We make cross-sectional comparisons of productivity in a risky agricultural setting. To make meaningful comparisons, we find it necessary to define a new productivity index that satisfies important axioms from index number theory (e.g., transitivity). The index can be computed without any...

Agriculture was the mainstay of the Nigerian economy prior to independence and immediately after. Agriculture however, has suffered persistent decline since the 1970s with the exchange rate policy being implicated in the misfortune of this sector. Earlier studies on the effect of exchange rate...

This paper investigates how greenhouse gas (GHG) policy stringency affects anthropogenic CO2 emissions using a new GHG policy stringency indicator and a structural spatial VAR approach. We estimate an average country-specific elasticity of CO2 emissions to GHG policy stringency, and assess the...

The main objective of this paper is to identify the causal relationship that exists between agricultural value added per worker and Gross Domestic Product per capita in Europe. More specifically, the role of agriculture in economic growth is examined with special emphasis to the differences and...

The positive image of organic products among consumers has grown gradually. Today, this image is based on a number of researches and studies conducted by specialized government bodies and private organizations and research institutes that show that these products offer, in terms of their...

Republic of Macedonia has strong both comparative and competitive advantages in the agri-industrial complex; a situation rarely seen in other sectors of the national economy. Therefore, basic strategic objective of the sector’s stakeholders should be the export expansion of foodstufs. The...

This paper addresses the role of market remoteness in explaining maize price volatility in Burkina Faso. A model of price formation is introduced to demonstrate formally that transport costs between urban and rural markets exacerbate maize price volatility. Empirical support is provided to the...

Observations conducted on the rangelands on the eastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (found in He'nan County and Zeku County in southeast Qinghai) indicate that the following conditions result in heavy snowfall and snow disasters. The first factor to consider is the height of the foliage. If the...

Based on field surveys1 conducted in the rural Tibetan-inhabited regions of Gansu, Qinghai and Yunnan Provinces, this chapter has found that radio and television (TV) — compared to other forms of media — currently play an indispensable role in promoting Party and state policies, influencing...

Though market development in Tibetan areas is restricted by unfavorable natural conditions, there have been many cases of farmers and herdsmen participating in market activities. Moreover, examples of their participation can be found from a long time ago. Meanwhile, marketization in inland areas...