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An estimate of the willingness to pay for treated wastewater for irrigation in Oman
Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 2016 The volume of Treated Wastewater (TW) produced in Oman is increasing, due to increased connection of houses to the sewage network and increased construction of wastewater treatment plants.
Slim Zekri +3 more
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Supply chain risk in grain trading: Inventories as real options for shipping grain
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Integrating trading and logistics is an important challenge in commodity trading. Trading and logistics are strategic decisions and are integral to most commodities including grain shipping by rail, in addition to other modes (barges, ocean shipping). There are substantial risks, such as the ordering and placement of rail cars.
William W. Wilson, Jesse Klebe
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Compensation for Natural Resource Injury: An Emerging Federal Framework [PDF]
This paper provides an overview of the emerging "Superfund" natural resource damage assessment and compensation framework and a review of several economic and legal issues that are likely to affect the ability of the framework to achieve its objectives ...
Dower, Roger C., Scodari, Paul F.
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Transport Modeling Analysis to Test the Efficiency of Fish Markets in Oman
Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 2009 Oman’s fish exports have shown an increasing trend while supplies to the domestic market have declined, despite increased domestic demand caused by population growth and income.
Khamis S. Al-Abri +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract The primary objective of this study was to investigate whether the cost of processing cotton using high‐speed roller gins is comparable to saw gins. The results from a “true” random effect model estimated using proprietary data voluntarily shared by cotton gins operating in Arizona and California showed that the average cost inefficiency for ...
Ram N. Acharya +4 more
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Trade structure and growth [PDF]
Lederman and Maloney examine the empirical relationships between trade structure and economic growth, particularly the influence of natural resource abundance, export concentration, and intra-industry trade.
Lederman, Daniel, Maloney, William F.
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Determining the influence of belonging to a wine protected designation of origin on profitability
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract To guide consumers, wineries need credible attributes about the quality of their wines and its origin. In Spain, protected designations of origin (PDO) guarantee that the wine has been produced in a certain wine region in accordance with specific and officially regulated quality criteria thus providing elements of guarantee to the consumer ...
Jordi Moreno Gené +2 more
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A framework for the analysis of mineral tax policy in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
Given the dual role played by the Government as resource owner and tax collector in many sub - Saharan economies, it is important to separate"resource factor payments"from taxes through the use of different instruments.
Conrad, Robert F., Shalizi, Zmarak M.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract The transition from subsistence to market‐oriented agriculture holds the potential to boost rural economic progress and improve the well‐being of the rural poor in developing countries. Despite this potential, there is limited understanding of the key drivers for smallholder commercialization. In this study, we utilize comprehensive three‐wave
Abebayehu Girma Geffersa +1 more
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Impacts of CIMMYT's International Training Linked to Long-Term Trials in Conservation Agriculture: 1996-2006 [PDF]
Education, Training courses, International cooperation, Research institutions, Natural resources, Resource conservation, Environmental Economics and Policy,
Kosina, Petr +2 more
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