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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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World distribution of plague, 1998

Countries reporting plague, 1970-1998 ...

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Anthropourgic Foci of Plague in Vietnam: Past and Present

, 2014
The review contains the results of ecological-epizootiological and epidemiological investigations of plague in the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1989-2012.
E. V. Kouklev, M. A. Tarasov, Lyong Thi Mo, V. V. Suntsov,   Lyong Thi Mo, A. N. Matrosov, N. V. Mayorov, I. A. Kas’Yan, T. S. Astakhova, Dang Tuan Dat, A. A. Kuznetsov, A. A. Sludsky, N. I. Suntsova,   Dang Tuan Dat   +13 more
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The coming plague

New Scientist, 2017
A killer pandemic is now more likely than ever. Where will it come from and how can we beat it, asks Debora MacKenzie.
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang, Anna Kristina Edenbrandt, Elin Röös   +2 more
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‘Filth is the Mother of Corruption’: plague and the built environment in Early Modern Florence

, 2018
Book synopsis: Plague and the City uncovers discourses of plague and anti-plague measures in the city during the medieval, early modern and modern periods, and explores the connection between plague and urban environments including attempts by ...
Henderson, John
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Drivers of Precision Agriculture Adoption in Italian Viticulture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the main drivers influencing the adoption of two types of precision farming technologies in the viticultural sector: Decision Support Systems (DSSs) and Variable Rate Technologies (VRTs). We apply a partial proportional odds model and find that socio‐demographic characteristics are not significant determinants of adoption ...
Olimpia Fontana, Linda Arata, Margherita Muzzillo, Paolo Sckokai   +3 more
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Yersinia pestis infection is not synonymous with deadly plague: Reevaluating the role of Yersinia pestis in Neolithic Scandinavia

Emerging genomic evidence has identified ancestral strains of Yersinia pestis in ancient human populations, sparking debates about its pathogenic role in Neolithic societies.
Hama, Hamadou, Oumarou, Slavin, Philip, Drancourt, Michel, Sebbane, Florent   +3 more
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Public Health Rep [PDF]

In accordance with request from a number of State boards of health, and under authority of section 7 of the act of Congress, approved July 1,1902, a conference with regard to the plague situation was held in the office of the Surgeon-General of the ...

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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
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