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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Agricultural output"”.
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Capacity building to farmers for maximizing agricultural output; a case study of Elakunoto Group at Mlangarini Ward in Arumeru District
… initiatives to farmers in order to maximize agricultural output. Quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection were used. A questionnaire was administered to 50 respondents, and Participatory Rural Appraisal methods were used to identify felt needs and rank the constraints and …
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Sustaining agricultural growth in China : a case for land privatization?
… based on a system of private incentives, China's agricultural output increased significantly. After the successful implementation of the Household Responsibility System (HRS) in agrarian China after the 1978 economic reforms, agricultural productivity finally surpassed the levels in the early …
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Investigating the nexus between investment in agriculture and agriculture output: a case for Namibia
… between agriculture investment and agriculture output in Namibia. The existing theory on investment and growth constitutes a basis for empirical work on investment-output nexus. Neither the neoclassical nor the new growth theories on investment have considered the growth effects of investment at …
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Economic Impact of the Williamson Act in San Luis Obispo County
… economic impact of the Williamson Act and the agricultural industry in San Luis Obispo County, and to assess the changes in agriculture and the County’s economic structure if a significant proportion of Williamson Act contracts were not renewed. Williamson Act enrollment and agriculture data …
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Tourism and Rural Identity in the Waasland, Belgium
… tracts, are "green spaces" mainly devoted to agricultural output. The Flemish way of life and environment has become increasingly "urbanized." Tourism commissions operating in the countryside have drawn on Flemish heritage and identity, as well as the rural landscape to act as marketing tools. …
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Donor funding and crowding out of public spending: Evidence from low and middle-income countries
In many low-resource settings agricultural output and public spending on agriculture are in decline, raising questions about the effectiveness of agricultural aid. To understand why these trends are occurring, we examined factors that affect the share of government spending on agriculture. Using a …
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Spatial distribution and intensity of snare poaching in the Boland region of South Africa: implications for optimising anti-poaching efforts
… poaching trends in southern Africa or on private agricultural lands. This study used data obtained during 210 snare patrols to investigate the intensity of use and spatial distribution of wire-snares across 111 private agricultural properties in the Boland region in the Western Cape province, …
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Use of mobile phones by subsistence farmers in the Kingdom of Eswatini: a design science research
… key ways of assisting farmers to improve their agricultural output, gain access to markets and generate income. Governments, NGOs, Universities and other institutions have volumes of information that can benefit farmers, but lack the means to timeously and easily share this information with the …
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Domestic investment in primary agriculture in South Africa
… examining the performance of the South African agricultural sector and the policy reorganisation, it is necessary to take heed of its historical context. It was during the 1950s and 1960s that the government invested in research and development, infrastructure, extension services, direct …
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Optimal Land Use for Watershed Management—a Case Study in the Feitsui Watershed
… The Feitsui Watershed in Taiwan is one such agricultural watershed. Traditionally, the watershed management policy targets only pollution abatement, therefore constraining agricultural and other economic development. These regulatory measures are likely to hamper the local economy and worsen …
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Total factor productivity of tropical soybean-maize systems: the case of the safrinha crop system in Mato Grosso, Brazil
Improving agricultural productivity has been an important area of research to assure that the needs of a growing population do not outstrip the ability for producers to supply food. This growth in demand will mostly come from developing countries. The tension between producing more food and …
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Patrick County, Virginia and the Civil War, 1860-1880
… of the 1850's disrupted by the war. Patrick's agricultural output dramatically decreased, industry failed, and labor shortages ensued. Despite the changes the Civil War brought to Patrick, the highest echelon of Patrick's social structure changed little. Those white men who had been well off …
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Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges for Food Security and Agrarian Adaptation to Environmental Change in Bangladesh
… investigates three unique aspects of sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) in the context of Bangladeshi rice production. The first article presents a qualitative analysis of SAI and farmer surveys in the embanked polder region of coastal Bangladesh. The second article investigates the …
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Reducing the power required for irrigation : designing low-pressure, pressure-compensating drip irrigation emitters and high efficiency solar-powered pumps for emerging markets
… Irrigation is a proven way to increase the agricultural productivity of a plot of land; however, with a growing population, it will be necessary to invest in methods of irrigation that are both energy- and water-efficient, and intensify the agricultural output per unit of land. Drip …
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Impact assessment of hydroclimatic change on water stress in the Indus Basin
Ninety percent of Pakistan's agricultural output is produced in fields irrigated by the Indus basin irrigation system, the world's largest network of canals, dams, barrages and tubewells. River flows, primarily fed by snow and glacial melt, are highly seasonal and fluctuate between intense floods …
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Global sustainable aviation fuel production potential from current agricultural production: a holistic data analytics and systems analysis approach
… SAF’s potential in the near term, using the agricultural and industrial systems already in place requires a detailed understanding of biomass availability, resource competition, and the scalability of SAF production. This thesis presents a comprehensive system analysis framework and a …
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Climate literacy and adaptation to climate change among small-scale farmers in Chongwe, Zambia.
… has a substantial influence on the region's agricultural output and food security, particularly through extreme weather events like droughts and floods. The specific objectives of the were to establish how climate literacy shapes the perceptions of climate change among small-scale farmers in …
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Climate literacy and adaptation to climate change among small-scale farmers in Chongwe, Zambia.
… has a substantial influence on the region's agricultural output and food security, particularly through extreme weather events like droughts and floods. The specific objectives of the were to establish how climate literacy shapes the perceptions of climate change among small-scale farmers in …
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Land Matters : Agrofuels, Unequal Exchange, and Appropriation of Ecological Space
… a contradiction between population growth and agricultural output. That constraint on economic growth, imposed by limited land areas, was overcome by the combination of fossil fuels (coal, oil) and appropriation of space overseas (colonialism, trade). Today we are entering a period of peak oil, …
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Evaluation of the importance and magnitude of agricultural maintenance research in the United States
… States has invested substantial resources in agricultural research since the Morrill and the Hatch Acts. These investments have made American agriculture one of the most productive in the world. Several studies have evaluated U.S. agricultural research. However, few of these studies have …
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