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Policy Bias and Agriculture: Partial and General Equilibrium Measures

Bautista, Romeo M.; Robinson, Sherman; Tarp, Finn; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2001

constructed to measure the policy bias against agriculture in a computable general equilibrium (CGE) framework and compare the …

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Impact of Climate Change on Yield of Major Food Crops in Tamil Nadu, India

Saravanakumar, V. - The South Asian Network for Development and …

This study uses panel data for 39 years and 13 districts to estimate the yield sensitivity of major food crops to climate change in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. We first estimate the marginal impacts of climate variables on crop yield using Panel Corrected Standard Error (PCSE) models....

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Climatic Fluctuations and the Di¤usion of Agriculture

Ashraf, Quamrul; Michalopoulos, Stelios - Brown University, Department of Economics - 2013

This research examines variations in the di¤usion of agriculture across countries and archaeological sites. The theory … adoption of agriculture. Consistent with the proposed hypothesis, the empirical investigation demonstrates that, conditional on … biogeographic endowments, climatic volatility has a non-monotonic e¤ect on the timing of the adoption of agriculture. Farming di …

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"The Agricultural Origins of Time Preference"

Galor, Oded; Ozak, Omer - Brown University, Department of Economics - 2014

This research explores the origins of the distribution of time preference across regions. It advances the hypothesis, and establishes empirically, that geographical variations in the incentives to delay consumption in favor of lucrative investment opportunities have had a persistent effect on...

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Agriculture in Portugal: linkages with industry and services

Gaspar, Joao; Pina, Gilson; Simoes, Marta - In: Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies - … 95 (2014) 4, pp. 437-471

We investigate the links between agriculture and non-agricultural sectors in Portugal by assessing the existence of … productivity show that productivity gains in services and industry feedback into productivity growth in agriculture, although the … synergies between agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, and provide agriculture with the necessary technological and …

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Évaluation du consentement à recevoir des agriculteurs pour la restauration du lac Tchad

Kitoto, Patrick Arnold Ombiono - In: Review of Agricultural and Environmental Studies - … 95 (2014) 4, pp. 493-512

[Paper in French] Through contingent valuation method, this article determines farmer’s willingness to accept for adoption the restoration project of Lake Chad. Using the survey data collected in the Cameroonian part of Lake Chad, the statistical analyses estimate the average farmer’s...

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The Effect of Industry Structure and Institutional Arrangements on Growth and Innovation in the New Zealand Agriculture Sector

Evans, Lewis; Meade, Richard - Victoria Business School, Victoria University of Wellington - 2007

How do industry structures and other institutional arrangements affect growth and innovation in the New Zealand agricultural sector? Put another way how can those structures and arrangements be improved to better facilitate growth and innovation in the New Zealand agricultural sector? Addressing...

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The Role and Significance of Cooperatives in New Zealand Agriculture, A Comparative Institutional Analysis

Evans, Lewis; Meade, Richard - Victoria Business School, Victoria University of Wellington - 2005

Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has commissioned the New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation (ISCR) to … examine the role and significance of cooperatives in New Zealand agriculture. The inquiry is intended to inform consideration …

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ДРАЧУК ПАВЕЛ ЭВАЛЬДОВИЧ. - In: Вестник Южно-Уральского … 8 (2014) 3, pp. 59-65

В статье рассмотрено состояние молочного скотоводства как подотрасли сельского хозяйства региона, факторы, влияющие на эффективность и интенсификацию...

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ОСНОВНЫЕ НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ РАЗВИТИЯ КООПЕРАЦИИ И ИНТЕГРАЦИИ АПК ПЕРМСКОГО КРАЯ

РАИФОВИЧ, ИСЛАМИЕВ РАЛИФ - In: Вестник Южно-Уральского … (2011) 3, pp. 118-121

В статье изложены основные направления развития кооперативных и интеграционных отношений в агропромышленном комплексе применительно к особенностям...

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