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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda +3 more
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Deforestation and Efficiency: Insights From Forest Transition in the Brazilian Cerrado
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper estimates technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of agricultural production at the municipal level of the Brazilian Cerrado in 2006 and 2017, and investigates their underlying mechanisms in relation to forest transition theory.
Ricardo Muniz Simões +2 more
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The Process of Urbanisation in Pakistan, 1951–81 [PDF]
The current level of urbanisation in Pakistan, approximately 33 percent in 1998, is not high by global standards. But it is commonly linked with unemployment, underemployment, shortage of housing, transport and other infrastructure like water supply and ...
G.M. Arif, Sabiha Ibrahim
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AG de l'atelier "Objets et urbanisation" - 2 octobre
, 2023 Autour d'un abri jaune. Giratoire de la rue Francis-de-Pressensé, Villeurbanne, 09 juillet 1989 ©R. Deyrail/Lyon Figaro, via BML Assemblée générale L'atelier "Objets et urbanisation" organise une AG le lundi 2 octobre 2023 de 14h30 à 16h30.
Sophie Vareilles
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.Robotic‐assisted rectal resection in Japan increased markedly after national insurance reimbursement in 2018, with a concurrent decline in open surgery. Using NDB Open Data, we found substantial inter‐prefectural heterogeneity in surgical volume and robotic utilization that persisted after age and sex standardization (SCR). Urban–rural differences were
Ryo Ohta +9 more
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Prévention des gangs de rue à Montréal : autour d’un projet de médiation urbaine
Criminologie, 2010 RésuméLe présent article analyse le processus de relance d’un projet de médiation urbaine destiné spécifiquement aux jeunes Noirs du quartier de la Petite-Bourgogne à Montréal.
Gilles Sénécal +2 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt +6 more
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Trends in and Perceptions on Urbanisation [PDF]
QUAGEO, 2011 Trends in and Perceptions on Urbanisation Escalating mega-city concentrations, perpetuated by investment distortions and rural-urban imbalances in densely populated and economically undeveloped countries, endorse migration, generate pluralities, and create potential conditions for conflict, evoking planners' concern.
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Urbanisation, Shona culture and Zimbabwean literature
, 2011 This thesis examines the impact of urbanisation on Zimbabwean culture, particularly the Shona culture as it is represented in Zimbabwean literature. My main argument in this thesis is that Zimbabwean literature suggests that urbanisation is harmful and ...
Mancuveni, Melania
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines the impact of soil erosion on agricultural land values in the United States (US) Midwest. Based on a novel county‐level panel data set with information on soil erosion levels and agricultural land values covering five census years (1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017), we separately investigate the direct effect of two types ...
Le Chen +3 more
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