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Uganda aquaculture value chains: strategic planning mission: summary report [PDF]

, 2012
This report presents the findings and recommendations of a strategic planning mission to reevaluate the feasibility of WorldFish implementing a fish value chain research program in Uganda under the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish (L&F).
Dalsgaard, J.P.T., Dickson, M., Jagwe, J., Longley, C.   +3 more
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Seed systems smallholder farmers use [PDF]

, 2016
Seed can be an important entry point for promoting productivity, nutrition and resilience among smallholder farmers. While investments have primarily focused on strengthening the formal sector, this article documents the degree to which the informal ...
A Aw-Hassan, A Christinck, A De Waal, A Farrow, A Farrow, A Langyintuo, B Chisinga, CIAT, CJM Almekinders, CM Mutungi, H Odame, HE Bouis, HR Jensen, J van Etten, JC Rubyogo, K Fuglie, KA Marfo, KE Giller, KG Byrne, L Nagarajan, L Sperling, L Sperling, L Sperling, L Sperling, L Sperling, LB Badstue, Louise Sperling, M Jones, M Pautasso, M Smale, N Louwaars, NP Louwaars, P Audi, PS Levy, R Bezner Kerr, R Cavatassi, R Rajalahti, RB Jones, RG Guei, S Bonny, S David, S David, S Nordhagen, S Walsh, SH Hanke, Shawn McGuire, SJ McGuire, SJ McGuire, SJ McGuire, SJ McGuire, T Remington, USAID, V Labeyrie, W Shi, WG Meikle   +54 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, 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, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Integral Perspective on Current Economic Challenges: Making Sense of Market Crashes [PDF]

Integral Review, 2013
Market crises are interpreted in much the same way. Hence action is also always of a similar type, regardless of the market crisis that may have occurred.
Pravir Malik
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Carpology and phermatology of Gomortega (Gomortegaceae): Systematic and evolutionary implications [PDF]

, 2001
Carpología y morfología de la cubierta de la semilla de Gomortega (Gomortegaceae): implicaciones sistemáticas y evolutivas. En un esfuerzo de clarificar la posición sistemática del género Gomortega, en el presente trabajo se estudia la morfología y ...
Doweld, Alexander B.
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Pricing Dynamics in the US Hemp Market: A Vertical Price Transmission Analysis of the Hemp Value Chain

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The US hemp market is a new and nascent industry that has been devoid of research for about half a century. This study examined the effects of exogenous shock on price at each phase of the value chain—Farm (hemp biomass), and its impact on prices at other phases of the value chain—Intermediary Processor (crude cannabidiol hemp) and Final ...
Solomon Odiase, Tyler Mark, Patalee Buddhika Appuhamilage   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protected Areas in the Slovak Carpathians as a Contested Resource Between Metropolitan and Mountain Stakeholders

Revue de Géographie Alpine, 2016
In Eastern Europe’s westernmost mountain region, the Carpathians, the Slovak State Nature Conservancy is preserving a unique biodiversity in line with directives of the European Union. This is being done in large protected areas (LPAs). In this paper, we
Heino Meessen, Juraj Švajda, Thomas Kohler, Vladimíra Fabriciusová, Dobromil Galvánek, Miroslav Buraľ, Marcela Káčerová, Ján Kadlečík   +7 more
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Empirical Analysis of the Factors that Affecting Maize Production of Farmers among Smallholders: The Case of Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2021
In Ethiopia, maize is the second largest in production areas and first in its productivity but there are high yield gaps between the actual yield currently producing and the potential yield.
Murad Mohammed
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Organic seeds and varieties. The market situation in Europe [PDF]

, 2003
Although very different concepts, the terms "organic seed" and "organic varieties" can be confusing.
Thommen, Andreas
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Alternative Policy Designs to Help Farmers Select Profitable Conservation Practices

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Voluntary private carbon initiatives (VPCIs) promote the implementation of agricultural conservation practices that mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) via financial incentives to participating farmers. Simultaneously, an array of public policies supports the adoption of conservation practices through technical and financial ...
Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn, Alejandro Plastina   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source