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Impacto del acceso a la tierra sobre el desarrollo humano sostenible de las familias campesinas beneficiarias del programa tierra de UCOSD, en el municipio San Dionisio, Departamento de Matagalpa, durante el año 2012.
Provedor de dados: Depósito Institucional Abierto de Documentos Digitales del Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS DIGITAL )
Autores: López Pérez, Flor Ivania.
El presente estudio fue realizado con el objetivo de conocer la problemática del acceso a la tierra que enfrentan los campesinos y el impacto que ha tenido el programa tierra de UCOSD sobre el desarrollo humano sostenible de las familias campesinas beneficiarias. Para ello se definió la macro variable acceso a la tierra y los macro efectos desarrollo humano sostenible. Se consideraron 5 variables: políticas de acceso a la tierra en UCOSD, ingresos de las familias beneficiarias, educación, seguridad alimentaria, igualdad y equidad de género y finalmente se plantea la estrategia para mejorar el acceso a la tierra en UCOSD. A partir de los resultados encontrados se puede afirmar que el programa tierra de UCOSD ha contribuido al desarrollo humano sostenible de...
Palavras-chave: Acceso a la tierra; Desarrollo humano; Educación; Equidad e igualdad de género; Ingreso; Políticas; Seguridad alimentaria; Land access; Human development; Education; Gender equity and equality; Income; Policies; Food security; Desarrollo rural territorial sustentable; Maestría Tecnológica.
Ano: 2014
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/2270

National Climate Change Policies and Sustainable Water Management: Conflicts and Synergies
Provedor de dados: Ecology and Society
Autores: Pittock, Jamie; Australian National University; jamie.pittock@anu.edu.au.
Even in the absence of climate change, freshwater ecosystems and the resources they provide for people are under great pressure because of increasing demand for water and declines in water quality. The imminent onset of climate change will exacerbate these impacts, placing even greater pressure on already stressed resources and regions. A plethora of national climate change policies have been adopted that emphasize structural adjustment in the energy sector and increasing carbon sinks. To date, most public debate on water has focused on the direct impacts of climate change on hydrology. However, there is growing evidence that climate change policies themselves may have substantial additional and negative impacts on freshwater resources and ecosystems and...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis
Palavras-chave: Adaptation; Climate change; Conservation; Energy; Governments; Policies; Rivers.
Ano: 2011

Ecological and Social Aspects of Ecological Restoration: New Challenges and Opportunities for Northern Regions
Provedor de dados: Ecology and Society
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article
Palavras-chave: Ecological restoration; Northern regions; Policies; Social-ecological systems; Techniques.
Ano: 2013

Salmonid introduction in Patagonia: the ghost of past, present and future management
Provedor de dados: Ecología Austral
Autores: Macchi,Patricio J.; Vigliano,Pablo H.
The present structure of the fish fauna of Patagonia has been influenced by natural processes and by the introduction of exotic fsh with varying purposes. An analysis of the introductions between 1904 and 2011 in relation to 54 drainages showed that the differential success of salmonid species introduced into Patagonia is related to human actions, environment, evolutionary history and plasticity of the introduced species as well as to their abiotic and biotic interactions. Throughout time shifting policies have lacked clear goals and mandates, ultimately producing management actions and strategies rarely based on actual knowledge. In recent years two broad general management goals have emerged, conservation of native fsh and economic growth through...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Salmo; Oncorhynchus; Salvelinus; Patagonia; Invaders; Policies; Management.
Ano: 2014
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1667-782X2014000200005

Managing agricultural biotechnology in Colombia
Provedor de dados: Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
Autores: Schuler,Ingrid; Orozco,Luis Antonio.
The international scenario for biotechnology shows a rapid tendency at industrialized countries in the increase of publications, patents, enterprises and novel solutions for the industry, the environment, health and agriculture. Nevertheless, Colombia has an important delay in relation to the international scientific development and the capacity to generate wealth and services for its productive systems. This delay has been one of the concerns of the country's policy during the last years, and more precisely since 2002, when for the first time biotechnology was included in a National Development Plan as one of the mechanisms for competitiveness and the use of biodiversity and genetic resources. This paper is the result of a survey conducted in 2005 aimed...
Tipo: Journal article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural biotechnology; Indicators; Legislation; Policies; Public perception.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582007000300001

