Health effects and pesticide perception as determinants of pesticide use : evidence from Bangladesh [PDF]
In a recent survey of 820 Boro (winter rice), potato, bean, eggplant, cabbage, sugarcane, and mango farmers in Bangladesh, over 47 percent of farmers were found to be overusing pesticides.
Dasgupta, Susmita +2 more
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Spatial analysis of vaccine coverage in children under the age of 1 year by mesoregions in Paraíba a northeastern Brazilian state. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Cunha NSP +6 more
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Seasonal sugarcane harvesters of Gujarat: trapped in a cycle of poverty. [PDF]
J Soc Econ Dev, 2021 Visaria L, Joshi H.
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SOCIAL CONTRACTS, MARKETS AND EFFICIENCY -- GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION IN NORTH INDIA [PDF]
This paper uses primary data to analyze the institutions and informal markets that govern groundwater allocation in the principal sugarcane belt of North India. In contrast to earlier literature, we find that the observed water trades result in efficient
Abhijit Banerji +2 more
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The Removal of Atrazine and Benalaxyl by the Fly Ash Released from Kosovo A Power Plant. [PDF]
Int J Anal Chem, 2022 Behrami E +6 more
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The role of inventory adjustments in quantifying factors causing food price inflation [PDF]
The food commodity price increases beginning in 2001 and culminating in the food crisis of 2007/08 reflected a combination of several factors, including economic growth, biofuel expansion, exchange rate fluctuations, and energy price inflation.
Hochman, Gal +3 more
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Safety Evaluation of Chlorantraniliprole in Lychee Based on Residue and Dietary Risk Assessment. [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 Liu Y, Wang X, Wang S.
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Developing a Back Series of Monthly and Quarterly National Income Estimates for India: 1983Q1 – 1999Q4 (1993-94 = 100) [PDF]
In this study we present estimates of monthly and quarterly GDP for India starting 1983-84. Following the recommendations of the CSO (KK,2000) we interpolate annual GDP by economic activity using appropriate physical indications as the basis. Results are
Kapoor Rohit, Virmani, Vineet
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Global dataset of monthly growing areas of 26 irrigated crops : version 1.0 [PDF]
, 2008 A data set of monthly growing areas of 26 irrigated crops (MGAG-I) and related crop calendars (CC-I) was compiled for 402 spatial entities. The selection of the crops consisted of all major food crops including regionally important ones (wheat, rice ...
Bauer, Christian +3 more
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Which biofuel market does the ethanol tariff protect? Implications for social welfare and GHG emissions [PDF]
The ethanol tariff is one of the instruments used by the government to encourage domestic ethanol production. Existing literature analyzing the market and welfare effects of the US ethanol tariff has concluded that removing the tariff would increase ...
Crago, Christine Lasco, Khanna, Madhu
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