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Sustainability dimensions of agricultural development in Almería (Spain)

Galdeano Gómez, Emilio; Aznar-Sánchez, José A.; … - 2012

the above issues over recent decades. This case study provides some insights into the different synergies between …

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Common agricultural policy effects on dynamic labour use in agriculture

Petrick, Martin; Zier, Patrick - 2012 - This version: 13 March 2012

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of direct payments and rural development measures of the EU …

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Rediscovering the Virgin Lands : agricultural investment and rural livelihoods in a Eurasian frontier area

Petrick, Martin; Wandel, Jürgen; Karsten, Katharina - 2012

Against the global debate on socially responsible agro-investment, we explore the conditions, patterns, and impacts of recent agricultural recovery in Kazakhstan's northern grain provinces. Vertically and horizontally integrated agroholdings brought outside investment and management to this...

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Persistence of full- and part-time farming in Southern China

Brosiga, Stephan; Glaubena, Thomas; Herzfeldb, Thomas; … - 2009

The goal of this study is to assess the dynamics of rural households' labor market participation in the wake of China … determine these shifts. The empirical study is based on discrete time hazard approaches, using micro-level panel data from …

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Introduction to the special feature : will the BRIC decade continue? : the role of rural areas and agriculture

Brosig, Stephan; Teuber, Ramona; Levkovych, Inna; … - 2013

This article provides an introduction to the special feature on agriculture-related issues in the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) contained in this issue of Journal of Agricultural Economics. The special feature is motivated by the increased interest which these...

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Incentive provision to farm workers in post-socialist settings : evidence from East Germany and North Kazakhstan : special issue: agroholdings and mega-farms in a global context

Petrick, Martin - 2017

This article explores the current practice of motivating agricultural workers in post-socialist settings. In addition, it attempts to evaluate the different wage systems observed in reality and better understand under which conditions they are reformed. It does so by contrasting the experience...

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Sustainable Food Value Chain Development : Perspectives from Developing and Emerging Economies

Narula, Sapna A. (ed.); Raj, S. P. (ed.) - 2023

PART I: Sustainable Food Systems and Circular Economy: Tackling Resource Use, Efficiency, Food Loss and Waste Problems -- Chapter 1. Challenges and Prospects of Tackling Food Loss and Wastes in the Circular Economy Context -- Chapter 2. Tunnel farming as an adaptation tool for climate change...

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Between Farms and Forks : Food Industry Perspectives on the Future of EU Food Labelling

Schulze, Christoph; Matzdorf, Bettina; Rommel, Jens; … - 2023

This study assesses how information about environmental goods provision can contribute to an integrative food labelling …

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Caprine milk as a source of income for women instead of a taboo : a comparative analysis of the implication of women in the caprine and bovine value chains in Fatick, Senegal

Habanabakize, Ernest; Diasse, Mame Astou; Cellier, Marjorie - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-21

, particularly women, in Senegal. The aim of this study was to understand the place of the bovine and caprine milk value chains and … for household incomes while showing the place of women at different links of these value chains. The result of the study …

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Seeding empire : American philanthrocapital and the roots of the green revolution in Africa

Eddens, Aaron - 2024

"In Seeding Empire, Aaron Eddens rewrites an enduring story about the past-and future-of global agriculture. Eddens connects today's efforts to cultivate a "Green Revolution in Africa" to a history of American projects that introduced capitalist agriculture across the Global South. Expansive in...

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