This paper offers a synthesis of agricultural household modeling, its evolution and uses; presents a general yet simple agricultural household model, estimated with Mexican village data and programmed using General Algebraic Modeling System software; and uses this model to explore household-level...

The report was brought together by the Centre for Civil Society at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) with the support of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. It analyses the development and the changing relationships...

Reducing the liquid content of green products is an important step in the manufacture of many products. Process conditions in the drying phase have significant influences on the quality of the end product and on energy consumption and required manufacturing time. Effective optimisation of the...