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Risk of Financing Agriculture in the North-Eastern Hill Region of India with Special Reference to Meghalaya [PDF]
The study pertains to the economic issues of risk and uncertainties associated with financing hill agriculture from the twin angles of risk of farmers to utilize the credit and of bankers to disburse the agricultural loan. The issues discussed are: first,
Datta, K.K. +3 more
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International Journal of Economic Plants, 2017 Hill and mountainous landscape and physiography are prone to accelerated water runoff, soil erosion, sedimentation, and non-point source pollution.
Anup Das +7 more
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The Long-Term Effects of Africa's Slave Trades [PDF]
Can part of Africa's current underdevelopment be explained by its slave trades? To explore this question, I use data from shipping records and historical documents reporting slave ethnicities to construct estimates of the number of slaves exported from ...
Nathan Nunn
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Educational access in south Africa: country analytic review [PDF]
, 2007 Meaningful access to education requires more than full enrolment; it requires high attendance rates, progression through grades with little or no repetition, and learning outcomes that confirm that basic skills are being mastered.
Carrim, Nazir +5 more
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DYNAMICS OF COAL AND LIMESTONE EXTRACTION IN MEGHALAYA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS [PDF]
Coal and limestone are the two important natural resources abundant in Meghalaya. These two minerals have been extracted substantially during last few decades and have been contributing significantly to the employment and income in the state.
De, Utpal Kumar
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Issues and problems in human resource development in the NER (India) [PDF]
The demographic canvas of the North Eastern Region of India (NER) is perhaps the most colourful and enchanting in the whole nation. We do not find in any other part of the country such a variety – anthropologically, socially, linguistically, culturally ...
Mishra, SK
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Genetic diversity in wild stocks of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii): implications for aquaculture and conservation [PDF]
The giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) is cultured widely around the world but little is known about the levels and patterns of genetic diversity in either wild or cultured stocks.
de Bruyn, M., Mather, P.B.
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Towards Sub-regional cooperation: India’s Northeast and Bangladesh [PDF]
The South Asian countries have a shared past based on deep-rooted common cultural heritage and historical legacy. The region has demographic and geographical advantages young labour force and a contiguous border.
Choudhury, Saswati
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Climatic effects of 1950-2050 changes in US anthropogenic aerosols - Part 2: Climate response [PDF]
, 2012 We investigate the climate response to changing US anthropogenic aerosol sources over the 1950–2050 period by using the NASA GISS general circulation model (GCM) and comparing to observed US temperature trends.
Adams, P. J. +9 more
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