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Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on the evaluation of land use around urban rail stations based on the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) mode

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
The Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) model is suitable for urban land use development, with its main concept being to efficiently develop and utilize the limited urban land resources based on public transportation. In China, as urban public transportation, primarily rail transit, is being developed, there are some issues surrounding the land use ...
Shen Yang, Xu Yongneng
openaire   +2 more sources

Transit-Oriented Development Deployment Strategies to Maximize Integrated Transportation and Land Use Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Reductions

open access: yes, 2013
Urban sustainability decision makers should incorporate time-based impacts of greenhouse gas emissions with life cycle assessment to improve climate change mitigation strategies. As cities develop strategies that move development closer to transit systems and encourage households to live in lower energy configurations, new methods are needed for ...
Proc. ISSST   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Deforestation and Efficiency: Insights From Forest Transition in the Brazilian Cerrado

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper estimates technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of agricultural production at the municipal level of the Brazilian Cerrado in 2006 and 2017, and investigates their underlying mechanisms in relation to forest transition theory.
Ricardo Muniz Simões   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transit-Oriented Development Tool Box for Implementation of the Calgary Metropolitan Plan's Compact Settlement Land Use and Development Policies

open access: yes, 2015
As part of the mission to build regional capacity and support the achievement of these goals, the CRP is working to develop a series of toolboxes to aid regional stakeholders in efforts in sustainable greenfield development, transit-oriented development, and intensification.
openaire   +2 more sources

Modelling Joint Development of Light Rail Transit Stations and Land Use - The Case of Tel-Aviv [PDF]

open access: yes
Light Rail Transit (LRT) has been gaining popularity as a means of decreasing private automobile dependency and thus reducing car pollutants, relieving congestion and enhancing community liveability.
Shlomo Bekhor   +2 more
core  

Do More Open Economies Export Less Diversely in Brazilian Agribusiness?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper asks whether municipalities with a larger export‐to‐revenue ratio display a more concentrated bundle of exported goods in Brazilian agribusiness. Recent advances in export imputation for Brazilian municipalities allow for an analysis of the concentration profile of each municipality and its association with export openness.
Alan Leal, Michelle Marcia Viana Martins
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a framework for evaluating potential sites for transit supportive development in South East Queensland

open access: yes, 2005
The regional plan for South-east Queensland has adopted the concept of transit oriented development (TOD) to manage the rapid growth in the region. This suggests a political commitment to a form of development that is supportive of mass transit and ...
Bajracharya, Bhishna, Khan, Shahed
core  

What Explains Racial Differences in Farm Succession Planning? Evidence From Decomposition and Counterfactual Analysis

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines racial differences in farm succession planning using survey data from Tennessee farmers. While observed differences between White and Black farmers are small, decomposition and counterfactual analyses show that structural characteristics, particularly farm size, would predict higher succession planning among White farmers ...
Abdelaziz Lawani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Impact of Sustainability in Wine Sector: A Systematic Literature Review

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability has become a key issue in the wine sector, raising questions about its compatibility with firms' economic performance. Despite growing attention to environmental and social practices, evidence on their economic implications remains fragmented.
Valentina Di Chiara   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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