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Краткое изложение политики, 2010
On the road to Copenhagen, agriculture emerged as a key area for mitigation action, particularly in developing countries. A dedicated drafting group was eventually established to negotiate a draft text on “Cooperative sectoral approaches and...
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Strategic research and policy issues for food security
Страновое тематическое исседование, 2010
Worldwide, rice is the most important food staple. It is grown on approximately 155
million hectares and accounts for one-fifth of the global calorie supply. Although traditionally an Asian crop, rice has long been a staple...
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Журнальные статьи, 2010
This paper uses a duration analysis based on adoption data spanning 25 years from six communities in the Central Highlands of Guatemala to explore how household characteristics and external trends play into both the adoption...
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Книга/глава книги, 2010
This paper examines some of the key technical, institutional, policy and financial responses required to achieve climate-smart agriculture which sustainably increases productivity, resilience (adaptation), reduces/removes Greenhouse Gases (mitigation), and enhances achievement of national food security...
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ESA Working Paper 10-01
Рабочий документ, 2010
Households’ welfare in developing countries has been hit by dramatic food prices increases which occurred between 2005 and 2008. In this paper, we adopt a partial equilibrium approach to analyze the short-time effects of a...
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Страновое тематическое исседование, 2010
The Portuguese word – exigibilidade – which, in its Spanish form (‘exigibilidad’), is used by different human rights organizations in Latin America and means the possibility of claiming rights before competent public institutions –administrative, political...
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ESA Working Paper 09-10
Рабочий документ, 2009
Agriculture affects both the quantity and quality of water available for other uses, and under current production systems the impact is often negative. Adopting sustainable land management (SLM) practices can foster a more efficient water...
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Return migration and business ownership in Albania
Журнальные статьи, 2009
This study uses data from the 2005 Albania Living Standards Measurement Study survey to assess the impact of past migration experience of Albanian households on non-farm business ownership through instrumental variables regression techniques. Considering the...
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Журнальные статьи, 2009
Migration has become a key component in the livelihood strategies of an increasing number of households across the developing world and remittances have expanded dramatically in the last decade. This has come at a time...
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Журнальные статьи, 2009
This article introduces the articles in Agricultural Economics, vol. 40 no. 2 (March 2009). First, we introduce their objectives in a brief review of existing literature on developing country trends in rural income diversification, in...
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