A dynamic bio-economic model is used to examine natural resource use, the resulting nutrient balances and economic outcomes in a poor country under a range of technological and policy intervention scenarios. With limited technological intervention over a twelve year planning period, incomes rise...

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The main objective of the AHEAD project is to establish new BSc and MSc programmes in Croatia at two Faculties of the University of Zagreb. These are as follows: Agricultural and Rural Development, Food Safety and Quality Management and pilot MSc training in Agribusiness and Rural Development....

As part of international climate change policy, voluntary opt-in programs to reduce emissions in unregulated sectors or countries have spurred considerable discussion. Since any regulator will make errors in predicting baselines, adverse selection will reduce efficiency since participants will...

There is an increasing demand for water resources in the Canterbury region. The impact of this demand has lead to unacceptable minimum river flows, which has resulted in adverse affects to river ecology. In an effort to resolve this problem water storage projects have gained considerable...

Mangelhafte Reformen in der Landwirtschaft Kasachstans am Anfang der Transformationsperiode sowie die Finanzkrise 1998 hatten stark negative Auswirkungen auf den Umfang und die Struktur der landwirtschaftlichen Produktion. Wegen der schwierigen finanziellen Lage Anfang bis Ende der 90-ger Jahre...

Der grenzüberschreitende Handel mit Schlacht- und Nutzvieh ist in den vergangenen Jahren erheblich ausgebaut worden. Vor allem die Handelsströme zwischen der nordwestdeutschen Veredelungsregion sowie den Niederlanden und Dänemark sind stark angeschwollen. Auffäl-lig ist, dass der...