Conservar recursos genéticos para preservar a natureza. Partes I e II.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: PAIVA, J. R. de.
Recursos geneticos da Amazonia: diversidade, densidade e variabilidade.
Tipo: Artigo de divulgação na mídia (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Brasil; Forest; Policies; Floresta Tropical Úmida; Política; Preservação da Natureza; Recurso Florestal; Amazonia; Genetic resources.
Ano: 1993
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/667431

Palestra de abertura do 1. Encontro de Maniçoba.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: QUEIROZ, M. A. de.
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Tipo: Outras publicações técnicas (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Palestra; Nordeste; Agricultural development; Policies; Northeast; Desenvolvimento Agrícola; Maniçoba; Política Agrícola; Manihot; Brazil.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/134428

Politica de ocupacao e utilizacao dos cerrados.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: WAGNER, E.
Ressalta-se a necessidade de ocupar espacos agricolas, em funcao do crescimento da populacao mundial e, particularmente, da regiao Centro-Oeste do pais. Sao descritas, superficialmente, as caracteristicas dos cerrados, com vantagem em relacao ao Norte e Nordeste; tambem sao apresentados os principais aspectos limitantes a sua ocupacao e utilizacao. Sao esbocadas conclusoes que: vinte e cinco anos e o prazo maximo para a ocupacao plena dos cerrados; essa ocupacao deve levar em conta as diferencas entre sub-regioes, pelo menos em tres faixas ou paralelos; ela deve se dar em termos agrossilvipastoris; numa acao, nao por produto mas a nivel de estabelecimento ou propriedade. Finalmente, e recomendado que a ocupacao dos cerrados, se dando ao mesmo tempo em que...
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Desenvolvimento; Regiao Centro-Oeste; Brasil; Center-Western Region; Policies; Política de ocupação; Região de Cerrado; Rural settlement; Utilização.; Agricultura; Cerrado; Ocupação; Uso da Terra.; Solo; Agriculture; Brazil; Land use; Soil.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/547288

Gestion de l'eau en systeme pluvial.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: SABOURIN, E.; TRIER, R.
A l'échelle régionale, l'impact socio-économique et médiatique des sécheresses et la vague de modernisation agricole ont incité les pouvoirs publics à intervenir dans le domaine de l'irrigation, érigée en mythe.
Tipo: Capítulo em livro técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Uso; Estrategia; Captacao de agua; Politica de agua; Familiar farms; Use; Strategy; Policies; Agricultura Familiar; Chuva; Recurso Hídrico; Rain; Water harvesting; Water resources.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/134410

Tools and constraints in monitoring interactions between marine litter and megafauna: Insights from case studies around the world
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Claro, F; Fossi, Mc; Ioakeimidis, C; Baini, M; Lusher, Al; Mc Fee, W; Mcintosh, Rr; Pelmatti, T; Sorce, M; Galgani, Francois; Hardesky, Bd.
Adverse impacts of marine litter is documented on &gt;1400 species, including marine megafauna (fish, birds, sea turtles and mammals). The primary impacts include ingestion and entanglement, and there is increasing concern about chemical contamination via ingestion. Numerous survey approaches and monitoring programs have been developed and implemented around the world. They may aim to provide data about parameters such as species distribution and interactions with anthropogenic activities. During the Sixth International Marine Debris Conference, a session was dedicated to the tools and constraints in monitoring interactions between litter and megafauna. In the present paper, we summarize 7 case studies which discuss entanglement and ingestion including...
Tipo: Text
Palavras-chave: Litter impact; Megafauna; Tools; Entanglement; Ingestion; Policies.
Ano: 2019
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00482/59390/65963.pdf

The role of wetlands in lake ecological functions and sustainable livelihoods in lake environment: A case study on cross border Lake Jipe - Kenya/Tanzania
Provedor de dados: Ocean Docs: e-repository of  publications
Autores: Ndetei, Robert.
Wetlands are highly productive ecosystems. Their values and functions support other ecosystems and are significant to economic development. They once covered large areas of the world and are now among the rarest and most at-risk ecosystems. They are highly valued for their recreational, educational, scientific, aesthetic, spiritual and cultural values; and form an important component of lakes that provide critical functions influencing lake ecological functions. Despite the important roles in sustaining vibrant lake ecology, supporting economic development and elevating poverty, almost all wetlands in the world are threatened by diverse human induced factors. Lake Jipe striding across the Kenya-Tanzania international boundary is an important ecosystem to...
Tipo: Proceedings Paper
Palavras-chave: Ecosystem management; Wetlands; Land use; Man-induced effects; Economic benefits; Resource management; Policies; Environment management; Resource conservation; Inland waters; Water reservoirs; Freshwater lakes.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1492

