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The bias against agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: Has it survived 20 years of structural adjustment programs?
Thiele, Rainer - 2002
This paper deals with the question of whether the discrimination against agriculture that prevailed in Sub-Saharan Africa until the early 1980s has continued to characterize the region despite the widespread adoption of structural adjustment programs. The evolution of both direct interventions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010283017
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The bias against agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa : has it survived 20 years of structural adjustment programs?
Thiele, Rainer - 2002
This paper deals with the question of whether the discrimination against agriculture that prevailed in Sub-Saharan Africa until the early 1980s has continued to characterize the region despite the widespread adoption of structural adjustment programs. The evolution of both direct interventions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011495498
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The Bias Against Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: Has It Survived 20 Years of Structural Adjustment Programs?
Thiele, Rainer - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2002
This paper deals with the question of whether the discrimination against agriculture that prevailed in Sub-Saharan Africa until the early 1980s has continued to characterize the region despite the widespread adoption of structural adjustment programs. The evolution of both direct interventions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005818803
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Farmers’ Perceptions Study on Required Supports for Climate Change Adaptation in Malaysia
Alam, Md. Mahmudul - 2017
The agriculture of Malaysia is one of the most vulnerable sectors due to the rapid changes in climatic factors in … Malaysia. In order to face and manage the situation, farmers are trying in various ways and government and other external …, Malaysia. The data of the study has been analyzed by descriptive statistics, ordered regression, percentile, and scale analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012959998
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The Relationships between the Socioeconomic Profile of Farmers and Paddy Productivity in North-West Selangor, Malaysia
Alam, Md. Mahmudul - 2017
Paddy is the main food crop in Malaysia, but due to a low rate of productivity, the land area for paddy production is … in the Integrated Agricultural Development Area (IADA), North-West Selangor, Malaysia. The data was collected through a … revealed that several socio-economic and physical characteristics had significant effects on paddy productivity in Malaysia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012960076
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The Relationships between the Socio-Economic Profile of Farmers and Paddy Productivity in North-West Selangor, Malaysia
Alam, Md. Mahmudul; Siwar, Chamhuri; Talib, Basri; … - In: Asia-Pacific Development Journal 18 (2011) 1, pp. 161-173
the Integrated Agricultural Development Area (IADA), North-West Selangor, Malaysia. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364708
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RICE CONSUMPTION, SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND INCOME GROWTH IN PENNINSULAR MALAYSIA, 1972-1983
Jenkins, Glenn; LAI, ANDREW - Economics Department, Queen's University - 1984
Malaysia from 1972 until 1983. A forecast of rice self-sufficiency is man-made for the years 1985-1990. …
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Integrating water resources into computable general equilibrium models: A survey
Ponce, Roberto; Bosello, Francesco; Giupponi, Carlo - 2012
Water resources are facing several stresses in terms of quantity and quality. These pressures are closely related to the human interventions in fields like: agriculture, land-use/land use change, construction/management of reservoirs, pollutant emissions, and water /wastewater treatment, among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294281
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Can numerical models estimate indirect land-use change?
Brunelle, Thierry; Dumas, Patrice - 2012
Motivated by the conclusions from various modelling studies, modifications to the bioenergy sector regulations are under way in Europe and in the USA to account for emissions from indirect land-use change (ILUC). Despite their influence on the policy-making, evaluations of the capacity of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294321
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Was the Austrian agricultural policy least cost efficient?
Schneider, Friedrich; Salhofer, Klaus; Schmid, Erwin; … - 2001
The study evaluates the efficiency of government intervention using a vertical structured model including imperfectly competitive agricultural input markets, the bread grain market, and the imperfectly competitive food industry. To test for policy efficiency the actually observed bread grain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294531