Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration
ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
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The development of renewable energy is essential amid the global energy transition, yet the sustainability of solar power plants—both commercial and household—in Bali Province remains low.
Nita Viviani Nurhanifah +1 more
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Rural environment reduces allergic inflammation by modulating the gut microbiota. [PDF]
Yang Z +23 more
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Transformation of Rural Patterns in Greece in a European Regional Development Perspective (The Case of Crete) [PDF]
Rural space in Greece is experiencing a significant transformation. During the last four decades the traditional urban-rural dichotomy has given its place to complex spatial patterns which are in a process of continuous change.
Andreas Tsatsaris +2 more
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Urban-rural differences in concern about the environment and jobs in the Puget Sound region [PDF]
Using data from a phone survey of 1,980 Puget Sound residents conducted in 2012, this fact sheet examines the severity of different environmental problems and compares the strength of concern about the lack of jobs and beliefs about the environment.
Cutler, Matthew +4 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
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
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Reziliența funcționarilor publici din mediul rural românesc
Although resilience, a relatively new concept, can significantly influence the performance of employees and organizations, the phenomenon is under-analysis in the case of Romanian civil servants.
Daniela Cotoranu, Octavian Moldovan
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Case Report: Notoedric Mange and Aelurostrongylidosis in Two Domestic Cats From Rural Environment in Romania. [PDF]
Györke A +4 more
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Impact of Infrastructure and Agroclimate on the Location of Rural Bank Branches in Pakistan: A Preliminary Assessment [PDF]
Rural financial institutions play an important role in development and growth of the agricultural sector. In developing economies some rural areas are adequately served by financial institutions, while others have little or no access to these ...
Ejaz Ghani +3 more
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