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Comparative analysis of agriculture and rural policies in Västerbotten and Hordaland using the POMMARD-model
Alva-Lizarraga, Sara; Refsgaard, Karen; Johnson, Thomas G. - In: Acta agriculturae Scandinavica / C : an official … 8 (2011) 3, pp. 142-160
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A SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT: THE TOPMARD CORE MODEL
Johnson, Thomas G.; Bryden, John Marshall; Refsgaard, Karen - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008
The goal of the TOPMARD project is to develop a model of agriculture and rural development to better understand the … Agriculture and Rural Development) was built collaboratively and hierarchically by the research teams from the 11 countries. The … model features eight subsectors (Land, Agriculture, Tourism, Region, Human Resources, Non-commodities, Capital, and Quality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005522121
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Regional future scenarios for rural space types in Austria
Wagner, Klaus - In: Rural Areas and Development 1
objectives in regard to agriculture, the regional economy and protection of the environment will increase further. The value …, which the society attaches to the social functions of agriculture and the areas covered by it, will increase more than the … still the most important pillar of agriculture and the regional economy. In the more densely populated districts also the …
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Regional future scenarios for rural space types in Austria
Wagner, Klaus - European Rural Development Network - ERDN - 2003
objectives in regard to agriculture, the regional economy and protection of the environment will increase further. The value …, which the society attaches to the social functions of agriculture and the areas covered by it, will increase more than the … still the most important pillar of agriculture and the regional economy. In the more densely populated districts also the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068463
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Mathematical Programming Models to Increase Land and Water Use Efficiency in Semi-arid NE-Brazil
Hagel, Heinrich; Hoffmann, Christa; Doluschitz, Reiner - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 05 (2014) 4
Construction of the Itaparica dam and reservoir induced changes in the agricultural production systems of the Itaparica micro-region, at the lower-middle São Francisco river basin. Extensive traditional systems were replaced by e.g. irrigated fruit production. However, over twenty years after...
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Toward a Territorial Approach to Rural Development
de Janvry, Alain; Sadoulet, Elisabeth - In: eJADE: electronic Journal of Agricultural and … 04 (2007) 1
This paper explores a territorial approach to rural development in Latin America. It first reviews evidence that progress in rural social development has not been accompanied by reductions in income poverty and inequality. It then assesses qualitative changes that have occurred in rural incomes...
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Modelling Policies for Multifunctional Agriculture and Rural Development in a Remote EU Region (Caithness & Sutherland, Scotland, UK)
Bergmann, Holger; Thomson, Kenneth J. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008
.e. Caithness & Sutherland, which is characterised by multifunctional agriculture. In this paper, the context of the modelling work … regions, and the usefulness of this type of modelling exercise for policy analysis of multifunctionality and rural development. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038782
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Valoracion de preferencias sociales para la mejora del entorno rural en el noroeste de la Region de Murcia
Paz, Jose Miquel; Pleite, Federico; Llorente, Angel - In: Revista Española de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros (2010) 226
Mas alla de la produccion de alimentos y materias primas, la agricultura contribuye en muchas zonas rurales a la conservacion de la biodiversidad, del paisaje y del patrimonio cultural, siendo objetivo de creciente atencion por parte de las politicas agricolas y de desarrollo rural de la UE....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010937012
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Valoracion de preferencias sociales para la mejora del entorno rural en el noroeste de la Region de Murcia
Paz, Jose Miguel; Pleite, Federico; Llorente, Angel - In: Revista Española de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros (2010) 226
materials production, agriculture contributes to the biodiversity, landscape and cultural heritage conservation, being the focus …
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Multifunctionality and value creation in rural areas of southern Italy
Nazzaro, Concetta; Marotta, Giuseppe - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010
The paper focuses on a new theoretical-methodological approach to interpreting functional transformation processes of farms located in rural areas and marked by a delay in development. We have defined a theoretical paradigm of optimal value portfolio (OVP) which considers -in a new light-...
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