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Study on Problems Faced by Xinjiang Organic Producers and Solutions
Jun, Chai; Xia, Zhang; Jianlei, Zhang; Tong, Chen - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2007
problems as low economic benefit, the imperfect marketing network and serious external economy, are threatening the healthy … development of organic agriculture in Xinjiang. In this essay, it is suggested that the government should, taking full advantage …
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The economics of organic cereal-livestock farming in Australia revisited
Wynen, Els - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2002
In 2001 a survey of five organic cereal-livestock farms was undertaken to assess the economics of organic broadacre farming in recent times. In the mid-1980s a similar study carried out in Eastern Australia found that organic farmers were doing as well as their conventionally farming...
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Cotton Production, Land Use Change and Resource Competition in the Aksu-Tarim River Basin, Xinjiang, China
Kusi Appiah, Michael; Feike, Til; Wiredu, Alexander Nimo; … - In: Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 53
(ATR) of Xinjiang, China. Trend analysis, correlation analysis, and the Comparative Advantage Indicies (CAI); Efficiency …
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Status of Fruit Farming in Central Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Shah, Nisar Ali; Farooq, Arshad; Hassan, Abdul; Khan, … - In: Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 04 (2014) 10
increased. The study results also indicate that a number of factors were affecting fruit orchards. These problems were ranked as …
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Organic farming in Australia: An economist's perspective
Marshall, Graham R. - Institute for Rural Futures, University of New England - 1993
Organic agriculture has emerged as an important contributor of ideas in the continuing Australian search for sustainable farming systems. Recognising this, choices arise over the need for government intervention to foster the development of organic approaches to agriculture. Even when the choice...
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UMA ANÁLISE DO PERFIL DOS CONSUMIDORES DE PRODUTOS ORGÂNICOS EM PERNAMBUCO: O CASO DA FEIRA AGRO-ECOLÓGICA CHICO MENDES –RECIFE- PE.
Silva, Ana Maria Navaes Da; Albuquerque, Jose de Lima; … - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2008
A agricultura orgânica vem se destacando como umas das alternativas ao modo de produção agrícola convencional, o qual não atende mais aos padrões de consumo atuais devido a um aumento da degradação do meio ambiente, da contaminação do solo e do próprio agricultor que se expõe aos...
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A SUSTENTABILIDADE DA AGRICULTURA ORGÂNICA FAMILIAR DOS PRODUTORES ASSOCIADOS À APOI (ASSOCIAÇÃO DOS PRODUTORES ORGÂNICOS DA IBIAPABA-CE)
Oliveira, Ana Ferreira Dos Santos; Khan, Ahmad Saeed; … - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2008
A agricultura orgânica é uma atividade que visa promover a preservação do meio ambiente, respeitando a biodiversidade e as atividades biológicas do solo. Desta forma, esta atividade enfatiza o uso de práticas de manejo em oposição ao uso de agrotóxicos, assim fixando de modo mais...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216408
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INDICADOR DE SUSTENTABILIDADE DASHBOARD: ANÁLISE DA SUSTENTABILIDADE DA PRODUÇÃO FAMILIAR DE FRUTAS NO MUNICÍPIO DE ITAPURANGA - GO
Campos, Claudia Aparecida; Ribeiro, Francis Lee; Souza, … - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2008
inadequate use of chemical (fertilizers and pesticides) inputs causing problems of social and economical order to the farmers and …
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COMERCIALIZAÇÃO DE PRODUTOS AGRÍCOLAS ORGÂNICOS COMO FATOR DE INCLUSÃO SOCIAL E ECONÔMICA
Silva, Ana Maria Navaes Da; Albuquerque, Jose de Lima; … - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2008
Este artigo analisa o processo de implantação da agricultura orgânica em assentamentos de reforma agrária, ainda recente no Brasil, e que trouxe consigo uma rápida transformação para a agricultura familiar. Procura analisar a contribuição da agricultura orgânica como alternativa de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216543
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Assessing agricultural policy incentives for Greek organic agriculture: A Real options approach
Tzouramani, Irene; Sintori, Alexandra; Liontakis, Angelos E. - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010
The adoption of organic agriculture or livestock involves risk and uncertainty, and to overcome this, well designed schemes are required. Are the current support measures attractive for farmers who wish to convert to organic? At first, this study tries to assess the optimal investment trigger...
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