Results 41 to 50 of about 450,069 (304)

Adapting to Changing Rainfall and Developing Off‐Farm Employment: Implications for the Adoption of Direct Seeding in Rice Production

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rice is the main staple food for more than half of the world's population and the income from rice is an essential source for livelihoods of millions of households. We examine whether direct seed in rice production is an adaptation of rice farmers to rainfall changes and farm labor scarcity.
Manh Hung Do
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparison Of GDP Growth Of European Countries During 2008-2012 From The Regional And Other Perspectives

Comparative Economic Research, 2015
The aim of the article is to compare the total real GDP growth of European countries from the 3rd quarter of 2008 with the 3rd quarter of 2012, the period characterized by a predominant economic stagnation or economic recession in the majority of ...
Jiří Mazurek
doaj   +1 more source

Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang, Anna Kristina Edenbrandt, Elin Röös   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home Economics in the 21st Century : A Cross Cultural Comparative Study [PDF]

, 2008
This article is reprinted with permission from the International Federation for Home Economics, August 2010Peer ...
Pendergast, Donna, Dewhurst, Yvonne Anne Neilson   +1 more
core  

Geo-economic analysis: a response to the research gap in international economic theory? [PDF]

Przegląd Geopolityczny
The purpose of this article is to conceptualise geo-economic analysis as a tool that can respond to the process of outdating of international economic theory over the 21st century.
Marceli Hązła
doaj  

International companies withdrawal from Lithuania: problematics and alternative solutions / Tarptautinių kompanijų pasitraukimas iš Lietuvos: problematika ir alternatyvūs problemos sprendimo būdai

Mokslas: Lietuvos Ateitis, 2017
The main attention in this article is focused on the problematic of international companies’ withdrawal from Lithuania and presentation of alternative solutions of this problem.
Viktorija Tauraitė
doaj   +1 more source

Do Tax Incentives for Farmland Leases Increase Farm Supply? Evidence From Iowa's Beginning Farmer Tax Credit

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross, Wesley M. Zebrowski, Julia C. D. Valliant   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISLAMIC ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIES OF OIC COUNTRIES

, 2013
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISLAMIC ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIES OF OIC ...
Kassim, Saline, Derus, Alias Mat
core   +1 more source

Home economics and food literacy: An international investigation

, 2012
Child and adult obesity is a growing concern in affluent nations around the world, as typified in Australia where the incidence is more than 25% for children and 55% for adults.
Pendergast, Donna, Dewhurst, Yvonne
core   +1 more source