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Corruption and economic activity: Micro level evidence from rural Liberia

Beekman, Gonne; Bulte, Erwin H.; Nillesen, Eleonora E.M. - In: European Journal of Political Economy 30 (2013) C, pp. 70-79

We study how corruption affects economic activities of households in rural Liberia. A proxy of corruption of community leaders is obtained by directly monitoring the diversion of inputs associated with a development project. We measure quantities of these inputs twice; before and after the chief...

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Western Balkans: state of agriculture and its opportunities on the eve of EU accession

Mizik, Tamás - In: Acta Universitatis Danubius. OEconomica (2011) 1(1), pp. 30-52

European Union. Agriculture is an important obstacle to achieving this goal. The role of agriculture differs widely among the …

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Could farmer interest in a diversity of seed attributes explain adoption plateaus for modern maize varieties in Malawi?

Lunduka, Rodney; Fisher, Monica; Snapp, Sieglinde - In: Food Policy 37 (2012) 5, pp. 504-510

This study uses new data from a household survey (n=179) in Mulanje District, Malawi to examine whether the observed adoption plateaus for modern maize varieties in Malawi partly reflect farmer interest in a diversity of maize seed attributes. Regression results for the study area indicate that...

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Exports trade, employment and poverty reduction in Nigeria

Babatunde, M. Adetunji; Oyeranti, Olugboyega A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 11 (2012) October, pp. 875-899

Purpose – Poverty reduction remains one of the main goals of development efforts, as evidenced by the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals by most developing countries and international agencies. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between trade (exports) and...

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Agricultural credit market participation in Finoteselam town, Ethiopia

Shete, Maru; Garcia, Roberto J. - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 1 (2011) 1, pp. 55-74

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the proportion of farmers with constrained and unconstrained participation in the agricultural credit market and estimate the parameters that determine agricultural credit market participation in Finoteselam town, Ethiopia....

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China's feed industry in transition: the case of New Hope Group – an industry perspective

Fu, Wenge - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 1 (2011) 2, pp. 162-178

impact of mandates outlined in China's Twelfth Five-Year Plan, such as the imperative to modernize agriculture and improve …

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The impact of changing marketing conditions on Ugandan banana farmers

Komarek, Adam M.; Ahmadi-Esfahani, Fredoun Z. - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 2 (2012) 1, pp. 74-88

Purpose – Low productivity and the prevalence of marketing and demand constraints are all interrelated problems for banana growers in East Africa. The purpose of this paper is to examine how different marketing policies can alter the incomes of banana-growing households in the Ntungamo...

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The 7 Cs of rural credit in China

Turvey, Calum G.; He, Guangwen; Kong, Rong; Ma, Jiujie; … - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 1 (2011) 2, pp. 100-133

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the farm and rural credit system in China. To do this the authors use the so-called “7 Cs” of credit (these include: Credit, Character, Capacity, Capital, Condition, Capability, and Collateral) and for each “C” provide...

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Farm-level Autonomous Adaptation of European Agricultural Supply to Climate Change

Leclère, David; Jayet, Pierre-Alain; de … - In: Ecological Economics 87 (2013) C, pp. 1-14

The impact of climate change on European agriculture is subject to a significant uncertainty, which reflects the … intertwined nature of agriculture. This issue involves a large number of processes, ranging from field to global scales, which …

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The Impact of Agriculture Credit on Growth in Pakistan

Akmal, Nadeem; Rehman, Bushra; Ali, Akhtar; Shah, Hassnain - In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and rural Development 2 (2012) 4, pp. 579-583

Agriculture took place on land, where crops, rising and rearing animals for the production of food for man and … important role in economic growth. This study is designed to analyze the impact of agriculture credit on growth. This type of … 1970-2010.Water availability; labour availability and crop intensity are the important determinants of agriculture GDP. …

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