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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Agricultural economy"”.
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A Programming Model for the Planning of Agricultural Economy of Thailand
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The Villa and Agricultural Economy of Late Roman Sicily: An Archaeobotanical Perspective
… to Sicily’s ancient past and evidence for its agricultural productivity that was an important part of the Roman world. Helping to uncover this evidence is part of the diverse field of environmental archaeology, the analysis of which unfortunately which has not been carried out at many sites, …
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Back to the future : integrating retrenched mineworkers in the agricultural economy of O.R. Tambo District Municipality (ORTDM)
This study focused on the identification of agricultural skills required to enable retrenched miners in OR Tambo District Municipality to engage in agriculture productively. This is set against the background of the history of mine labour being drawn significantly from thie area, together with …
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Wartime agricultural policy in Canada : an analysis of agricultural adjustment to wartime demand with particular reference to state intervention and control in the Second World War
… the most important ways in which the Canadian agricultural economy adjusted to changing patterns of domestic and export demand during the Second World War. At the end of a decade of depression, the outbreak of hostilities in 1939 seemed to promise that high levels of Allied demand would at last …
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Net Income Allocation in Credit Cooperatives: A Stochastic Multiperiod Simulation Analysis of the Farm Credit System
… addresses the contested allocation policies of agricultural credit cooperatives. It is hypothesized that the objective of credit cooperatives is affected by the power structure of its participants, which in turn determines what allocation policy is adopted. A stochastic, multi-period simulation …
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A key component in beef cattle profitability : factors affecting Missouri feeder steer prices by weight differential
… industry is a leading contributor to Missouri's agricultural economy, making it essential to provide producers and stakeholders with data and analysis regarding the economic factors that influence the success of Missouri's cattle producers. The objective of this research is to identify and …
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Animals and the economy of medieval Ireland: a zooarchaeological analysis of the faunal remains from Caherconnell Cashel, Co. Clare
Animals were central to the economy of early (400–1100 AD) and late (1100–1550 AD) medieval Ireland, and were particularly vital to the food economy, farming practices, and social status of a settlement and its occupants. With the Anglo-Normans dominating the archaeology of the later period, there …
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Economic costs of extreme heat on groundnut production in the Senegal Groundnut Basin
Groundnut production is vital to the Senegalese agricultural economy, particularly in the Groundnut Basin. However the region is increasingly affected by climate change and associated rising temperatures. This study investigates long-term changes in the frequency of extreme temperatures in the …
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Impacts of great western development on agricultural production in the west of China
… and which intends to promote China's western economy. In this study, I statistically measure the effects of agricultural input growth, technological improvements and most importantly the improvement in institutional efficiency, which is attributed to great western development. This measurement …
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A medieval woodland manor: Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
… Book. 1-lanley not only supported a robust agricultural economy in its priJne, supplemented by woodland industries such as pottery manufacture, but it was also, with its castle built by king John, the headquarters of the royal forest and chase of Malvem. The forest covered about one hundred …
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The Importance of Sheep and Their Wool to the Economy of Wales from 1100 to 1603
This thesis investigates the economy of Wales through the activities of farmers and landlords, particularly through their attitudes to the keeping of sheep. It then places this activity in the context of the value that sheep and wool brought to the economy of England over this same period. It is …
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Feasting on foreign aid : a political economic examination of foreign aid's potential role in perpetuating chronic hunger and starvation in Malawi
… reinforces the country's economic identity of an agricultural state, ensuring that 90% of Malawians who rely on agriculture for an income will remain poor due to the imbalance of trade. The indirect perpetuation of an agricultural economy, alongside unsustainable and unstable growth, has led to a …
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Impact of Culture on Employment Relations Practice in Former British Colonies: A Comparative Case Study of Cadbury (Nigeria) Plc and Cadbury Worldwide.
… practice was based on the predominantly agricultural economy, culture and traditions which formed the basis for systems of work and reward while the British Voluntarist employment relations practice was developed based on the prevailing social, political and economic philosophy at the …
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Agriculture, farm labour and the state in the Natal Midlands, 1940-1960
… The first chapter briefly analyses the national agricultural economy in the 1940s before turning to the Natal Midlands. The importance of urban factors in fuelling the post-war boom is examined, as is the way in which different groups of farmers reacted to these developments. The second chapter …
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Butterfly / urbanism
… butterfly habitats through a new approach to agricultural economy, as well as through strategic urban design. In order to integrate Monarch butterfly habitat with a new type of urbanism, three aspects are involved: ecological design, unconventional agriculture, and socio-economic design. …
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The power to flourish: Unearthing the roots of Kenyan flower producers' market access strategies
Powering Kenya’s agricultural economy, the Kenyan flower industry is prided as an example of successful African integration into global agricultural trade. Export markets are bifurcated due to a marked shift from the Dutch flower auctions and an increase in trade within ‘direct markets’ which …
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Effects of electrostatic fields, ultrasonic vibrations and ultraviolet light on spinach seed
… he would make an important contribution to the agricultural economy. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of some electrically produced treatment on spinach seed. Seeds were treated between two 6-inch by 6-inch plates, 1-inch apart, at approximately 150 volts rms. Frequencies …
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Lowveld cotton : a political ecology of agricultural failure in Natal and Zululand, 1844-1948
This dissertation is a study of agricultural failure. It follows the efforts of settlers, then scientists, to impose cotton as a commodity crop in the eastern region of South Africa, known today as KwaZulu-Natal. Touted as a commodity crop capable of remaking land and life in this region in the …
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