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Bold vision: Gender diversity stuck in transition

open access: yesEconomics and Business Review, 2018
Canada is often put forward as an example of forward thinking on inclusiveness and gender balance. However, for the last 30 years, while gender diversity progress has been made within Canadian government agencies, commissions and boards (ABCs), the ...
Evans Gary L.
doaj   +1 more source

Recommendations for full-spectrum sustainability in Canadian lobster integrated management plans based on a socioeconomic analysis of Barrington, Nova Scotia

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2018
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has developed integrated fisheries management plans to promote a more holistic approach to fisheries management. Yet these management plans maintain an emphasis on the ecological domains, without sufficient attention to ...
Allain J. Barnett
doaj   +1 more source

Suppression des quotas et nouvelles formes de régulation de l’économie laitière : les conditions patrimoniales du maintien de la production laitière en montagne

open access: yesRevue de la Régulation, 2012
With the abolition of the quota system, dairy farmers loose a competition management tool among producers and between areas that questions the future of mountain dairy farming.
Marie Dervillé   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Auction mechanism on construction land quota with selection on land location

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
Due to unreasonable pricing, farmers have low enthusiasm for reclaiming their homesteads, which can be used to generate construction land quota. This paper studies how to design a feasible pricing mechanism to stimulate the enthusiasm of farmers.
Yang Deng   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Human sounds and associated tonality disrupting perceived soundscapes in protected natural areas

open access: yesScientific Reports
In protected natural areas (PNAs), at popular scenic spots, visitors often contribute to noise pollution through their behaviour. The decibel-focused monitoring doesn’t capture the quality of an acoustic environment, human behaviour and perception.
Tin Oberman   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data mining model for the study of the system of quotas for the catch of aquatic biological resources

open access: yesВестник Дагестанского государственного технического университета: Технические науки
Objective. Extraction of aquatic biological resources is an important sector of the Russian economy. Along with the achievement of high economic indicators, which are aimed at harvesters, in the foreground, in addition to production, the requirement to ...
A. V. Oleinikova, A. A. Oleinikov
doaj   +1 more source

Quota gourmettes [title page]

open access: yes, 1973
Foreward by international president Dorothy, Quota collect, Quota quotes, favourite recipes of Ottawa Quotarians, favourite recipes from international board of Quota, favourite recipe of home page editor Ottawa Citizen, our cosmopolitan section, recipes ...

core   +1 more source

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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