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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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(International Relations, Niger Weather Service); Mamoutou Kouressy (Institute of Rural Economics, Niger Department of Agriculture …); and Francis Dide (Benin Weather Service).I am confident that the participation of the above individuals in the Conference …
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. ----------------------------------------------Between the years 2001/2007, brazilian agriculture has grown in extraordinary levels, greater than the others economic sectors …. This excellent performance of the national agriculture occurred without a grandeur of public policies aiming to foment it …. From this, the agriculture’s performance supports pressure groups over the pesticides’ regulatory mark, in which …
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The volatility of agricultural markets has increased remarkably in recent years. In spite of this, the way in whichsupply chain actors perceive market volatility has only rarely been analyzed. This paper seeks to close thisresearch gap by presenting empirical findings about how the volatility of...
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deciders have to take into account themultifunctionality of agriculture. For some, science-society relations are not …
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Global food commodity price inflation beginning in 2006 and continuing through mid-2008 became a priority concern for global consumers, producers and policy-makers alike. In response, many governments across the world implemented policies targeting high food commodity prices in their domestic...
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.241.847.000,00, with per capita GDP equal to $ 5.143,00. According to the IBGE, the figures added to the GDP in agriculture, industry and … per capita is strongly impacted by the livestock and agriculture practiced in its neighbours. In relation to the amount of …
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This study examined the differences in costs and profitability for established conventional and organic almond orchards in Stanislaus County, California. The study used a partial budgeting approach to compare cost and profitability for established orchards for 2010, and thus ignored transition...
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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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