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The authors emphasized that the development of the agricultural machinery industry is inextricably linked with the development of agricultural production, and consequently, changes in land use forms and the development of agricultural science, which, in turn, are conditioned by the current...
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Since the research agenda on agroholdings and mega-farms was elaborated in the 2017 special issue of IFAMA, much has been learned about structure, performance and management of these farming systems. Despite doubts about the sustainability of these farming systems, they have evolved and even...
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Der Beitrag untersucht den Einfluss von Spekulation mit Terminkontrakten auf die Preise von Agrarrohstoffen. Konkret wird der öffentlich diskutierte Vorwurf aufgegriffen, Spekulation sei für den Preisanstieg und die Preisschwankungen auf Agrarmärkten mit verantwortlich und trage so zur...
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the name of mega-farms or agroholdings: horizontally or vertically integrated operations with farm sizes of up to 500 …
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Numerous microfinance initiatives around the world aim to alleviate poverty in developing countries. However, debate persists about their effectiveness and sustainability – a concern for transnational corporations and the international business community, which contribute about $9.4 billion to...
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This study examines the effect of financial factors on the sugar market by using Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (GARCH) models. The results show that changes in capital and energy markets returns have a positive impact on the mean returns of Sugar futures as opposed to...
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small business and farm lending through a conceptual analysis encompassing private information asymmetries inherent in these … assets to small business and farm loans. Banks owned by out-of-state holding companies do not. Low to moderately branched …
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Angesichts der wochenlangen Dürre in diesem Sommer stellt die Bundesregierung den besonders von Ernteausfällen betroffenen deutschen Landwirten Finanzhilfen in Höhe bis 170 Mio. Euro in Aussicht, falls sich die Bundesländer mit der gleichen Summe beteiligen. Nicht jeder sieht die Nothilfen,...
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Ergänzend zu den Beiträgen, die im ifo Schnelldienst Nr. 20/2018 zu den Finanzhilfen bei Dürreschäden veröffentlicht wurden, stellt Julia Klöckner, Bundesministerin für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft, die Position der Bundesregierung vor und erläutert, wann Hilfen für Landwirte richtig sind.
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Weather index insurance is considered a promising international climate policy instrument that can help households adapt better to climate change. This is especially true in developing countries where households often suffer severely from the consequences of extreme weather events. This report...
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