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Towards a Community Framework for Agent-Based Modelling [PDF]
Agent-based modelling has become an increasingly important tool for scholars studying social and social-ecological systems, but there are no community standards on describing, implementing, testing and teaching these tools.
Allen Lee +4 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang +2 more
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Exploring Student, Family, and School Predictors of Self-Determination Using NLTS2 Data [PDF]
, 2016 This study conducted secondary analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) to examine the degree to which student, family, and school constructs predicted self-determination outcomes.
Dowsett, Chantelle +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó +3 more
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Environmental Priorities for the District of Columbia: A Report to the Summit Fund [PDF]
This paper examines and ranks the District of Columbia's environmental problems. Four criteria are used to determine each problem's severity: public opinion of the problem, health effects, the number of people affected, and ecological and welfare effects.
Darnall, Nicole, Davies, J. Clarence
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah +4 more
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Training Ecological Thinking in Early School Age Students through Integration of Curriculum Contents
Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov: Series VII: Social Sciences, LawThe article explores the formation of ecological thinking in young school-age students by integrating ecological education into the school curriculum. The need for individual and collective responsibility towards the environment and influence on student ...
Elena Chiriac
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Особенности создания и использования экологической тропы в образовательной среде детского дошкольного учреждения [PDF]
, 2018 Стаття розкриває зміст понять «освітнє середовище», «розвивальне середовище» та «еколого-розвивальне середовище», можливості та необхідність створення екологічного розвивального середовища для дошкільників.
Ошуркевич, Наталія Олексіївна
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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