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Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
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GOVERNMENT REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES IN GUINEA-BISSAU: CAUSALITY AND COINTEGRATION [PDF]
The paper establishes empirically the temporal causality and long run relationship between government expenditures and government revenues for the case of Guinea-Bissau - a low income country under stress (LICUS) in Africa.
Francisco G. Carneiro +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The derived demand for the increased demand for meat and dairy products is clearly observed in the fast‐paced growth of the Indian feed industry and its increased demand for agricultural commodities (e.g., corn, soybean, rice, wheat, broken rice, millet, etc.) as feed ingredients.
Dwiti Baruah Thapa +2 more
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Capital Expenditures and Gross Fixed Capital Formation in Nigeria [PDF]
, 2015 This paper explores the relationship between capital expenditures and gross fixed capital formation in Nigeria. The study made use of secondary data covering the period 1981 to 2011.
Success Ikechi, Kanu, +1 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Agricultural cooperatives in many developing countries have evolved under strong state involvement, resulting in changing institutional conditions and governance arrangements that may shape their organizational performance. Despite extensive research on cooperative governance and federated organizations, limited empirical evidence exists on ...
Abi Pratiwa Siregar +2 more
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Incentives for public investment under fiscal rules [PDF]
The authors explore the relationship between fiscal rules and capital budgeting. The current budgetary approach to limit deficits to a fixed portion of GDP or to balance budgets could undermine incentives to invest in public capital with long-run returns
Smart, Michael, Mintz, Jack M.
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AIChE Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Conventional continuous plants use fixed‐capacity equipment, resulting in high capital risk and suboptimal performance under fluctuating demands. To address these, this study proposes an integrated framework for modular process design and supervisory control capable of adapting to demand uncertainty for long‐term economic viability.
T. Asrav, M. Alvarado‐Morales, G. Sin
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Skeleton map scale 20 chains to 1 inch [Australian Capital Territory] [cartographic material] /
, 1961 [Rev. ed.]. Cadastral map, including former N.S.W. county and parish boundaries, territory boundary survey marks, railway surveys and city boundaries. Relief shown by hachures on some sheets.; Also known as: Federal Territory skeleton map.; "Revised to ...
Australia. National Capital Development Commission.
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AIChE Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Conceptual process design combines discrete configuration choices with continuous operating decisions, often yielding difficult mixed‐integer nonlinear or simulation‐based optimization problems. This work presents an exploratory computational assessment of Ising‐based solvers, simulated annealing, quantum annealing, and entropy computing, as ...
Yirang Park, David E. Bernal Neira
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Intellectual Capital Investments: Company’s Aditional Expenditures or Creating Shared Value?
Purpose of the article The authors describe theoretical approaches and researches of intellectual capital invest-ments and present their analysis of the role of the intellectual capital investments for company’ sustainable per-formance.
Lapiņa, Inga, Lentjušenkova, Oksana
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