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Rainwater Harvesting Potential for Domestic Water Supply in Edo State

Oni, S. I.; Ege, Emmanuel - In: Indus Journal of Management & Social Science (IJMSS) 2 (2008) 2, pp. 87-98

In the face of increasing scarcity of water resources, there is a need for communities to undertake audits of their current rainwater harvesting potential as a practical and promising alternative solution for water shortage. Despite the importance of rainwater harvest in socio-economic...

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Environment and Changing Agricultural Practices: Evidence from Orissa, India

Kar, Jyotirmayee; Kar, Mahamaya - In: Indus Journal of Management & Social Science (IJMSS) 2 (2008) 2, pp. 119-128

In this paper attempt is made to examine vulnerability of farm households’ to adverse consequences of climate variables and extreme conditions like: food and cyclone. Three key components impeding food security with in the substance production structure are identified as (i) Inadequate food...

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Rural biomass energy 2020: People's Republic of China

Zhang, Qingfeng; Watanabe, Makiko; Lin, Tun - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

. Biomass energy, produced from animal and crop wastes, is a sensible renewable energy option for rural areas and it can be cost …-effective at community and industry scales if guided effectively by governments. This publication explores the potential of biomass …. The report examines the promises and limitations of leading biomass energy technologies and resources for various …

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Some socio-economic consequences of the green revolution

Pisani, Elena - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

The green revolution has, since the ‘60s, been the subject of lively debate among the international scientific community not only with regards to its technical aspects but, and above all, for socio-economic impacts it caused. The article starts with the analysis of the development theories for...

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Poverty and Land Redistribution: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from South Africa's LRAD program

Keswell, Malcolm; Carter, Michael - Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) - 2010

We estimate the impact on consumption of South Africa's Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) program, which provides capital and other forms of assistance to beneficiaries to enable market-assisted transfers of property rights from large landowners to the rural poor....

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Relative Profitability, Supply Shifters and Dynamic Output Response:The Indian Foodgrains

KANWAR, SUNIL - Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics - 2004

The realisation that the wage-goods constraint, if binding, could stall the growth process of a developing country, prompted policy makers to encourage agriculture by various means. The success of public policy depends, however, on how strongly farmers respond to the incentives provided. Using a...

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Price Incentives, Nonprice factors, and Crop Supply Response:The Indian Cash Crops

KANWAR, SUNIL - Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics - 2004

Agriculture as a source of growth was sorely neglected in the early development strategies of the currently developing countries. Realisation of this shortcoming prompted public policy in these countries to encourage agriculture by various means. The success of these policies depends, however,...

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A Dynamic Agricultural Household Model with Uncertain Income and Irreversible and Indivisible Investments under Credit Constraints

Malchow-Moeller, Nikolaj; Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark - School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus

A dynamic model of agricultural household behaviour in less developed countries in the presence of credit constraints and income uncertainty is developed. The production side of the model takes into account the irreversible and indivisible nature of non-stationary agricultural investment...

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International Comparisons of Sectoral Energy- and Labour-Productivity Performance: Stylised Facts and Decomposition of Trends

Mulder, Peter; Groot, Henri L.F. de - Tinbergen Instituut - 2004

This paper addresses the interplay between economic growth, energy use, change in sectoral composition and technological change, by exploring trends in energy- and labour productivity development for 14 OECD countries and four sectors over the period 1970-1997. A cross-country decomposition...

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How does Market Access affect Smallholder Behavior? The Case of Tobacco Marketing in Malawi

Zant, Wouter - Tinbergen Instituut - 2012

Transaction costs play a key role in the behaviour of smallholders in developing countries. We exploit the introduction of an additional tobacco auction floor in Malawi to investigate the impact of a reduction in transaction costs and improved market access on production per hectare and the...

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