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Water pricing issues in a developing country

Joshua Madida Nyoni, Myengwa - In: International Journal of Social Economics 26 (1999) 1/2/3, pp. 441-454

Zimbabwe is a small developing country that has been independent for 17 years. In its short post‐colonial history it has been attempting to grapple with lessening the imbalances on resource distribution, like land, water and other natural resources, from its colonial path. The path towards...

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The Swedish agricultural landscape – economic characteristics, valuations and policy options

Drake, Lars - In: International Journal of Social Economics 26 (1999) 7/8/9, pp. 1042-1062

The Swedish agricultural landscape has changed dramatically since 1945. Agricultural land has been abandoned and the general trend has been towards less scenic and biological variety. People express a relatively high willingness to pay for preservation of agricultural landscape in contingent...

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Conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: main actors and the costs to bear

Virchow, Detlef - In: International Journal of Social Economics 26 (1999) 7/8/9, pp. 1144-1161

conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) is a complex international and national system. While the …

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The World of Agricultural Economics

Martiin, Carin - 2013

on the subject and providing insight into agriculture in general, and into how practical farming works in particular. The …

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Agriculture and the rural economy in Pakistan : issues, outlooks, and policy priorities

Spielman, David J. (ed.) - 2016

? Agriculture and the Rural Economy in Pakistan: Issues, Outlooks, and Policy Priorities identifies several measures that can …Cover -- Contents -- Tables and Figures and Box -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Food, Agriculture, and … Rural Development in Pakistan -- Chapter 2 Agriculture, Land, and Productivity in Pakistan -- Chapter 3 Consumption …

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Swidden Agriculture in Indonesia : The Subsistence Strategies of the Kalimantan Kant

Dove, Michael R. - 2012

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Units of Measurement -- INTRODUCTION -- The Study -- Theory -- Methodology -- The People -- Political structure -- Social structure -- Belief system -- Economy -- The Place -- Climatic factors -- Edaphic factors...

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Politics and markets in rural China

Alpermann, Björn (contributor) - 2011

Thirty years have passed since the beginning of the reform era in China which saw important changes in agriculture and … cannot be understood without taking this role into account. Moreover, the current central government has em …

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The New Biological Economy : How New Zealanders are Creating Value from the Land

Pawson, Eric - 2018

Cover -- Title page -- Imprint -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Dairying in question -- 3 Making lamb futures -- 4 The merino story -- 5 The two lives ofthe kiwifruit industry -- 6 Securing the future of apple production -- 7 New Zealand Wine: seeking success beyond growth -- 8...

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Land, mobility, and belonging in West Africa : natives and strangers

Lentz, Carola - 2013

, agriculture, and labor have multiplied in Africa, Lentz shows how politics and power play decisive roles in determi …

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Foodopoly : The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America

Hauter, Wenonah - 2014

growing nationwide Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement. Yet, as one of the nation's leading healthy-food advocates …

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