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Belize City, Belize 23rd - 27th July, 2007
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This work examines feeder cattle pricing factors from internet auctions and preconditioned feeder calf sales. In addition to examining traditional pricing factors, factors were also examined relating to the marketing conditions and characteristics of the feeder cattle sold. A negative...
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Bridgetown, Barbados 6th – 10th July, 2009
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-in, extension activities and road density. R&D spill-in proxies were constructed based on both geographic proximity and production … profile to examine the sensitivity of the rates of return to these alternatives. We find that extension activities, road … local internal rates of return, although high, have declined through time along with investments in extension, while the …
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Cost-effective extension strategies are needed to promote widespread adoption of agricultural technologies in … Department of Agricultural Extension and uses a linear programming model to examine alternative strategies to improve IPM …
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agricultural extension and rural development. In the first place, a general view of the roles of intermediaries, as depicted in …
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Demonstrating the impact of Knowledge Transfer activities and advisory services aimed at farmers is important to justify their use in the achievement of policy goals and in the spending of public funds. Experience gained in evaluating Farming Connect in Wales, the programme delivering these...
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Poverty, a major national challenge, is a situation or lifestyle which arises as a result of the lack of resources to meet basic human needs, such as food, health and housing. In 2008, the Food Bank of Veracruz, A.C. (BAV) signed a cooperation agreement with the School of Veterinary Medicine of...
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