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Lack of recognition of genetic biodiversity: International policy and its implementation in Baltic Sea marine protected areas. [PDF]
Ambio, 2016 Laikre L +5 more
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For more than 30 years, China has undergone economic reforms and development that have led to successful economic growth and poverty reduction. The country has also made considerable efforts to reduce the income gap between urban and rural populations ...
International Food Policy Research Institute
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Price Premiums for Single‐Name and Compound‐Name Geographical Indications in Swiss Cheese Trade
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Geographical indications (GIs) have become increasingly important in agri‐food markets, especially in Europe. For Swiss cheese imports and exports, we analyze whether GIs are associated with higher trade prices. We find that price premiums can be obtained for both exports and imports. However, this is only the case for cheeses with single name
Judith Irek
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The Statistics on Public Expenditures for Economic Development (SPEED) database is a resource of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) that contains information on agricultural and other sectoral public expenditures in 147 countries ...
International Food Policy Research Institute
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov +4 more
wiley +1 more source
2016 Global Food Policy Report
The Global Food Policy Report is IFPRI’s flagship publication. This year’s annual report examines major food policy issues, global and regional developments, and commitments made in 2015, and presents data on key food policy indicators.
International Food Policy Research Institute
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A Skills Gap Analysis of Farmer Directors of US Farmer Cooperatives
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Boards of directors are vital to firm performance and are an integral part of the decision‐making process of any business. Several studies have been conducted that observe corporate or nonprofit board characteristics, skills, and the board's connection to firm performance.
Jody S. Herchenbach +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Resilience of Small Beef Packers and the USDA Meat Supply Chain Initiative
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We focus on the plant‐size resilience relationship among small beef packers during COVID‐19. Defining resilience as the ability to maintain or increase slaughter and non‐resilience as otherwise, we use survey and secondary data to estimate a logit model where resilience is a function of a plant's capacity and age in addition to labor condition
Sunil P. Dhoubhadel +2 more
wiley +1 more source
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
wiley +1 more source
Policy debate: editorial introduction
Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, 2012 Maurie J. Cohen
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