Advanced Cogeneration Technology Economic Optimization Study (ACTEOS) [PDF]
The advanced cogeneration technology economic optimization study (ACTEOS) was undertaken to extend the results of the cogeneration technology alternatives study (CTAS).
Ansu, Y. +3 more
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Comparing Risk Perceptions and Risk Management in Organic and Conventional Dairy Farming: Empirical Results From Norway [PDF]
, 2004 This study was conducted to explore organic and conventional dairy farmers' perceptions of risk and risk management, and to examine relationships between farm and farmer characteristics, risk perceptions, and strategies.
Ebbesvik, Martha +4 more
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Economic Asymmetries, Trade Liberalization and Integration: Issues and Policy Implications for CARICOM Countries [PDF]
Much has been written about the challenges facing CARICOM as a result of the liberalization, globalization and integration phenomena. This paper adds value to the conversation by addressing the nexus between and among economic asymmetries, trade ...
Davis, Carlton George +2 more
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Conversion to Organic Field Vegetable Production (Phase 2) [PDF]
, 2004 Introduction, aims and objectives When this project began in 1996 the UK supply of organic vegetables, from 2400 hectares, was insufficient to meet the growing market and the majority of organic vegetables were imported.
Sumption, Phil
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Comparing Profitability and Cash Flows of Agroforestry and Agriculture on Australian Farms [PDF]
This paper is a summary of a project that compared the relative profitability of existing, emerging and prospective agroforestry systems with profitability of conventional agricultural land uses in the cropping zones of Western Australia and New South ...
Abadi, Amir
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Economic Potential of Substituting Legumes for Synthetic Nitrogen in Warm Season Perennial Grasses used for Stocker Cattle Grazing [PDF]
Stocker cattle grazing warm season perennial grasses is an important economic activity in the southern Great Plains. Substantial increases in the price of nitrogen fertilizer is negatively affecting forage producers’ profitability.
Biermacher, Jon T. +8 more
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Energy and carbon footprints of biofuel systems using banana and plantain waste [PDF]
, 2010 Waste that accumulates in Musa production systems (up to 40% of total fruit biomass) has a great potential to be processed into bioethanol due to high sugar contents of fruits, and can open new energy sources and markets for small-scale banana and ...
Dufour, Dominique +5 more
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ARGOS - Modelling the Economic, Environmental, and Social Implications for New Zealand from Different Scenarios Relating to the Demand and Supply of Organic Products [PDF]
This paper reports on some of the initial findings of the ARGOS (Agricultural Research Group on (Sustainability) programme, a 6 year quasi-experimental research project with the aim to model the economic, environmental, and social differences between ...
Emanuelsson, Martin +1 more
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Coordination risk and cost impacts on economic development in poor rural areas [PDF]
This paper addresses issues relevant to a critical problem in economic development: how to get rapid pro-poor economic growth in poor rural areas in Africa and South Asia where most of the world’s dollar a day poor live.
Bezemer, Dirk +3 more
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Dairy Resource Management: A Comparison of Conventional and Pasture-Based Systems [PDF]
Facing rapid and significant change in the sector, U.S. dairy production trends from 1993-2005 were tracked and performance measures (scale and technical efficiency and returns on assets) were estimated for conventional and pasture-based dairy farms ...
Gillespie, Jeffrey M. +3 more
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