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The economic value of releasing parasitoid for the control of maize stemborers in East and Southern Africa
Kipkoech, Anderson Kipruto; Schulthess, Fritz; Yabann, … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
starting in 1993 to control the invasive exotic maize stemborer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). A quasi … estimate the probability that farmers’ would inadvertently exclude parasitoids in their maize field. Thereafter the propensity … indicate a rampant use of pesticides at sublethal dosage across the countries. Intensifying maize production by is likely to …
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2009
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A Return of the Threshing Ring? A Case Study of Machinery and Labor-Sharing in Midwestern Farms
Artz, Georgeanne M.; Colson, Gregory; Ginder, Roger G. - 2010
Machinery-sharing provides an alternative for smaller producers to obtain the efficiencies of large farming operations and remain competitive in an increasingly concentrated agricultural industry. This research uses a multiple case study design to examine the motivations for sharing equipment...
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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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The pluriactive development of agricultural holdings in Poland with regard to the living standards of their users
AugustyÅ„ska-Grzymek, Irena; Skarzyska, Aldona; … - In: Studies in Agricultural Economics 115 (2013) 1
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Naruszenia zasad rolnictwa ekologicznego w Republice Czeskiej
Łapińska, Justyna - In: Problems of World Agriculture / Problemy Rolnictwa … 11 (2011) 26
The aim of this paper is to present the abuses and irregularities which were identified in agriculture, processing industry and trade of ecological products in the Czech Republic. The analysis shows that the most common are the irregularities in labelling the products. Other often occurring...
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In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 43 (2014) 2
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AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING AND THE WA ECONOMY: A GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
Johnson, Peter; Islam, Nazrul - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 12 (2004)
This paper investigates the impact of an expansion in agricultural processing on the Western Australian economy by modifying and applying a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) economic model of Western Australia (called WAM). WAM was used to simulate the effects of a $1 million expansion in...
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Wild Fruits of Africa: Commercializing Natural Products to Improve Rural Livelihoods in Southern Africa
Mabaya, Edward; Jackson, Jose; Ruethling, Gretchen; … - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 17 (2014) B
The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. For complete …
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A Glimpse into the Future: A Lens through which to Consider 'Africa's Rising'
Connolly, Aidan J. - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 17 (2014) B
The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. For complete …
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