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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Forest@, 2012 Large forest areas mostly located in mountainous areas, extreme fragmentation of the forest ownership, inadequate forest road network and large wood imports despite the available domestic potential supply are important factors making the Japanese forest ...
Favero M, Andrighetto N, Pettenella D
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Effects of the Free Trade Area of the Americas on Forest Resources [PDF]
The effects of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) agreement on the forest sectors and resources of member countries are investigated. A model of wood supply within the spatial partial-equilibrium Global Forest Products Model is developed to link ...
Buongiorno, Joseph +2 more
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Ukrainian Forest Sector and Market for Timber Products [PDF]
, 1995 Siberia's forest sector is a topic which recently has gained considerable international interest. IIASA, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Russian Federal Forest Service, in agreement with the Russian Ministry of the Environment and Natural ...
Polyakov, M.O.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli +2 more
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The Slovakian Forest-Based Sector in the Context of Globalization
BioResources, 2016 This paper investigates the impact of the global economy on the forest-based sector in Slovakia in the early years of the 21st century. Indicators such as gross domestic product, production value of forestry-wood sectors, net exports, foreign direct ...
Iveta Hajdúchová +5 more
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El sector forestal costarricense
, 2017 El sector forestal como productor de bienes y servicios, desde el bosque (plantaciones, SAF) hasta la industria secundaria y el comercio es un generador de empleo, ingresos a sus asalariados, subcontratos a proveedores fundamentalmente en el campo, genera divisas al país y su producción agregada es una parte integrante del PIB.
Alfaro Murillo, Marielos +2 more
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, 2018 The Paris Agreement of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change calls for a balance of anthropogenic greenhouse emissions and removals in the latter part of this century. Mexico indicated in its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
Marcela Olguin +10 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor +3 more
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Toxins, 2017 Aflatoxins are a group of secondary metabolites produced by members of Aspergillus Section Flavi that are dangerous to humans and animals. Nuts can be potentially contaminated with aflatoxins, often over the legal threshold.
Ilenia Siciliano +4 more
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