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Estimation of Technical, Allocative, and Economic Efficiencies for Smallholder Broiler Producers in South Africa

Agriculture, 2022
The prevailing economic conditions as a result of COVID-19, climate change, and the Russia–Ukraine conflict, have led to renewed global interest in the efficiency of the agricultural sector.
Lindikaya W. Myeki, Nkhanedzeni B. Nengovhela, Livhuwani Mudau, Elvis Nakana, Simphiwe Ngqangweni   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Mandate of Forensic Investigations Unit in the Fight Against Fraud, Corruption, Financial Misconduct, Irregularities and Maladministration in the Public Sector of South Africa [PDF]

Journal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2023
This article examines the mandate of Forensic Investigations Unit in the fight against fraud, corruption, financial misconduct, irregularities, and maladministration in the public sector of South Africa.
Tumiso D. Mokhomole*
doaj  

Can the district development model deliver development in South African local governments?

Rozwój Regionalny i Polityka Regionalna, 2022
With the advent of democracy in South Africa, local government was targeted for transformation to be more representative of and responsive to local communities’ needs.
Verna Nel, Stephanus Minnie
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Tumor‐Specific Delivery of CD28 siRNA via Lyso‐PC C‐16 Modified Lipid Nanoparticles Overcomes Anti‐PD‐1 Resistance by Remodeling Tumor Microenvironment

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study develops 16:0 LPC‐modified lipid nanoparticles (LPC‐LNPs) with cancer cell specificity by exploiting altered tumor lipid metabolism. LPC‐LNPs encapsulating Cd28 small interfering RNA (LPC‐LNP‐Cd28) knock down cancer cell CD28 without affecting T cells, inflame the tumor microenvironment, and overcome anti‐PD‐1 resistance.
Yangyang Chai, Keyu Wang, Jiali Fang, Shaorui Jia, Yansong Shi, Wanfeng Gao, Xinpeng Liu, Jiaqiang Li, Zenghui Cui, Yazhi Qian, Xiaosu Chen, Dan Ding, Xuetao Cao   +12 more
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

Evaluating the 2024 dog oral rabies vaccination campaign in the Zambezi region, Namibia using GIS and household surveys

Scientific Reports
The 2024 oral rabies vaccination (ORV) campaign in Namibia’s Zambezi region aimed to address persistent rabies transmission through a large-scale effort combining direct dog vaccination and owner-assisted distribution.
Conrad M. Freuling, Mainelo Beatrice Shikongo, Frank Busch, Sarah Gottlieb, Reinhold Haimbodi, Naindji Haindongo, Chantal Hansen, Juliet Kabajani, Joseph Kapapero, Muesee Kasaona, Mattia Marconcini, Jeremia Namusheshe, Nzwana Silume, Tenzin Tenzin, Ad Vos, Thomas Müller   +15 more
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Optimum gamma irradiation doses for mutagenesis in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L.) genotypes

Reproduction and Breeding
Genetic diversity enhancement to select Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc. 2x = 2n = 22) breeding lines with economic traits is imperative to improve the crop's utilization in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Maliata Athon Wanga, Ruusa Napandulwe Ithete, Rose-mary Kavemuine Hukununa, Annethe Kangumba, Magdalena Ndafapawa Hangula, Eddie B.S. Hasheela, Fatma Sarsu, Hussein Shimelis   +7 more
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The Logic of Urban Land System Reform in China—A Policy Analysis Framework Based on Punctuated-Equilibrium Theory

Land, 2022
Land system reform is inseparable from land policy evolution in the reform process. Understanding land system reform from the perspective of policy evolution is crucial for the further deepening of the reform.
Shangxun Xiong, Hui Wang
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An Economic Case for Land Reform [PDF]

, 2000
Land reform is concerned with intervention in the prevailing pattern of land ownership, control, and usage. In the case of land, which is freely traded in the open market, the UK Treasury supports government intervention when some form of market failure ...
MacMillan, Douglas C., Douglas C Macmillan   +1 more
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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