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

open access: yesApplied 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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contemporary aspects of surveillance and control carried out by technical security [PDF]

open access: yesBezbednosni Dijalozi, 2017
Private security has developed significantly throughout the world in the past few decades. Technical security has also flourished, bringing new technologies of surveillance and control that became the landmarks of our security everyday life.
Saše Gerasimoski
doaj   +1 more source

On the Economics of US Agricultural Policy

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an economic analysis of US agricultural policy, building on a modified version of Gardner's efficient redistribution. We argue that agricultural policy is motivated as an attempt to implement an efficient redistribution scheme that redistributes income toward farmers who, as a group, have been adversely affected by ...
Jean‐Paul Chavas
wiley   +1 more source

Cyber Security Assemblages: A Framework for Understanding the Dynamic and Contested Nature of Security Provision

open access: yesPolitics and Governance, 2018
In the context of globalisation and privatisation, an emerging body of literature has applied the concept of an ‘assemblage’ to international relations and security studies. This article will argue that an assemblage framework provides the best means for
Jamie Collier
doaj   +1 more source

Crime prevention in terms of designing public space and the role of private security [PDF]

open access: yesZbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu, 2015
Concern about the security of public spaces has become increasingly important in the last thirty years, both in the public service (police) and in private security which is responsible for protection of individual private facilities.
Stajić Ljubomir S.
doaj   +1 more source

Private Secure Coded Computation [PDF]

open access: yesIEEE Communications Letters, 2019
We introduce a variation of coded computation that ensures data security and master's privacy against workers, which is referred to as private secure coded computation. In private secure coded computation, the master needs to compute a function of its own dataset and one of the datasets in a library exclusively shared by external workers.
Minchul Kim, Jungwoo Lee 0001
openaire   +2 more sources

Assessing Photovoltaic Recycling Capacities and Policy Gaps in the European Union

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study maps photovoltaic recycling capacity in the EU and key global regions, highlighting gaps between growing waste volumes and available infrastructure. It combines survey insights and policy analysis to identify recycling bottlenecks and offers recommendations to boost circularity in the solar sector.
Nieves Espinosa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metagenomic Insight into the Community Structure of Maize-Rhizosphere Bacteria as Predicted by Different Environmental Factors and Their Functioning within Plant Proximity

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2021
The rhizosphere microbiota contributes immensely to nutrient sequestration, productivity and plant growth. Several studies have suggested that environmental factors and high nutrient composition of plant’s rhizosphere influence the structural diversity ...
Saheed Adekunle Akinola   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on stock prices, profits and perceptions in the food supply chain

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 had profound consequences for the global economy. As both countries are major commodity exporters, the food value chain was also affected. This study investigates the impact of the invasion on stock prices, profitability and sentiments of agribusinesses along the food supply chain by using an ...
Julia Höhler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE ON CAREER ANCHORS

open access: yesSosyal Ekonomik Araştırmalar Dergisi, 2019
ABSTRACT Globalization and rapid evolution in technology have brought about intense competition among organizations to meet their customers’ ever-changing demands.
Ali Şükrü Çetinkaya, Arif Damar
doaj   +1 more source

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