Showing 41 - 50 of 19,043
of specialization in certain crops and crop-groups have emerged. Farms do not remain diversified and the usual notion of … crop diversification as a risk management practice is also belied in the present study. The study also found certain kind … of structural changes in all sub-sectors of agriculture : crop, livestock, and fisheries. Concerns over extreme effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363677
Reviews employment trends in the plantation sector from the early 1970s to the late 1980s.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010643183
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014342580
Recent technological advancements have revolutionized agriculture in Asia, leading to significant changes in crop yield … stability. This study examines the changing face of crop yield stability in Asia resulting from the increasing adoption of … variations of environmental conditions, and the concept of a well-technologized crop is used for crops in countries with stable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014480059
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470553
The paper presents a comparative picture of the cost of production and prices of major crop sector outputs, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967254
This Selected Issues paper for Rwanda reports the growth strategy described in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The PRSP constitutes a critical effort aimed at generating poverty-reducing economic growth. Sustained growth in the primary sector serves as an engine of growth in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825521
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767349
This paper focuses on poverty dynamics and their determinants, using panel survey data for rural Sindh, Pakistan. Households interviewed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) during 1986–91, were resurveyed in 2004–05 with minimal attrition.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512466
This paper examines the effectiveness of damage control mechanisms to reduce crop losses from agricultural pests. It … uses data from a sample of Cole crop (Cauliflower and Cabbage) growing households in the Bhaktapur district of Nepal to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512477