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Mapping technologies to business models : an application to clean technologies and entrepreneurship
Dörr, Julian Oliver - 2022
Theory suggests that new market entrants play a special role for the creation of new technological pathways required for the development and diffusion of more sustainable forms of production, consumption, mobility and housing. Unconstrained by past technological investments, entrants can...
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Establishing SME Clusters for Sustainable Development
Abdin, MD. Joynal - 2015
There is no universally accepted definition of a cluster. Experts in different regions of the world, however, have defined cluster as per respective national economies. Porter (2003) defines a cluster as a 'geographically proximate group of interconnected companies, suppliers, service providers...
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A mixed-methods study of Bambara farming in Mtwara, Tanzania
Boulay, Basile - 2017
Economic research tends to focus on a reduced set of crops, leaving a vast array of crops under-researched. However, these 'marginal crops' have typically been farmed for centuries and are better suited for the local environment in which they are grown than crops prioritized within existing...
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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
years 2014-2020 in the context of its potential influence on environmental pressure of agriculture. The final solutions of … directed to the support for sustainable agriculture development. …
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Population growth and forest sustainability in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A.; Jingwa, Brian A. - 2011
Recent distressing trends in climate change, population explosion and deforestation inspired this paper, which completes existing literature by providing empirical justification to hypothetical initiatives on the impact of population growth on forest sustainability in Africa. Using three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410348
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Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Terms of the Republic of Serbia Strategic Goals Realization within the Danube Region - Preservation of Rural Values
Cvijanovic, Drago - 2012
International Scientific Meeting Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Terms of The Republic of Serbia … scientific research on the integrated and interdisciplinary project 'Sustainable agriculture and rural development in terms of … Scientific Meeting Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Terms of The Republic of Serbia Strategic Goals Realization …
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Sustainable Intensive Agriculture : High Technology and Environmental Benefits
Kershen, Drew L. - 2012
Agriculture faces three challenges in the coming decades. Agriculture faces an agronomic challenge in producing the … food, fiber, and fuel for an increasing population. Agriculture faces an environmental challenge in producing this food …, fiber, and fuel with a reduced footprint so as to conserve wilderness, biodiversity, and fresh water. Agriculture faces an …
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Farm Education as a Component of Sustainable Development in Selected Countries of the European Union
Kowalska, Magdalena - 2016
Experience gained in numerous European countries indicates the need for a comprehensive approach to education for sustainable development. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate that an increasingly important role in this process is played by educational farms. Moreover, the very notion of...
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An Analysis of Sustainable Agricultural Development in India
Hans, V. Basil - 2018
The new agenda in Indian agriculture should have a goal that explicitly focuses on improving agricultural systems and … addresses rural development in an integrated manner. While Indian agriculture has crossed the threshold of traditional farming … to modern agri-business, the objective of ensuring equity and sustainability becomes all the more important. Agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012923566
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Impact of climate smart agriculture on food security: an agent-based analysis
Bazzana, Davide; Foltz, Jeremy D.; Zhang, Ying - 2021
The study proposes an agent-based model to investigate how adoption of climate smart agriculture (CSA) affects food …
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