment) agriculture needs a steady stream of funds to increase the competitiveness of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013073333
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Commercialization in agriculture in rural Viet Nam, 2006 - 14
McKay, Andrew D.; Cazzuffi, Chiara; Perge, Emilie - 2015
livelihood. Moreover, this agriculture has become increasingly commercialized over time. This paper uses the five wave VARHS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011342949
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Can commercial farming promote rural dynamism in sub-Saharan Africa? : evidence from Mozambique
Glover, Steven M.; Jones, Sam - 2016
The impact of large commercial farms on neighbouring smallholders in low-income sub-Saharan Africa remains controversial. Bringing evidence to a largely anecdotal debate, we deploy a dataset covering all commercial farms in Mozambique, linking them to a nationally representative survey of...
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Gambling with Liberalization: Smallholder Livelihoods in Contemporary Rural Malawi
Takane, Tsutomu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2007
This paper examines the livelihoods of smallholder households in Malawi based on information derived from six villages in various parts of the country. Through detailed analysis of own-farm production and off-farm economic activities, the study explores similarities, diversities, and disparities...
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