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Temperature and Farm Labor in Nigeria

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We estimate the impact of temperature shocks on the composition of farm labor in rural Nigeria using a nationally representative household panel survey. Leveraging plausibly exogenous year‐to‐year variation in growing season temperatures, we find that warmer temperatures significantly alter farm labor composition, prompting a substantial shift
Andu Berha
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The Effect of Genetic and Infrastructure Investments in Dairy and Beef Producers' Profit in Chile [PDF]

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of infrastructure and genetic improvement investments, promoted by a government program (Programa de Modernizacion Ganadera), in milk and meat producers' profit in Region IX.
Alegre, Miguel, Foster, William E., Melo, Oscar, Ortega, Jorge   +3 more
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Evaluación de habilidades verbales, cuantitativas, de inteligencia fluida y generales de razonamiento en población estudiantil indígena de las zonas sur y atlántica de Costa Rica [PDF]

, 2013
Proyecto de Investigación (Código VIE 540117016070) Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Extensión (VIE); Vicerrectoría de Vida Estudiantil y Servicios Académicos.
Alfaro-Rojas, Lucrecia, Castelain, Thomas, Cerdas, Danny, García, Ali, Moreira-Mora, Tania Elena, Roldán-Villalobos, María Gabriela   +5 more
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Synergies in Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation: Decomposing the Interaction Between Nature Parks and Agri‐Environment Schemes

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how policy instruments with overlapping goals interact is crucial for leveraging their synergies. This study explores the mechanisms for regional nature parks (a form of protected areas that impose no restrictions on agriculture) to enhance the adoption of biodiversity‐conserving agri‐environment schemes (AES) in Switzerland ...
Yanbing Wang, Christian Ritzel, Antonia Kaiser, Gabriele Mack   +3 more
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El rol del género en las prácticas de extensión rural en Colombia

Mundo Agrario
Este artículo explora las prácticas de los extensionistas rurales en Colombia desde un enfoque de género. La metodología de investigación fue cuantitativa por medio de una encuesta basada en escalas tipo Likert de 1 a 5 sobre preferencias por el uso de ...
Holmes Rodríguez-Espinosa, Carlos Julián Ramírez-Gómez, Fernando Restrepo-Betancur   +2 more
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Agroecology in the curricula of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the UNCUYO : contributions to the territorial planning [PDF]

, 2017
Fil: Studer, P. M.. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Departamento de Ingeniería AgrícolaFil: Viani, M. . Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Departamento de Ingeniería AgrícolaFil: Filippini,
Filippini, María Flavia, Studer, P. M., Viani, M.   +2 more
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Markets Mitigate Land‐Use Competition From Energy Crops and Increase Farm Revenues

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Meeting the US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge target of 35 billion gal annually by 2050 will require an estimated 380 million–700 million dry tons of agricultural biomass feedstock. This study evaluates the implications of large‐scale biomass production for land use, crop production, and market outcomes under mature market ...
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Matthew H. Langholtz, Chad M. Hellwinckel   +2 more
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Citizen Engagement for Social and Technological Innovation in Sustainable Energy Systems

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study underscores the potential of citizen participation in the energy transition by providing insights to foster citizen‐driven innovation. An analysis of energy communities, one of the most dynamic innovations in the energy sector, reveals that these models can be citizen‐led initiatives regarding their operational and organizational structure ...
Ana Belén Cristóbal, Cristina Sanz‐Cuadrado, Kiane Alves e Silva, Luis Narvarte   +3 more
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Conflictos y dilemas morales enfrentados por extensionistas rurales en su práctica profesional cotidiana: un estudio cualitativo en Caldas, Colombia

Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Sociales
Se describen y analizan los tipos de conflictos con implicaciones morales enfrentados por extensionistas rurales en su práctica profesional cotidiana. Lo hallado deriva del análisis de contenido de entrevistas realizadas a profesionales que prestan el ...
Marlon Javier Méndez Sastoque
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The educational effects of 19th century disentailment of catholic church land in Colombia. [PDF]

The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of land concentration prompted by the distribution of disentailed Church land during the second half of the 19th century on the accumulation of human capital, in early 20th century Colombia1.
Antonella Fazio Vargas, Fabio Sánchez Torres   +1 more
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