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Rethinking the limits of climate change adaptation
Jamero, Ma. Laurice; Esteban, Miguel; Chadwick, Christopher - 2019
Using a case study approach, this research explores the various potential limiting factors of climate change adaptation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012020451
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Women in African agriculture integrating women into value chains to build a stronger sector
Njiraini, Georgina Wambui; Ngigi, Marther W.; Baraké, … - 2018
Women are under-acknowledged participants in Africa's agriculture and food sector, supplying a large share of the … agriculture in order to be fully effective and to avoid further solidifying gender roles and gaps. These could include suitable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011916625
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Foreign direct investment in the African food and agriculture sector : trends, determinants and impacts
Husmann, Christine; Kubik, Zaneta - 2019
In this paper, we seek to answer three research questions: (1) What is the pattern of foreign direct investment (FDI …) in the African food and agriculture sector in the last 15 years? (2) What are the drivers of FDI in the African food and … agriculture sector? (3) What is the evidence on the impacts of private-sector investments in the African food and agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011992734
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Volume 1
Schmidt, Thomas G.; Baumgardt, Sandra; Blumenthal, Antonia - 2019
Mit den Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) haben sich die Mitglieder der Vereinten Nationen das Ziel gesetzt, die Lebensmittelabfälle entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette bis 2030 zu reduzieren. Ziel des REFOWAS-Projekts war es, den deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungssektor hinsichtlich der...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012135618
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Of bulls and bulbs : aspirations and perceptions of rural youth in Zambia
Daum, Thomas - 2018
that fit these aspirations. Two research methods were used to explore the aspirations and perceptions of rural youth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011875947
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Risk attitudes, knowledge, skills and agricultural productivity
Pham, Huong Dien; Waibel, Hermann - 2018
Agriculture is a risky business contingent on risks and uncertainty. Without strong technical knowledge, farmers tend …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011906137
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Using satellite images to measure crop productivity : long-term impact assessment of a randomized technology adoption program in the Dominican Republic
Salazar, Lina; Palacios, Ana Claudia; Selvaraj, Michael; … - 2021
This study combines three rounds of surveys with remote sensing to measure long-term impacts of a randomized irrigation program in the Dominican Republic. Specifically, Landsat 7 and Landsat 8 satellite images are used to measure the causal effects of the program on agricultural productivity,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012670467
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Politics and consumer prices in Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
The motivations of the Arab Spring that have marked the history of humanity over the last few months have left political economists, researchers, governments and international policymakers pondering over how the quality of political institutions affect consumer welfare in terms of commodity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410052
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"Two decades after the war" : the management of international commons
Coelho, Manuel Francisco Pacheco - 2015
and, from it, to reflect on its causes, how the problems were solved and to outlook for the guidelines of future research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011478253
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Economic impact of CO2 emissions and carbon tax in electric vehicle society in Toyohashi City in Japan
Miyata, Yuzuru; Shibusawa, Hiroyuki; Fujii, Tomoaki - 2015
In this paper, we explore the economic impact of promotion and realization of an electric vehicle society (EVS) in Toyohashi City in Japan. More concretely, this paper emphasizes a computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling approach to evaluate the following issues: economic impacts of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011483123