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Place of the adoption of technical proposals from research in farmers’ adaptation strategies
Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 2011 Technical innovation is often presented as the main lever to improve economical performances and livelihoods of family farmers. It is thus a way to face the variability of the socio-economical environment. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of
P. Pedelahore +4 more
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Is local all that matters?: An experiment on Canadian consumers’ preferences for produce
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, EarlyView.Abstract Controlled environment agriculture is important in regions where traditional farming is constrained by short growing seasons. Of particular relevance, vertical farming is an innovative agricultural technology that enables year‐round production in Canada. However, Canadian consumers’ preferences for vertically farmed products remain a knowledge
Emily Gibson, Tongzhe Li
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Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 2005 In West Africa, milk collection and transformation farms have taken on a new lease of life since the 1990s. The article aims at analyzing the reasons for this interest, and to measure its limits. Based on examples from Senegal and Mali in particular, the
C. Corniaux +3 more
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EMU and trade: The euro effect on the agricultural sector
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, EarlyView.Abstract This paper uses a structural gravity model to examine the partial equilibrium effects of the European Monetary Union (EMU) on trade for the agricultural sector. We find robust evidence that EMU has increased trade both between members and between EMU and non‐EMU member countries. This positive link is found in most member countries.
Silviano Esteve‐Pérez +2 more
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Exploitation of Labour and Exploitation of Commodities: A "New Interpretation" [PDF]
In the standard Okishio-Morishima approach, the existence of profits is proved to be equivalent to the exploitation of labour. Yet, it can also be proved that the existence of profits is equivalent to the ‘exploitation’ of any good.
Yoshihara, Naoki, Roberto Veneziani
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La production de viande par l'embouche dans les conditions traditionnelles au Nord-Cameroun
Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1973 cf. fichier PDF de l'article.
Etienne Enguéléguélé
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Exploitation agricole et agriculture durable
Cahiers Agricultures, 2006 Cet article propose des reflexions theoriques, avec l’appui d’un exemple empirique, pour une approche renouvelee de l’exploitation agricole adaptee aux exigences de la durabilite et de la multifonctionnalite de l’agriculture. Nous proposons, premierement, une approche elargie des ressources strategiques mobilisables par l’exploitation agricole, en ...
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Key agroecosystems for the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Europe
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Agricultural expansion and intensification are driving amphibian and reptile declines worldwide. However, sustainably managed agroecosystems can support a high diversity of herpetofauna, which play a key role in pest control, reducing crop damage.
Andrea Dalpasso +4 more
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Protected areas on international borders show uneven conservation outcomes
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Border protected areas (BPAs) are national protected areas that are immediately adjacent to a country's border or span two or more countries; they are characterized by distinctive opportunities and pressures. They play a critical role in protecting carbon‐rich ecosystems, conserving endangered biodiversity, reducing cross‐border environmental ...
Rachakonda Sreekar +10 more
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Global farmland biodiversity is declining rapidly, threatening both natural ecosystems and agricultural production. Although agri‐environmental schemes incentivize farmers to adopt environmentally friendly measures, the spatial mismatch between their local implementation and the landscape‐scale habitat requirements of farmland species has been
Annika L. Hass +5 more
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