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Showing 1 to 20 of 104 for “"cost of production"”.
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Design and Operation of Multi Effect Distillation- Reverse Osmosis based Hybrid Desalination Process. Modelling, Simulation and Optimisation of Design and Operation Parameters of Multi Effect Distillation and Reverse Osmosis Hybrid Desalination Processes for Producing Multi-grade Waters at Minimum Energy and Minimum Cost of Production
The fast growth in the demand of freshwater due to the scarcity of natural water and increase in the world population puts more stress on the desalination sectors, which requires the installation of high-efficient thermal desalination plants. Among these desalination plants, multi effect …
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The potential for the mechanization of harvesting functions in Nepal
In order to assess the potential of increased mechanization of harvesting functions in Nepal, surveys and field of present system were made to provide a basis for evaluation. From this information the cost of production of manual harvesting functions were compared to the cost of mechanized …
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The Economic Impact of Peanut Research on the Poor: The Case of Resistance Strategies to Control Peanut Viruses in Uganda
Economic impacts of research that developed Rosette virus-resistant peanut in Uganda are estimated, including the impacts on poverty. The impacts of technology on the cost of production at the household level are determined. This information is used to compute aggregate benefits in an economic …
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A study of the cost of producing corn, wheat, hay and potatoes in different sections of the U.S.
A study of the cost of production of crops is important for the farming interests of any county or state. Much is now being written on the subject of economic marketing but economic production is just as important. No matter how good a marketing plan may be, if there is a leak in the production, no …
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Welfare Effects Of Industrial Policies Under Asymmetric Oligopoly And Endogenous Quality
… investigates the impact that a duopoly of a multinational firm and local firm has on a closed economy as they engage in Bertrand competition involving quality and price. It answers the question: Does helping a minor firm reduce welfare? Using a different framework than the existing …
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The effects of winter feeding systems on beef cow performance, soil nutrients, crop yield and system economics
… (2005-2006, 2006-2007) to evaluate the effects of three extensive winter feeding systems (bale grazing (BG), swath grazing (SG) and straw-chaff grazing (ST-CH)) and one intensive winter feeding system (drylot (DL)) on cow performance, soil nutrients, crop yield and system cost of production. …
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Conventional Production Functions Versus Energy-Term Production Functions: Energy Used for Crop Production in Midwest Agriculture
Energy is one of the most important inputs in agricultural production. Increased energy usage in the form of machine, inorganic fertilizers and chemicals has drastically increased the productive potential of U.S. farms. Inasmuch as agricultural production is energy dependent, it is also susceptible …
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Technoeconomic Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Conversion Projects in a Canadian Context
The emerging field of CO2 conversion has the dual goals of reducing anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and creating economic value from a waste. The technologies involved may enable the decarbonization of industrial process emissions through the displacement of incumbent production methods. …
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The Makaa Project : co-design, performance testing, and techno-economics to improve a Ugandan charcoal cookstove
… fuels are used in conjunction with a variety of cooking methods, ranging from three stone fires to improved cookstoves. Appropriate Energy Saving Technologies (AEST) is a social business enterprise that manufactures and distributes the Makaa charcoal cookstove and a long-time partner of MIT's …
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Analysis of the effect of oil subsidy withdrawal on the economic growth of Nigeria
The issue of price deregulation in the downstream oil sector of Nigeria through gradual subsidy withdrawal has generated a heated debate in the country with the government claiming that it will guarantee long term stability in product, supply and price. This will translate into economic growth and …
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The time and rate of plant nutrient absorption by bright tobacco
In the production of most farm crops, emphasis is placed on yield per acre. Other things being equal, the higher the yield er acre the lower the per unit cost of production. But in the case of flue-cured tobacco, emphasis is placed primarily on quality. Yield per acre is, of course important, but …
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Penghitungan harga pokok produksi dengan metode full costing sebagai dasar penentuan harga jual: Studi kasus UKM Rengginang Sari Ikan di Sumenep
… harga pokok produksi menggunankan metode full costing, hasil dari penghitungan Harga Pokok Produksi tersebut kemudian akan digunakan sebagai penentuan harga jual. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan cara observasi dan …
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Impact assessment of energy conservation strategies in swine barns through benchmarking and building simulation
… in every swine operation as it directly affects production performance and overall profitability. With the increasing trend in energy prices and feed costs, the swine industry needed to find ways to improve energy use efficiency in their operations in order to reduce overall cost of production. …
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The Hotelling Valuation Principle: Does User Cost and Reserve Differentials Improve Validity?
… Principal (HVP) implies that the value per unit of an in-ground exhaustible natural resource is equal to the current price less the cost of production. The assumptions required for this principle include a certain and homogenous reserve stock, unconstrained extraction, and constant costs. …
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Management and benchmarking strategies to improve financial health status of U.S. beef operators
The objective of this dissertation was to obtain, analyze, and summarize historical Standardized Performance Analysis (SPA) benchmark information and subsequently determine significant Key Performance Indicators (KPI) influencing beef producer's Unit Cost of Production (UCOP). Using the KPI's, a …
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Competitiveness of Virginia dairy producers in a national setting given changing marketing and policy conditions
The objective of this study is to determine Virginia dairy producers’ competitiveness in an industry that is experiencing changing policy and marketing conditions. The competitiveness of Virginia dairy producers is examined in a National Dairy Model that compares both producers’ cost of production …
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Η ΠΡΟΣΦΟΡΑ ΜΑΚΡΟΙΝΟΥ ΕΙΔΟΥΣ ΒΑΜΒΑΚΟΣ ΓΚΕΖΙΡΑ-ΣΟΥΔΑΝ
… STUDY IS DEALING WITH THE SUPPLY ANALYSIS OF EXTRA LONG STAPLE COTTON FROM THIS PRODUCERS OF GEZIRA SCHENE (SUDAN). THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS THE DEFINITION OF THE MAIN FACTORS THAT EFFECT THE SUPPLY OF COTTON FROM THE PRODUCERS AND THE ESTIMATION OF THE RELATIVE EFFECT OF EACH …
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Evaluating Economic Impacts of Switchgrass Harvest Time
<p>This thesis deals with cost of production for cellulosic energy crops of switchgrass, miscanthus, and energy sorghum. The first chapter explains the rationale for development of decision support software called Energy Crop Analysis & Planning (ENCAP) and Switchgrass Harvest Date, Yield, Nutrient …
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Intra-field Nitrogen Estimation for Wheat and Corn using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-based and Satellite Multispectral Imagery, Plant Biophysical Variables, Field Properties, and Machine Learning Methods
Management of nitrogen (N) fertilizers is an important agricultural practice and field of research to increase productivity, minimize environmental impacts and the cost of production. To apply N fertilizer at the right rate, time, and place depends on the crop type, desired yield, and field …
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