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Lifelong learning for farmers: enhancing competitiveness, knowledge transfer and innovation in the eastern German state of Brandenburg

von Munchhausen, Susanne; Haring, Anna Maria - In: Studies in Agricultural Economics 114 (2012) 2

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LEARNING FOR THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

Ticha, Ivana - In: APSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 1 (2007) 1

With sustained use and creation of knowledge in the centre of the economic development process, an economy essentially becomes a Knowledge Economy. A Knowledge Economy (KE) is one that utilizes knowledge as the key engine of economic growth. It is an economy where knowledge is acquired, created,...

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Do Rural Community Colleges Supply Unique Educational Benefits?

Mykerezi, Elton; Kostandini, Genti; Mills, Bradford F. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 41 (2009) 02

Community colleges likely draw to college individuals who would otherwise not attend due to their low costs and open admission requirements. This is labeled as the democratization effect. They may also divert individuals away from 4-year to terminal 2-year college degrees (the diversion effect)....

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THE ROLE OF STAFF IN THE OPERATION OF TELECOTTAGES

Hohl, Ferenc - In: GAZDÁLKODÁS: Scientific Journal on Agricultural Economics 54 (2010) 24

staffing. Asurvey conducted in 2004 showed that managers working in the questioned telecottages typically have higher education …

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Spatial Networks, Labor Supply and Income Dynamics: Evidence from Indonesian Villages

Yamauchi, Futoshi; Muto, Megumi; Chowdhury, Shyamal K.; … - 2009

transition to non-agricultural labor markets depends on the distance to economic centers and household education. In particular …, post-primary education significantly increases the benefit from the local spatial connectivity improvement in remote areas … and labor transition to non-agricultural sectors. Education and local road quality are complementary, mutually increasing …

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Income Growth and Mobility of Rural Households in Kenya: Role of Education and Historical Patterns in Poverty Reduction

Mathenge, Mary K.; Tschirley, David L. - 2007

specifically determine the relationship between the initial economic position of households and education on income growth and … evidence of (low) income persistence for the poor and those in the low agricultural potential areas that lack higher education … of poverty traps. As expected, higher education seems to eliminate the low income persistence for these vulnerable groups …

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DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL AS A TOOL FOR IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR – CASE OF SERBIA

Zubovic, Jovan; Domazet, Ivana; Stosic, Ivan - 2009

increase the levelof competitiveness. Finally we analyze Serbian agricultural education system and give some instructions for …

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Agricultural knowledge and rural economy - analysis on micro and macro scales

Czapiewski, Konrad L.; Florianczyk, Zbigniew; Janc, … - In: Rural Areas and Development 7

In this paper agricultural knowledge and economic activity of farms are analysed from different perspectives. The research on the role of knowledge in stimulating agricultural and rural development was conducted with the main focus on the EU agricultural rural policies. The authors provide a...

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Spatial Networks, Labor Supply and Income Dynamics: Evidence from Indonesian Villages

Yamauchi, Futoshi; Muto, Megumi; Chowdhury, Shyamal K.; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009

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Gender Issues in Rural Eastern India Revealed by Field Interviews: Tribal and Non-Tribal Responses

Tisdell, Clement A.; Roy, Kartik C. - School of Economics, University of Queensland - 2009

Reports responses to interviews conducted in three rural villages in Eastern India in January 2000 as well as replies to questions asked at a forest meeting in West Bengal of groups/persons interested in rural women and development. The questions were designed to provide information on...

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