A Reference Guide on t he Use o f Indicators for Integrated Coastal Management
Provedor de dados: Ocean Docs: e-repository of  publications
Autores: Belfiore, S.; Balgos, M.; McLean, B.; Galofre, J.; Blaydes, M.; Tesch, D.
This first issue is devoted to the use of indicators for ICAM, and is a direct result of the IOC-DFO-NOAA-CSMP International Workshop on the same topic, organised in May 2002, in Ottawa. Based on a background paper prepared by the Center for the Study of Marine Policy (University of Delaware) in preparation for the workshop, the aim of this Reference Guide is to present a literature review on the use of indicators around the world, from various programmes and projects, at global, regional, national and local scale.The need for indicators and reporting techniques which reflects the performance of coastal management projects and programmes and reveals the complex relationship that exist between coastal ecosystem health and anthropogenic activities,...
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Oceanography; Coastal oceanography; Coastal zone management; Marine ecology; Marine environment; Environment management; Socioeconomic aspects; Policies; Marine environment; Marine ecology; Policies; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4610; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4609; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6062.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/2677

Red de repositorios en Ciencias Marinas de la COI. Documento de políticas
Provedor de dados: Ocean Docs: e-repository of  publications
Autores: Simpson, P.; Goovaerts, M.
The OceanDocs Network has been created to provide a multi institutional distributed network of OceanDocs Central and institutional, regional and national repositories to provide a unique access point to marine science publications and research. Until 2011, its’ development had been loosely guided by cooperation between IODE, University of Hasselt, Belgium, and regional Oceanographic Data and Information Networks (ODIN). The first session of the OceanDocs Steering Group, January 2012 agreed a formalized structure and policy document.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Documents; Policies; Information management.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/4674

ICRISAT in the 21st century: towards sustainable food security
Provedor de dados: Open Acess Agriculture Research Repository
Palavras-chave: Pigeonpeas; Genetic resources; Postharvest technology; Millets; Biotechnology; Green revolution; Tropical zones; Hybrids; Policies; Integrated pest management.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/4210

Overcoming poverty in rural India : focus on rainfed Semi-Arid Tropics
Provedor de dados: Open Acess Agriculture Research Repository
Autores: K.P.C.
Palavras-chave: Land management; Temperate zones; Climatic zones; Tropical zones; Strategies; Arid zones; Assets; Policies; Weather hazards; Sampling.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/3157

Summary proceedings of the ICRISAT/NARS workshop on methods and joint impact targets in Western and Central Africa
Provedor de dados: Open Acess Agriculture Research Repository
Autores: J.
Palavras-chave: Pigeonpeas; Millets; Protocols; Sorghum; Nutrient management; Cowpeas; Policies; Seed production; Investment; Technology.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/4188

Evolution of social science research at ICRISAT, and a case study in Zimbabwe
Provedor de dados: Open Acess Agriculture Research Repository
Autores: J.D.
Palavras-chave: Social sciences; Crop management; Cash flow; Assets; Synergism; Farm inputs; Agricultural credit; Strategies; Policies; Weather hazards.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/3321

Integrated management of watersheds for agricultural diversification and sustainable livelihoods in Eastern and Central Africa
Provedor de dados: Open Acess Agriculture Research Repository
Autores: B.
Palavras-chave: Watersheds; Watershed management; Agroecosystems; Strategies; Land improvement; Policies; Resources; Soil degradation; Pigeonpeas; Terrace cropping.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/4236

Future challenges and opportunities for agricultural R&amp;D in the semi-arid tropics
Provedor de dados: Open Acess Agriculture Research Repository
Autores: J.G.
Palavras-chave: Crops; Pigeonpeas; Chickpeas; Millets; Sorghum; Policies; Private sector; Coarse grains; Genes.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/4225

Future of Agriculture in the Semi-Arid Tropics
Provedor de dados: Open Acess Agriculture Research Repository
Autores: M.C.S.
Palavras-chave: Water harvesting; Land resources; Tropical zones; Policies; Products; Biotechnology; Soil degradation; Sustainable agriculture; Electrophoresis; Agricultural trade.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/3696

