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The Role of Higher Education in Regional Development

International Journal of Technology
Innovation is an indispensable element in any sphere of social life, offering new vision on the primary challenges in global and Russian development, particularly at the regional level. Numerous studies acknowledge the significant role of the regional
Dmitriy Rodionov, Irina Rudskaia, Daria Krasnova, Elena Zhogova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Skills Gap Analysis of Farmer Directors of US Farmer Cooperatives

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Boards of directors are vital to firm performance and are an integral part of the decision‐making process of any business. Several studies have been conducted that observe corporate or nonprofit board characteristics, skills, and the board's connection to firm performance.
Jody S. Herchenbach, Brian C. Briggeman, Jason S. Bergtold, Aleksan Shanoyan, Sarah A. Low, Brandi Miller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND SPATIAL CONVERGENCE IN PERU [PDF]

While an enormous and growing literature exists on the topic of re-gional income convergence, other aspects of socioeconomic well-being and development have attracted much less attention. Social indicators are a valuable complement to economic indicators
Maribel ELIAS, Sergio J. REY
core   +3 more sources

Socioeconomic development predicts a weaker contraceptive effect of breastfeeding. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2021
Todd N, Lerch M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Socioeconomic Development and Cardiovascular Disease

Global Heart, 2018
Roberto Muniz, Ferreira, Lúcia Helena Alvares, Salis, Nelson Albuquerque, de Souza E Silva   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Financial development and economic growth: a study for OECD countries in the context of crisis [PDF]

, 2018
The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between economic growth and the main determinants of financial development in developed countries during the period 1990-2016.
Blanco Arana, M. Carmen
core  

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Global Burden and Its Association with Socioeconomic Development Status of Meningitis Caused by Specific Pathogens over the Past 30 years: A Population-Based Study. [PDF]

Neuroepidemiology, 2023
Qu C, Wang Y, Wang X, He R, Cao H, Liu B, Zhang H, Zhang N, Lai Z, Dai Z, Cheng Q.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source