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On the Growth Performance of Sub-Saharan African Countries
Busse, Matthias - In: eJADE: electronic Journal of Agricultural and … 11 (2010) 2
of integration into world markets and the relatively poor quality of African institutions are more likely to explain the …
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The impact of farmers' relationships with the institutions on the income of agricultural holdings in Poland
Kata, Ryszard; Zajac, Dariusz - In: Rural Areas and Development 7
The article presents results of the survey on farmers relations with institutions in Poland. The main purpose of this … intensity of the farmers’ relation with the institutions influence income of agricultural farms. …
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Regional Economic Implications of Water Allocation and Reliability
Harris, Simon; Doak, Murray; Ford, Stuart; Bywater, Tony; … - 2005
The understanding of how allocation decisions can maximise the economic returns to the community from water for irrigation has received little attention, but is a significant issue for regional councils, those interested in water allocation policy development, and for irrigated farmers. There is...
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Transition to Decoupled Rice Support and Its Production Effects in Korea
Lim, Song-Soo - 2008
Abolishing a nearly 50-year-old policy for rice price support, Korea adopted a new direct payment program in 2005. Making the transition to decoupled income support has been governed by the need for operative and effective income safety nets and the WTO disciplines on domestic support. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445772
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Non-Credit Services of Group-Based Financial Institutions: Implications for Smallholder Women’s Honey Income in Arid and Semi Arid Lands of Kenya
Otieno, Peter Shimon; Nyikal, Rose Adhiambo; Mugivane, … - 2008
This paper analyses the effect of non-credit services of joint liability credit institutions on smallholder women … are offered by the group-based financial institutions positively and significantly influence honey income. The results … and strengthening of group-based financial institutions’ non-credit services in the marginal areas will enhance …
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Live and Feeder Cattle Options Markets: Returns, Risk, and Volatility Forecasting
Brittain, Lee; Garcia, Philip; Irwin, Scott H. - 2009
The paper examines empirical returns from holding thirty- and ninety-day call and put positions,and the forecasting performance of implied volatility in the live and feeder cattle optionsmarkets. In both markets, implied volatility is an upwardly biased and inefficient predictor ofrealized...
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2009
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Transition to Decoupled Rice Support and Its Production Effects in Korea
Lim, Song-Soo - In: Journal of Rural Development/Nongchon-Gyeongje 31 (2008) 2
Abolishing a nearly 50-year-old policy for rice price support, Korea adopted a new direct payment program in 2005. Making the transition to decoupled income support has been governed by the need for operative and effective income safety nets and the WTO disciplines on domestic support. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005500464
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Effect of Decoupled Payments on U.S. Agricultural Production
Kim, Tae-Hun - In: Journal of Rural Development/Nongchon-Gyeongje 31 (2008) 5
In the current WTO negotiations, the developing and the developed countries take opposite view regarding the criteria for green box subsidies supposed to be decoupled from current production levels and prices. This study investigates whether U.S. PFC and direct payment subsidies are truly...
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Exploring the Influence of International Agreements on the Development of Science-based Regulatory Systems in Developing Economies
Ryan, Camille; McDonald, Jillian; Smyth, Stuart J. - In: Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 13 (2012) 2
This article examines three developing countries to identify capacities for innovative science policy: Brazil, South Africa and the Philippines. Using membership in regional trading agreements, we assess whether these three nations have aligned their science/innovation policy with the partners...
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