Gender research methodologies for agricultural research in India
Provedor de dados: Open Acess Agriculture Research Repository
Autores: D.D.
Palavras-chave: Participation; Technology; Agroclimatology; Agricultural training; Millets; Pigeonpeas; Technological changes; Policies; Manpower; Production technology.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/4193

Sharing perspectives on public-private sector interaction
Provedor de dados: Open Acess Agriculture Research Repository
Autores: A.J.
Palavras-chave: Private sector; Hybrids; Policies; Biotechnology; Genetic resources; Breeds (animals); Millets; Agreements; Patents; Sugarcane.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/4226

Methods for assessing the impacts of natural resource management research
Provedor de dados: Open Acess Agriculture Research Repository
Autores: B.
Palavras-chave: Watersheds; Soil degradation; Watershed management; Assets; Policies; Land resources; Water quality; Economics; Water harvesting; Investment.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/4231

Integrated management of watersheds for agricultural diversification and sustainable livelihoods in Eastern and Central Africa: lessons and experiences from semi-arid South Asia: proceedings of the International Workshop
Provedor de dados: Open Acess Agriculture Research Repository
Autores: Shiferaw, B.
Palavras-chave: Watersheds; Watershed management; Agroecosystems; Strategies; Land improvement; Policies; Resources; Soil degradation; Pigeonpeas; Terrace cropping.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/3154

Research need assessment and agricultural research priorities for South and West Asia
Provedor de dados: Open Acess Agriculture Research Repository
Autores: M.C.S.
Palavras-chave: Agroclimatic zones; Biotechnology; Policies; Agroecosystems; Rice; Agroecology; Economic indicators; Postharvest technology; Grain legumes; Capacity building.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/4237

AGRICULTURAL FINANCING POLICIES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Eze,   Christopher C.; Lemchi,   J.I.; Ugochukwu,   Albert I.; Eze,   V.C.; Awulonu,   C.A.O.; Okon,   A.X.
The study examined the agricultural financing policies of the government of Nigeria and effects on rural development .The study found that though the government has made serious efforts at making good agricultural policies through schemes, programmes and institutions, it has not been able to back them up with adequate budgetary allocation and financing coupled with corruption in the execution of the policies. It is recommended that for the government agricultural financing policies to achieve its target of rural development, Nigeria will need an adequate level of strategically targeted investment in agriculture, upgrade rural infrastructure, boost productivity, and increase competitiveness of the farm output, in addition to fighting corruption.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural financing; Policies; Institutions; Rural; Development; International Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91677

Forces behind China's Surging Trade: Competitiveness or Policy Driven?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Somwaru,   Agapi; Tuan,   Francis C.; Gehlhar,   Mark J.; Diao,   Xinshen; Langley,   Suchada V.
This paper delves into China's differential growths in trade flows with high income countries by focusing on bilateral content of trade data over the time period 1962-2005.  Unlike other studies, we account for end use of traded goods ranging from primary, intermediate, and finished goods because China's policies impact all segments China's trade flows.  China's trade growth patterns with major high income countries clearly indicate that the adjacency-neighborhood partners alone is unlikely to explain its unprecedented growth in exports and imports.  China's outstanding performance in trade growth can be traced back to the 1970s with changes in its policies and increased involvement in the international segmentation of production processes and preferential...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: China; International trade; Growth; Policies; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9907

Modelling Climate Change and Agricultural Production in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): In Quest of Statistics
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Koffi-Tessio,   Egnonto M.
Climate change is a natural and dynamic phenomenon resulting from complex interrelationships between physical, environmental and human factors. The sustainability of life on earth depends partly on the ability of mankind to maintain this natural and balanced flow of such gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapor traping heat. Unfortunately, human beings contribute significantly to the presence of such gases known as Green House Gases (GHGs) through agricultural and industrial activities. The implications are the excess trap of sunlight and the blocking of outward radiation. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the importance of agriculture cannot be stressed enough given that it is central to economic growth and most of economic activities in the region...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Modelling; Agriculture; Climate change; Variability; Statistics; Policies; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50821

