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analysis and sheds light on the pulse crop production, price, trade, and consumption patterns observed in the developing world … growing pulse requirements through increased imports and have now become net importers of pulses. Trade in pulses grew more … rapidly between 1994 and 2008 than output. The expansion in international trade of pulses has provided a good opportunity for …
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There have been important changes in the international trade of processed and high-value added food products from …, and explores possible reasons for the trends, focusing on trade policies in less-developed countries (LDCs) and developed … countries (DCs). The paper argues that national trade policies and other economic policies appear to have been relatively …
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Hendy and Kerr (2005b) find that an emissions charge on agricultural methane and nitrous oxide of $25 per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent would be likely to reduce New Zealand's net land-use related emissions for commitment period one in the order of 3%, with full accounting. The costs...
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This paper documents the first version of the Land Use in Rural New Zealand Model (LURNZv1). It describes the overall modelling approach, the database underlying the model, and the construction of each module within the model. The model is econometrically estimated from national time series data...
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To raise awareness among policymakers and health practitioners about unhealthy diets, this document examines dietary patterns in selected Latin American countries using household surveys. The analysis shows that a large percentage of households in the countries examined have inadequate diets....
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Hendy and Kerr (2005b) find that an emissions charge on agricultural methane and nitrous oxide of $25 per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent would be likely to reduce New Zealand’s net land-use related emissions for commitment period one in the order of 3%, with full accounting. The...
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Using the simulation model Land Use in Rural New Zealand version 1 -climate (LURNZv1-climate), we simulate the effects of an agricultural land-use emissions charge and a reward for native forest and scrub regeneration. Our results are preliminary and at this stage should be considered...
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US livestock agriculture hasdeveloped and intensified according to a strictproductionist model that emphasizes … USlivestock sectors (poultry, hogs, beef, anddairy) affects possibilities in each forpromoting more sustainable …-bedded)housing system, which are widely seen assustainable livestock alternatives. While thehighly integrated poultry sector …
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