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Based on predicted changes in the magnitude and distribution of global precipitation, temperature and river flow under the IPCC SRES A1B and A2 scenarios, this study assesses the potential impacts of climate change and CO2 fertilization on global agriculture. The analysis uses the new version of...
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gravity away from the north Atlantic, raising the importance of Asia in world trade but also altering the commodity … security. It does so retrospectively and by projecting a model of the world economy that compares alternative growth strategies …
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gravity away from the north Atlantic, raising the importance of Asia in world trade but also altering the commodity …
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This paper discusses some of the implications of liberalizing trade in processed foods in the context of the upcoming WTO trade negotiations. Simulated impacts suggest that a 30 percent reduction in farm and food tariffs would benefit U.S. farming in terms of output, net exports and income. The...
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from the North Atlantic, raising the importance of Asia in world trade, and boosting South–South trade. How will trade … of the world? In particular, what can be expected of developing Asia's intraregional trade and its trade with other … developing country regions? This paper addresses these questions by projecting a core baseline for the world economy from 2004 to …
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The first generation of genetically modified (GM) crop varieties sought to increase farmer profitability through cost reductions or higher yields. The next generation of GM food research is focusing also on breeding for attributes of interest to consumers, beginning with quot;golden rice,quot;...
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Based on predicted changes in the magnitude and distribution of global precipitation, temperature and river flow under the IPCC SRES A1B and A2 scenarios, this study assesses the potential impacts of climate change and CO2 fertilization on global agriculture. The analysis uses the new version of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277985
We use the new version of the GTAP-W model to analyze the economy-wide impacts of enhanced irrigation efficiency. The new production structure of the model, which introduces a differentiation between rainfed and irrigated crops, allows a better understanding of the use of water resources in...
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from the North Atlantic, raising the importance of Asia in world trade, and boosting SouthSouth trade. How will trade … of the world? In particular, what can be expected of developing Asias intraregional trade and its trade with other … developing country regions? This paper addresses these questions by projecting a core baseline for the world economy from 2004 to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009301863
Climate change affects the physical and biological system in many regions of the world. The extent to which human … disaggregated framework to analyze adaptation to climate change in different regions of the world. It turns out that vulnerability …
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