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This paper analyses technology in modern Japan using three models of technological culture where the author claims "technological culture" as complex structures of certain technological principles in connection with a set of value orientations such as world view, attitudes towards living things,...
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This study was an analysis of the input of human labour, tractive force and energy consumption in the model technologies of production of winter wheat, winter triticale, winter rye and sugar beets grown for bioethanol as well as reed canary grass, Virginia mallow, sorgo and maize grown for...
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Several studies have found that biotechnology crops increase yield and reduce the use of pesticides. These studies failed to consider the long-run growth of the pest population as it becomes more resistant to both pesticide-producing crops and the pesticides. There is evidence that biotechnology...
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and its impact on farmers’ economic value using primary data from 186 kiwifruit farmers in three major producing districts …-intensive pollination technology; (2) with the increase in labor costs, more kiwifruit growers would choose honeybee pollination, and more …
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On the basis of current development situations of planting, scientific research and processing of kiwifruit industry in … Guizhou Province, the paper analyzes main factors restricting development of kiwifruit industry, including lack of unified … planning, standardized planting specifications, and backward management of kiwifruit orchard. In accordance with current …
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This paper investigates the spectacular and successful growth of New Zealand kiwifruit production and exports between … kiwifruit in New Zealand and other countries, with a particular focus on Asia. The product life-cycle model is used to examine … the pattern of evolution of New Zealand’s kiwifruit industry while revealed comparative advantage methodology is used to …
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-Pontino kiwifruit industry support this hypothesis. The results of a questionnaire, submitted to farmers, and of semi …-structured interviews targeting key actors of the kiwifruit supply chains, confirmed the selection hypothesis and allow possible selection … criteria applied to identify growers of yellow-flesh kiwifruit to be found. A logit-regression model was run using the …
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