Although South African landowners have been subject to various forms of land tax in the past, the ownership (or occupation) of agricultural land is not taxed at present. Despite the fact that white agricultural landowners are strongly opposed to the possible introduction of a rural land tax,...

The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL) is an indexed library of key agricultural, environmental and related science periodicals created to help institutions in developing countries significantly expand their journal collections despite the prohibitive cost of journal...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore addressing the accessibility, availability and interoperability issues of exchanging agricultural research output by means of the AGRIS application profile – an exchange metadata standard – and controlled vocabularies or subject‐specific...

Reports on one part of a study which investigates selected aspects of the export behaviour and assistance requirements of exporters of agricultural and related products in the UK. Specifically, it focuses on results concerning firms’ perceived barriers to exporting and their assistance...

In marketing, products are defined as a series of attributes which extend beyond the concept of physical aspects of the product. This concept is applied to the definition of compound animal feeds. The development of the industry is described and evidence presented to establish the degree of...

This paper addresses the strategic and policy challenges facing technological transformation and productivity increase in the Sudan. It examines the various factors which influence agricultural technology adoption decisions as well as the constraints facing the agricultural sector in the Sudan....

Purpose – The purpose of this experimental study is to examine the effects of using broadband internet technology for creating and disseminating agricultural knowledge in Nigeria. A free broadband service Knowledge Center was established in the village of Ihiala with volunteer college students...

Purpose – The paper sets out to consider the impact of China's reform dynamics on its cooperative economy, examining developments both within the statist sector and beyond, in the variety of experimental quasi‐cooperative forms that have grown between plan and market....