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Unravelling the potential of neglected tree species for income generation: The case of Catha edulis in West Shewa zone of Ethiopia

Gyau, Amos - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

Agriculture is an important part of Ethiopia’s economy constituting a significant proportion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and total export. The method of agricultural production in Ethiopia has resulted in increasing deforestation and degradation. Among others, Agroforestry has been...

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Sustainable Agricultural Intensification: The Role of Cardamom Agroforestry in the East Usambaras, Tanzania

Bullcok, Renee; Mithöfer, Dagmar; Vihemäki, Heini - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

The East Usambaras, located in northeast Tanzania, are a tropical biodiversity hotspot where unsustainable agricultural … management practices pose threats to landscape conservation and development objectives. Promoting Sustainable Agricultural …

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IMPLICATIONS OF FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER FOR JAPANESE AGRI-FOOD CHAINS

Bachev, Hrabrin Ianouchev; Ito, Fusao - In: International Journal of Food and Agricultural … 2, 1

There are few English publications on various impacts of Fukushima nuclear disaster on agri-food secor in Japan. This paper fills the gap and presents results of a study on implications of Fukushima nuclear disaster for Japanese agri-food chains. Firsly, immediate and short-term radiation...

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Factors Affecting Land Trust Agentsâ€™ Preferences for Conservation Easements

Cropper, Eric D.; McLeod, Donald M.; Bastian, Christopher T. - In: Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy 42 (2012) 2

The market for conservation easements provides a way to ensure the continued existence of open space amenities where …€™ preferences for conservation easements and to investigate preference heterogeneity among those potentially involved in easement … their sense of place or place attachment when considering conservation easement choices. Four separate random utility models …

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Comprehensive Planning for Sustainable Rural Development

Knaap, Gerrit-Jan; Chakraborty, Arnab - Mid-Continent Regional Science Association - MCRSA

Concern among state legislators about rural development and rural land use is not new. In many states, agriculture remains an important feature of the economic, cultural, and political landscape. As rural incomes, populations, and prosperity have declined, states have adopted a variety of...

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Economic Impacts of Irrigation Water Transfers on Uvalde County, Texas

Whited, Melissa - In: Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy 40 (2010) 2

Where water is scarce but demand is growing, water markets offer an opportunity to in-crease economic efficiency by enabling the reallocation of water among users and sectors. While buyers and sellers willingly enter into such transactions, indirect impacts on agricultur-al communities can be...

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Equity Considerations for Wetland Retention Programs: Using a Stochastic Frontier Approach to Investigate Policy Alternatives

Gelso, Brett R. - In: Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy 32 (2002) 2

This analysis presents a stylized depiction of a government program such as the wetland reserve, where a social planner determines which types of wetlands are brought into production and which are left idle. If the planner is concerned with the dispersion or variance of benefits across producers...

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EFFECT OF LAND DEGRADATION ON INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES OF FARMERS IN

Oladeji, J.O. - In: Journal of Rural Economics and Development 16 (2007)

Land degradation in south eastern part of Nigeria is becoming widespread because population pressure is increasing, fallow land are unavailable for agricultural activities and even marginal lands are being lost to developmental projects. The problem of land degradation emanated from increase...

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Climate change in Australia: agricultural impacts and adaptation

Kingwell, Ross S. - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 14 (2006)

Impacts on Australian agriculture of projected climate change are likely to be spatially and temporally diverse, with many regions likely to experience increased downside risk in agricultural production. Some regions, such as south-west Australia, are projected to be particularly at risk of...

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Participation in Quality Assurance Programs in the Apple Industry

Bewsell, Denise; Kaine, Geoff - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 14 (2006)

There are several quality assurance (QA) programs operating in Australia for horticulturalists. The documentation of orchard activities and decision making are key features of any QA system. Activities of interest are management of pest and diseases, irrigation, fertiliser management, and fruit...

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