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Morocco's unique situation in the climate change arena : an analysis of climate forecasts and their link to agriculture

Ouraich, Ismail; Tyner, Wallace E. - 2014

Alterations in rainfall patterns and increasing temperatures due to climate change will most likely translate into yield reductions in desirable crops. In this particular context, the object of this paper is to lay down findings and results for projected yield impacts in Morocco using a...

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Youth, farming and precarity in rural Burundi

Berckmoes, Lidewyde; White, Ben - In: The European journal of development research : journal … 26 (2014) 2, pp. 190-203

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The influence of religious leaders in agricultural educational programmes : applying the theory of planned behaviour

Akbari, Morteza; Abbasi, Enayat; Rostami, Farahnaz; … - In: Middle East journal of management : MEJM 1 (2013) 2, pp. 140-156

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Agriculture, transportation and the timing of urbanization : global analysis at the grid cell level

Motamed, Mesbah J.; Florax, Raymond J. G. M.; Masters, … - 2014

This paper addresses the timing of a location's historical transition from rural to urban activity. We test whether urbanization occurs sooner in places with higher agricultural potential and comparatively lower transport costs, using worldwide data that divide the earth's surface at half-degree...

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Beyond oil : dual-imperatives for diversifying the Nigerian economy

Eko, Sunday A.; Utting, Clement A.; Onun, Eteng U. - In: Journal of management and strategy : JMS 4 (2013) 3, pp. 81-93

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Using evidence and operational responses to accelerate gender equality in Kenya

Torkelsson, Åsa - 2014

Agriculture is a main contributor to pro-poor growth in Africa, but gender inequalities in the sector hold back … guidance as well as inputs for a policy dialogue that aimed to integrate gender in the agriculture sector. This paper uses the …

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How do we increase the share of aid to agriculture in Africa?

Quartey, Peter - 2014

Agriculture plays an important role in terms of employment and its contribution to gross domestic product in many … went into agriculture, forestry, and fishing, while education received 10.3 per cent, population and reproductive health 11 … investigates why aid to agriculture has been low, and how the share of ODA to agriculture can be improved. …

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Prospects for a Philippines-European Union Free Trade Agreement : implications for agriculture

Briones, Roehlano M.; Galang, Ivory Myka R. - 2014

not be found in agriculture, but elsewhere. Conversely, the agricultural sector does not face significant harm from a …

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Trapped by nature : provincial grain yields in Spain in the mid 18th century

Santiago-Caballero, Carlos - In: Revista de historia económica 31 (2013) 3, pp. 359-386

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Modeling impact of climate change on water resources and agriculture demand in the Volta Basin and other basin systems in Ghana

Amisigo, Barnabas A.; McCluskey, Alyssa; Swanson, Richard A. - 2014

modeled using the AquaCrop software. The results show that all water demands (municipal, hydropower, and agriculture) cannot …

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