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This article seeks to explain why Spanish merino wools arrived so late in the Low Countries, only from the 1420s, why initially only those cloth producers known as the 'nouvelles draperies' chose to use them, and why their resort to such merino wools allowed at least some of them to escape the...
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agricultural comparative advantage are more likely to mention that trade agreements are good for agriculture in House floor debates …
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Food production has been one of the major concerns for Indian political climate. Major agricultural changes and … policies were initiated to bring more agricultural productivity in India. Union Government also strives to bring more growth in … Agricultural sector through five year plan initiations. Yet, result seems to be slower agricultural growth and lack of proper …
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In the poorest countries like Ethiopia the spillover effects of a soaring food price is unbearable. To mitigate the recent rise in food prices and the burden on urban poor consumers, different measures have been considered by policy makers. Recently, Ethiopia banned the export of all grain...
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The EU protects some of its fruits and vegetables through the entry price system. This system consists on a two-tiered tariff, with high-priced exports paying an ad valorem tariff, whereas low-priced exports pay also a supplementary specific tariff. The breaking point between high and low export...
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The recent commodity boom was the longest and broadest of the post-World War II period. Although most prices have declined sharply since their mid-2008 peak, they are still considerably higher than 2003, the beginning of the boom. Apart from strong and sustained economic growth, the recent boom...
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The recent commodity boom was the longest and broadest of the post-World War II period. Although most prices have declined sharply since their mid-2008 peak, they are still considerably higher than 2003, the beginning of the boom. Apart from strong and sustained economic growth, the recent boom...
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This study analyzes the impacts of reducing GHG emissions on the Meat and Dairy sectors. For this purpose, the Brazilian targets for the reduction of GHG emissions ratified in the Paris Agreement in 2015 are considered as starting points. To achieve this goal, General Equilibrium Model (GTAP) is...
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This paper explores the Eritrean agricultural production, land and people. It also provides the Elabered Estate, how it … increases agricultural yields through using varieties of grains with greater resistance to disease and pests, together with the …
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) of WTO does not refer to food and agriculture at all. Agricultural subsidies and trade become controversial issues in the …. This article discusses the impact of China’s entry in the WTO. It also discusses about the WTO and agricultural trade …
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