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The effect of the foreign capital and European subventions on the competitiveness of the Hungarian agribusiness’ enterprises in the last 15 years

Karolyne Zdenko, Ildiko; Illes B., Csaba; Pataki, Laszlo; … - 2009

In our research we examine the foreign investments from the change of regime, privatization; EUaccession, possibilities offered by subventions (2004-2006); so the experiences of the last 15 years, and we draw upthe expectations from the actual New Hungary Rural Development and National...

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Natural Disasters and Agriculture: Individual Risk Preferences towards Flooding

Sauer, Johannes - 2011

This study contributes to the understanding of behavioural responses to climate change induced extreme weatherevents. It suggest a microeconometric method for measuring flooding related risk preferences of affectedindividuals. The method is outlined using the empirical case of agricultural...

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Die Politiken der Gemeinschaft und die Berggebiete : Konferenzbeiträge ; Brüssel 17.-18. Oktober 2002

Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion … - 2003

2002 war das Internationale Jahr der Berge. In diesem Zusammenhang fanden in aller Welt zahlreiche Veranstaltungen statt, um das Verständnis für die Bedeutung der Bergwelt aus historischer, ökologischer, kultureller und wirtschaftlicher Sicht zu verbessern. Ferner sollte nach Wegen gesucht...

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The Impact of Access to Credit on the Adoption of hybrid maize in Malawi: An Empirical test of an Agricultural Household Model under credit market failure

Simtowe, F.; Zeller, Manfred - 2008

in the study is from Malawi collected by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).Using the direct …

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Experimental Evidence about Earning, Saving, and Borrowing Money in Rural Malawi.

Goldberg, Jessica A. - 2011

Malawi using panel data from a unique field experiment. Though employment in daily wage markets is important to individuals …, describes the results of a randomized field experiment in Malawi examining borrower responses to being fingerprinted when …

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Organic farming and fair trade in developing country as a new agribusiness paradigm: Evidence from Mali

Sinaba, Famory; Dessein, Joost; Lauwers, Ludwig; … - 2011

valorise the small peasants agriculturein Africa and include the smallholders in global markets. Certification and labelling … systemsaccompany these chains in developed countries. The aim of this article is to analyze thechallenges for smallholders of this new …

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Market outlet choices in the context of changing demand for fresh meat: implications for smallholder inclusion in pork supply chain in Vietnam

Lapar, Ma. Lucila A.; Toan, Nguyen Ngoc; Que, Nguyen Ngoc; … - 2009

This paper reports on the findings of a study to investigate market outlet choice decision-making of urban consumers in Vietnam with regards to fresh pork purchases and generate empirical evidence on factors that influence these choices. Data from a survey of 600 consumers in Hanoi and Ho Chi...

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Non-Traditional Export Crops and Household Livelihood Strategies: Panel Data Evidence from Guatemala

Kilic, Talip; Carletto, Calogero - 2009

This study uses a unique panel dataset that spans a 20-year period (1985-2005), and estimates the effect of household non-traditional agricultural export (NTX) adoption on changes in livelihood orientation and participation in non-farm employment in Santiago Sacatepéquez municipality of...

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Non-Traditional Export Crops in Guatemala: Short-Term Tool or Long-Term Strategy for Poverty Alleviation?

Carletto, Calogero; Kilic, Talip; Kirk, Angeli - 2009

This study is the first to document the long-term welfare effects of household non-traditional agricultural export (NTX) adoption. We use a unique panel dataset, which spans the period of 1985-2005, and employ difference-in-differences estimation to investigate the long-term impact of NTX...

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Fighting Childhood Obesity Through Performance-Based Regulation of the Food Industry

Sugarman, Stephen D.; Sandman, Nirit - 2007

That childhood obesity is an alarming public health problem is clear and widely appreciated. What is altogether unclear is what our society should do about it. Some people think the solution lies in using tort law to sue McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and other corporations. We reject that notion....

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