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Showing 1 to 20 of 163 for “"Agricultural Development"”.
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Technological Change and Agricultural Development
… intellectual property enforcement on technology development and productivity. Patent protection was introduced for plant biotechnology in the United States in 1985, and it affected crops differentially depending on their reproductive structures. Exploiting this unique feature of plant physiology …
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The agricultural development of Siberia, 1890-1917.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics. Thesis. 1973. Ph.D.
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Gender and Agricultural Development in Zambia, 1890-1990
… to which both sexes participated in Zambia’s agricultural development from 1890-1990. Utilising primary and secondary sources of information and analysing data qualitatively, the study examines gender roles in agriculture in the colonial and post-colonial periods. It is argued that prior to …
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Gender and Agricultural Development in Zambia, 1890-1990
… to which both sexes participated in Zambia’s agricultural development from 1890-1990. Utilising primary and secondary sources of information and analysing data qualitatively, the study examines gender roles in agriculture in the colonial and post-colonial periods. It is argued that prior to …
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Agricultural development and policy in Benue State, Nigeria
Typescript (photocopy).
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Evaluation Research and Agricultural Development: A Tunisian Case Study
The primary purpose of the study was to retrospectively evaluate the Integrated Livestock Project in Tunisia. The central question asked was: what has been the effectiveness of the Project in line with its chief goal, namely an increase in the rate of livestock production. Project-derived data are …
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Remote sensing and GIS in support of sustainable agricultural development
… that the vast amounts of area currently in agricultural production will face growing pressure to intensify as world populations continue to grow, and the demand for a more Western-based diet increases. Coupled with the potential consequences of climate change, and the increasing costs …
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Transformation for Smallholder Farmers: Pathways for Agricultural Development in Rwanda
… for Smallholder Farmers: Pathways for Agricultural Development in Rwanda Jolly Dusabe This thesis asks: “What are the drivers of smallholder agricultural growth in Rwanda?” Since 2000, Rwanda has recorded unprecedented year on year growth in agricultural production, averaging more than …
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Empirical Studies in Production Economics and International Agricultural Development Issues
… Economics and two manuscripts in International Agricultural Development. The first two manuscripts focus on production economics, and both are an exploration of nitrogen use and its impact on continuous corn production and profitability in Colorado. The first manuscript titled "Switching …
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The effect of the Zambian Land tenure system on Agricultural development
… any given country has a long term impact on the development of the agricultural sector. Hence for developing countries like Zambia which wish to diversify their economies through the promotion of the sector, the land tenure system must be moulded in such a way as to be conducive to agricultural …
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Essays on the role of risk and disaster in agricultural development
… far-reaching socioeconomic implications on the agricultural sector in developing countries. Agriculture plays a significant role in the economic growth of these countries, providing food security, employment, and income generation for the large rural population. However, the agricultural sector …
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An economic analysis of the agricultural development potential for Southern Honduras
… derive policy recommendations for the purpose of agricultural development in Southern Honduras. A survey of 449 randomly selected sample farms, including 686 observations (fields) was conducted. The observations were stratified by soil topography types to include mountain, hills, terrace and delta …
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Agricultural development and peasant behavior in China during the cultural revolution
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1992.
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Dynamics of Agricultural Development in Prehistoric Samoa: The Case of Ofu Island
Agricultural development is intimately tied to the environment and cultural practices, specifically socio-political change. Nowhere are these relationships more clear than on Polynesian islands. Many sequences of agricultural change have now been documented in the region, and their relationships …
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Limited Resource Countries and Agricultural Development: A Methodology Used for the Caribbean
… maximize agriculture's contribution to economic development in the smaller Caribbean islands. It is also aimed at outlining an appropriate model for development planning and the policy options consistent with these plans.
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The NGOization of Indian Agricultural Development and Implications for the Agrarian Question
… India followed the national bourgeois path of development, liberalizing agricultural production systems based on rural bourgeoisie and foreign interests. This path of development has led to unequal rural development and the NGOization of agricultural development. For agrarian and peasant …
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Tobacco Under Contract: Agricultural Development and Environmental Change in Kuria District, Western Kenya
… of placing the landuser at the center of agricultural and environmental policy discussions, especially if the twin goals of increasing agricultural productivity and environmental conservation are to be realized in sustainable manner.
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Credit policy, rural financial markets, and Nigeria's agricultural development by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1981.
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An assessment of the impact of Private equity funding on agricultural development in Namibia
… of the impact that Private equity funding has on agricultural development in Namibia. The study's research questions were: how has private equity funding resulted in agricultural development in Namibia? Also, what strategies have been implemented to attract private equity funding to boost …
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