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Heliyon, 2022 Soil fertility is the ability of the soil to provide favorable chemical, physical and biological characteristics to sustain plant growth. Its physicochemical properties are greatly influenced by altitude and farmer wealth status.
Abiyot Mebrate +3 more
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Natural Resources, Economic Growth and Geography [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2018 Worldwide materials extraction increased by a factor of 8.4 over the course of the 20th century. In the meantime, global GDP and population increased by factors of about 22 and 4, respectively. This reveals that one of the key factors driving the increase in the exploitation of the resources was the growth in world population, although mitigated by the
Rafael González-Val, Fernando Pueyo
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Analysis of households food insecurity and its coping mechanisms in Western Ethiopia
Agricultural and Food Economics, 2019 This study analyzed households’ food insecurity and its determinants along with the coping mechanisms opted against food insecurity and shortage in Assosa zone, western Ethiopia.
Seid Sani, Biruk Kemaw
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Heliyon, 2020 Economic development is characterised by natural resource extraction and consumption. However, due to the finite nature of fossil fuel energy sources and its price shocks, an investigation into its historical fluctuations is essential for energy policy ...
Mehmet Akif Destek +1 more
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The Natural Resource Curse and Economic Transition [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2009 Abstract Using cross-country regressions, we examine the relationship between “point-source” resource abundance and economic growth, quality of institutions, investment in human and physical capital, and social welfare (life expectancy and infant mortality) for all countries and for the economies in transition.
Michael Alexeev, Robert Conrad
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Frontiers in Animal ScienceThis study assesses pastoral livestock-keepers’ perceptions of breed improvement based on participants in the Community Based Bull Breeding Programme (CBBP) of the Regional Pastoral Livelihood Resilience Project in Uganda (RPLRP).
Gonzaga Ssekibaala +3 more
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Sustainable Environment, 2023 Communal land-based resources are an essential source of livelihood in the rural economy of Ethiopia. In particular, the dependence of the landless people on the direct use of communal natural resources for their livelihoods jeopardizes both the ...
Haftu Etsay +3 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A cytokinin pathway transcription factor, RR2b, was artificially selected during soybean domestication and improvement based on its differential transcriptional activity, which correlates with ATT repeat polymorphisms in its promoter. RR2b balances yield and defense by fine‐tuning its expression level and offers a promising target for decoupling trade ...
Qun Ma +11 more
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Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability 2010 Annual Report [PDF]
, 2011 not peer reviewedSubmitted by Susan Braxton (braxton@illinois.edu) on 2011-11-09T16:01:09Z No. of bitstreams: 1 annual-rept-fy10.pdf: 2579510 bytes, checksum: 1109fc3026377cc8055a3aa305b4f370 (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2011-11-09T16:01:09Z (GMT ...
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Effect of Covid 19 on butchers and their coping strategies in Kampala district
Cogent Food & AgricultureThe study examined the effect of Covid-19 on butchers and their coping strategies using data collected from120 butchers in Kampala City. The results show that COVID-19 reduced volumes of meat supplied and sold, number of consumers and increased the ...
Joan Namakula, John Ilukor
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