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The Economics of Agricultural R&D
Alston, Julian M.; Pardey, Philip G.; James, Jennifer S.; … - 2009
and technological changes have important economic consequences for net income and its distribution, and because the … distribution, the nature of the research-induced technological change, and the nature of the markets for the affected commodities. …
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Modelling Nitrogen Losses from Sheep Grazing Systems with Different Spatial Distributions of Excreta
Bell, Matthew J.; Cullen, Brendan R.; Johnson, Ian R.; … - In: Agriculture 2 (2012) 4, pp. 282-294
The aim of this study was to assess the effect that the randomised versus even distribution of excreta (dung and urine … distribution of excreta at stocking densities up to 1200 sheep/ha (equivalent to an annual stocking rate of 20 DSE/ha). But at … higher stock densities, when N loads are high, the spatial distribution of excreta is important and models need to explicitly …
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Volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der biobasierten Wirtschaft in Deutschland
Efken, Josef; Banse, Martin; Rothe, Andrea; Dieter, Matthias - 2012
Das Thünen-Institut wurde vom Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV) gebeten, die volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der biobasierten Wirtschaft in Deutschland zu kalkulieren. Grundlage bildet die vom Bioökonomierat der Bundesregierung aufgestellte...
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Volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der biobasierten Wirtschaft in Deutschland
Efken, Josef; Banse, Martin; Rothe, Andrea; Dieter, Matthias - 2012
Das Thünen-Institut wurde vom Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV) gebeten, die volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der biobasierten Wirtschaft in Deutschland zu kalkulieren. Grundlage bildet die vom Bioökonomierat der Bundesregierung aufgestellte...
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Economic Competitiveness and the Sudanese Agricultural Commodities
Mohamed, Issam A.W. - 2011
Since independence in 1956, the structure of domestic production and export sectors, the level of capacities to absorb economic shocks, and the historically market-oriented nature of the economy, when taken collectively, they constitutes distinguishing characteristics of Sudan economy at...
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Study of Cost Benefit Analysis of Managing Bt. Cotton Farming with Special Reference to Vidarbha
Timane, Rajesh - 2013
About forty lakh hectare of land is under cotton cultivation in Maharashtra. Once known as the prosperous cotton-belt; today the irony is that the state tops the list when it comes to suicides by farmers. Further, almost all of them are cotton farmers mostly from Vidarbha. At present, Vidarbha...
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Food Security and Sustainability of Agricultural Production : An Economic Appraisal in Indian Context
Ahmad, Nasim - 2019
Food security is interlinked with agricultural production. Enhancement in farm productivity and providing diversified demand of food due to growth in per capita income, urbanization and changes in food habit is the major challenges. Study is based on secondary data collected from different...
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Transforming Pulses Sector in India : How Can We Leverage Policies for Self-Sufficiency?
Kumar, Ranjit - 2018
Pulses are major source of protein and an integral part to Indian's diet. But, there has been consistent demand-supply gap. Barring last 5 years, total production of pulses remained stagnant at 12-14 million tonnes over past five decades. Over the last 20 years, more than 550 improved varieties...
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Worsening Food Crisis in Nigeria : A Discourse on Bail-Out Options
Nwachukwu, Ifeanyi Ndubuto - 2015
Food crises triggered by high prices had been experienced in agricultural markets in the past. However, the current state of agricultural markets has raised a lot of concerns to policy makers, media, the public and all stakeholders. This is against the background of the fact that only a selected...
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EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION IN AZERBAIJAN : ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURE
Jamalkhanov, Elnur - 2021
The purpose of the article is to analyze the development of the agriculture sector in Azerbaijan and access the potential for its sustainable development. In the research process, the following scientific methods have been used: empirical method (for the comprehensive assessment of the current...
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