The aim of the paper is to investigate main structural characteristics of Piemonte farms with an attention to those already existing at the previous Census (2000), analyzing the rule played by the CAP supports by different sectors. The paper provides a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) and...

Agriculture is the main sector of the economy in Côte d'Ivoire, employing 48.3% of the country's total workforce. It represents more than 70% of exports and accounts for 23.4% of the country's GDP. Côte d'Ivoire is the world's main exporter of cocoa, with a 33% share of global production....

In Cote D´Ivoire, as in most Sub-Saharan countries, massive burning of biomass used as cooking fuel has terrible consequences on people's health. After malaria, lower respiratory infections are the second cause of death in the country, accounting for 11% of total deaths. Deaths correlated with...

The economic theory states that as income rises, households tend to substitute traditional solid biomass cooking fuels with transitional and modern clean cooking fuels. However, in the case of Kenya, one of the few lucky African countries enjoying high growth rates whit a positive impact on the...

In Kenya a significant part of the population faces food insecurity. Since fertilizers are noted for having positive impacts on agricultural productivity and on alleviating hunger, their use should be encouraged. There are no manufacturing plants in the country, meaning Kenya relies heavily on...