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Achieving Water and Food Security in 2050: Outlook, Policies, and Investments

Wichelns, Dennis - In: Agriculture 5 (2015) 2, pp. 188-220

growth in sustainable agriculture and provide non-farm employment opportunities in rural areas of lower income countries will … incomes and livelihood opportunities in many areas. Policies and investments are needed to extend and ensure access to water … opportunities in rural areas. …

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Effectiveness of Organic Wastes as Fertilizers and Amendments in Salt-Affected Soils

Diacono, Mariangela; Montemurro, Francesco - In: Agriculture 5 (2015) 2, pp. 221-230

Excessive salt rate can adversely influence the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils, mainly in arid and semi-arid world regions. Therefore, salt-affected soils must be reclaimed to maintain satisfactory fertility levels for increasing food production. Different approaches have...

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Wheat Markets and Price Stabilisation in Pakistan : An Analysis of Policy Options

Dorosh, Paul; Salam, Abdul - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006

, and trade policies on wheat supply, demand, prices, and overall inflation. Analysis of price multipliers indicates that … price levels. Partial equilibrium analysis of wheat markets suggests that fluctuations in production, rather than market … manipulation, are plausible explanations for price increases in recent years. Comparisons of domestic and international prices …

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Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security in Latin America

Maletta, Hector E.; Maletta, Emiliano - 2014

This monograph reviews evidence on probable impacts of climate change on agricultural production and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) up to year 2100, based on the IPCC climate projections (though discussing some of their limitations) and the best impact estimates...

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Income Versus Prices : How Does the Business Cycle Affect Food (In)-Security?

Bogmans, Christian; Pescatori, Andreas; Prifti, Ervin - 2022

elasticities at the early stages of economic development. The role of food price shocks is more limited. Social protection has a …

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Microbiological Safety of Chicken Litter or Chicken Litter-Based Organic Fertilizers: A Review

Chen, Zhao; Jiang, Xiuping - In: Agriculture 4 (2014) 1, pp. 1-29

Chicken litter or chicken litter-based organic fertilizers are usually recycled into the soil to improve the structure and fertility of agricultural land. As an important source of nutrients for crop production, chicken litter may also contain a variety of human pathogens that can threaten...

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Meeting the Challenges for Agriculture

Copeland, Les - In: Agriculture 1 (2011) 1, pp. 1-3

and the general upward trend in the cost of food are indicators that global food systems are now driven by demand rather …

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Effects of Demographics and Attitudes on Willingness-to-Pay for Fuel Import Reductions through Ethanol Purchases

Jensen, Kimberly; Clark, Christopher; English, Burton; … - In: Agriculture 2 (2012) 3, pp. 165-181

One potential means to ameliorate consumer concerns over energy security is to increase the domestic production of alternative fuels. However, in the United States, the public’s attitude toward ethanol, one of the most readily available alternative fuels, has been somewhat ambiguous. This...

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Levels of Sulfur as an Essential Nutrient Element in the Soil-Crop-Food System in Austria

Sager, Manfred - In: Agriculture 2 (2012) 1, pp. 1-11

Total sulfur data of various agricultural and food items from the lab of the author, have been compiled to develop an understanding of sulfur levels and ecological cycling in Austria. As sulfur level is not an included factor among the quality criteria of soil and fertilizer composition, the...

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Modelling Nitrogen Losses from Sheep Grazing Systems with Different Spatial Distributions of Excreta

Bell, Matthew J.; Cullen, Brendan R.; Johnson, Ian R.; … - In: Agriculture 2 (2012) 4, pp. 282-294

The aim of this study was to assess the effect that the randomised versus even distribution of excreta (dung and urine) may have on modelling nitrogen (N) losses by leaching, volatilisation and denitrification from a grazing system. A range of stock densities (from 200 to 2000 sheep/ha,...

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