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In 2022, index of physical volume of agricultural output in agricultural organizations, peasant (private) farms and household farms grew by 10.2% as compared to the previous year. In monetary terms growth was 14.8% due to rising prices on agricultural products (+4.2%, i.e. much lower as compared...
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Innovation in agriculture differs from innovation elsewhere in the economy in several important ways. In this chapter …. Informal innovation and technical discovery processes characterized agriculture from its beginnings some 10,000 years ago … century or two. This chapter reviews innovation and technical change in agriculture in this more-recent period, paying …
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important game-changer of the gene-editing revolution, and the way its regulation may determine the boundaries of possible … consensus on what is the optimal market structure for innovation. As previously mentioned, in view of their broader socio … innovation, and, on the other side, that of a model focusing on the broader public policy effects of the merger transactions …
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traditional consumption good and an agricultural sector produces food to sustain contemporaneous population. Agriculture demands … factor productivity in agriculture, we show that uncertainty optimally requires more land to be converted into agricultural …
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-Second World War Bulgarian agriculture. It incorporates an interdisciplinary approach and specifies crucial institutional, economic … elements (central planning, price and trade regulations, support programs etc.) and implications on agriculture are identified … extremes on agriculture are underlined …
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The paper develops a composite index of GMO standards restrictiveness for 60 countries, assigning objective scores to six different regulatory dimensions. Using this index and its components, we empirically investigate the political and economic determinants of GMO regulations. Results show that...
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This paper provides evidence on private standards on genetically modified (GM) organisms for 44 retailers operating in 54 countries, distinguishing between retailers not using GM ingredients, and retailers using ingredients which are potentially GM in private label products. Using this...
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The direct regulation of prices for vegetable oil, sugar, and bread has helped to stop their growth, however it has not …
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This paper presents the impact evaluation of CRIAR program, implemented in rural areas in Bolivia. The objective of CRIAR is to increase smallholders' agricultural income and food security through productivity improvements triggered by technological adoption. In this study, we use data from a...
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This study analyzes the performance of Latin America and the Caribbean's agriculture between 1980 and 2012 looking at … performance of agriculture was the result of fast growth in the use of fertilizer, increases in land productivity, and growth in … contributed significantly to the improved performance of agriculture. Observed growth patterns at the country level suggest that …
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