The use of irrigation water for agricultural production requires innovative and sustainable research and an appropriate transfer of water saving technologies. The main aim of this paper is to explore the irrigating behaviour of farmers examining factors affecting their decision to adopt novel...

Many developing countries are currently experiencing a rapid expansion of supermarkets. New supermarket procurement systems could have important implications for farming and wider rural development. While previous studies have analyzed farm profit and income effects, possible employment effects...

Soil erosion and environmental degradation are serious problems facing food security in Haiti. In 1999, the annual soil loss due to erosion was estimated at 36 million m3 tons. The government of Haiti has been aware of these deteriorating conditions and has sought international assistance to...

This paper concerns the economic assessment of a nonconventional technology to provide a cheap food and/or feed for many developing countries, using wasted resources, i.e. coastal arid areas irrigated directly with seawater to grow a halophyte crop(Salicornia-sos-7). It was cultivated for two...

The moist savannah zone in sub-Saharan Africa is regarded as a high potential area for crop and livestock production. Currently, human labour is the principal source of power for crop production and the level of commercial energy use is very low. Agropastoralism and pastoralism are the principal...

Empíriák sora azt mutatja, hogy a magyar mezőgazdaságban a gazdálkodók közötti együttműködési aktivitás meglehetősen alacsony, ugyanakkor az ágazat jelenlegi helyzetét értékelve, arra rendkívül nagy szükség lenne. E problémához kapcsolódva, a tanulmány a morális...

Az elmúlt két évtized alatt az aktív korú, tartósan munkanélküli személyek megsegítésére a különböző kormányok egyaránt a közfoglalkoztatási programokat támogatták, amelyeket döntően a helyi önkormányzatok szerveztek meg. A szakértők szerint az eltérő érdekek...