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THE INCREASING ROLE OF AGRIBUSINESS IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS [PDF]
While the demand for traditional agricultural economics is diminishing, there is a growing need for the economics and management of the food sector and the environment.
Alix, Jennifer +3 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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Natural Resource Economics, Planetary Boundaries and Strong Sustainability [PDF]
, 2017 Edward B. Barbier, Joanne C. Burgess
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar +2 more
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Revisiting the Resource Curse in the Age of Energy Transition: Cobalt Reserves and Conflict in Africa [PDF]
arXivThis study reevaluates the traditional understanding of the "political resource curse" by examining the unique impact of energy transition metals, specifically cobalt, on local-level conflicts in Africa. Contrary to previous studies that primarily focus on high-value minerals and their political outcomes resulted from substantial economic revenues ...
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RENT SEEKING AND THE REGULATION OF A NATURAL RESOURCE [PDF]
This article analyses rent-seeking behaviour among agents who compete for high future shares of a common natural resource. Rent-seeking behaviour occurs when the agents, based on earlier experience, expect that the distribution of the common natural ...
Bergland, Harald +2 more
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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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Book Review: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: An Encyclopedia
, 2015 Aimée deChambeau
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ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF MINERAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA [PDF]
The economic effects of mineral resource development addressed in this paper are the changes in employment, population and income in the State of Minnesota and in Northeast Minnesota.
Maki, Wilbur R.
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