Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied 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
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When Socio-Culture Meets Socio-Economy
Health Care : Current Reviews, 2015 Abstract Clarification of the term “Young-Old” as proposed by Neugarden is made. Two main factors that contributed to the differences in the findings of the article entitled “Aging Gracefully: A Comparative Study of Japanese and Malaysia Women Aged 65-75 are discussed.
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang +2 more
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Perspectivas de reforma en la regulación de los conflictos societarios [PDF]
, 2015 La regulación de los conflictos de intereses es una materia que, progresivamente, ha ido incrementando su protagonismo en el marco del Derecho de sociedades.
Sánchez Ruiz, Mercedes
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Consumer Health Perceptions of Cows' Milk and Plant‐Based Milk Alternatives
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study used a best‐worst scale experiment to reveal consumers' beliefs about the healthiness of selected cows' milk and plant‐based milk products based on their nutrition panels. We find that while there is heterogeneity in health perceptions, consumers overwhelmingly select skim milk as the healthiest milk product. Additionally, the cows'
Danielle M. Kaminski +2 more
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The Spanish pattern of aid giving [PDF]
The geographical allocation of Spanish aid has been little studied, despite the fact that it is unusually concentrated on middle-income countries. This paper sets out a model of Spanish ODA policy based on a mixture of recipient needs, donor interests ...
Sergio Tezanos Vázquez
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Impacto socio-económico de la asociatividad campesina como alternativa para el Desarrollo Rural y Seguridad Alimentaria Nutricional, desde la comunidad “Sitio Histórico” en Pancasán, Matiguás departamento de Matagalpa durante el segundo semestre del año 2008 [PDF]
, 2009 Se investigó el subtema Impacto socio-económico de la asociatividad campesina como alternativa para el Desarrollo Rural y Seguridad Alimentaria Nutricional, desde la comunidad “Sitio Histórico” en Pancasán, Matiguás departamento de Matagalpa durante el ...
Escorcia Garcia, Ivania del Socorro +1 more
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Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley +4 more
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Finanzas Personales y su efecto en el desarrollo socio-económico de socios y socias de la Cooperativa COVISCOF, R.L. Estelí, 2015 [PDF]
, 2016 La temática abordada trata sobre las Finanzas Personales como herramienta para lograr el desarrollo tanto a nivel personal como familiar, surge con el propósito de analizar las Finanzas Personales y su efecto en el desarrollo socio-económico de los ...
Salgado Obregón, Alejandro José
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Socio-semantic network analysis explores the duality of semantic and social systems. Building upon the key notion that social relationships and semantic associations shape each other, it uncovers network-level relations and micro-level mechanisms that reflect the interplay between social structures of groups and semantic structures of culture ...
Basov, Nikita, Roth, Camille
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