Rice Trade Policies and Their Implications for Food Security
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Durand-Morat,   Alvaro; Wailes,   Eric J.
There is a strong linkage between the behavior of the rice market and the state of food security in many regions around the world, particularly in Asia, as made evident in the 2007-08 commodity crisis. Rice is a staple for the majority of the population in Asia, where roughly 60% of the close to one billion undernourished people live (FAO, 2010). As Timmer (2010) states, “it is impossible to improve food security in the short run or long run without providing adequate supplies of rice that are accessible to the poor” (p. 2). The rice crisis of 2007-08 showed the crucial role of export and import policies on the behavior of the rice market and its consequences for price stability and food security. Market fundamentals could only explain a minimal part of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rice; Trade; Policies; Food security; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; F13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103818

Does Adoption of Improved Maize Varieties Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Kenya
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mwangi,   Wilfred; Mwabu,   Germano; Nyangito,   Hezron Omare.
Adoption of technologies that increase farm yields is a prerequisite for poverty alleviation in agrarian societies. However, the link between adoption of improved agricultural technologies and poverty reduction is not well understood or documented. This relationship is explored with an example of improved maize seed adoption in Laikipia and Suba - two rural districts in Kenya. We show that adopters of improved maize varieties have higher yields per acre and that poverty is negatively correlated with technology adoption. Policies for increasing diffusion of these technologies include improving access roads to market centers to enhance maize profitability and extension of information about improved maize varieties to farmers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Maize adoption; Technologies; Poverty; Policies; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25376

Halving Hunger: Meeting the First Millennium Development Goal through "Business as Unusual"
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Fan,   Shenggen.
In 2000, the world’s leaders set a target of halving the percentage of hungry people between 1990 and 2015. This rather modest target constitutes part of the first Millennium Development Goal, which also calls for halving the proportion of people living in poverty and achieving full employment. However, the effort to meet the hunger target has swerved off track, and the world is getting farther and farther away from realizing this objective. The goal of halving hunger by 2015 can still be achieved, but business as usual will not be enough. What is needed is “business as unusual”—a smarter, more innovative, better focused, and cost-effective approach to reducing hunger.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural development; Developing countries; Developing countries; Economic policy; Hunger; Developing countries; Millennium Development Goals (MDG); Policies; Poverty; Developing countries; Rural development; Developing countries; Social protection; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92808

Contrastive Research on Domestic and Foreign Ecological Agriculture Policies
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Chen,   Jianwei; Qi,   Yan-bin; Zhao,   Yufeng.
In the first place, the definitions of ecological agriculture defined by scholars both at home and abroad are introduced. In the second place, the domestic and foreign ecological agriculture policies are expounded.  Through contrastive research on the domestic and foreign ecological agriculture polices, the problems in the development of ecological agriculture in China are found. By mirroring the western experiences in developing ecological agriculture, the countermeasures and relevant suggestions are put forward from the perspective of government. The first one is to increase the subsidies from the government to ecological agriculture. The second one is to clarify the standard of ecological agriculture construction. The third one is to promote the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ecological agriculture; Policies; Agricultural subsidies; Sustainable development; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101889

THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN AID, POLICIES AND STATE INSTITUTIONS
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Xayavong,   Vilaphonh; Gounder,   Rukmani; Obben,   James.
This paper re-examines the theoretical aid-growth nexus by expounding on the issues relating to policies designed for aid delivery and the lack of aid recipient's state institutional capability to enforce policy conditionality. Two propositions have been demonstrated to explain why policy conditionality attached to aid might not always promote sustainable economic growth in Least Developed Countries. First, the model has simulated that a stable aid flow contributes to economic growth even when aid is fungible. Second, the model has also simulated that unstable aid inflow impairs the favourable effect of stable aid inflow. It is suggested that the contribution of aid to economic growth depends not only on the ability of aid to increase investment in the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Foreign Aid; Economic Growth; Policies; State Institutions; Food Security and Poverty; D72; D9; F35; H30.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23704

Agriculture and Protection of Landscape Area of the White Carpathians
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Krumalova,   Veronika; Backman,   Stefan.
The protected landscape area of the White Carpathians in Czech Republic is confronted with several threats. The protection of the landscape involves instituted policies and restrictions on production. Due to the approaching EU accession and the possible subsequent institutional changes, there is an increased demand for knowledge on production opportunities and threats. In addition there are immediate concerns on the relation between agricultural production and the environment. One major concern is the abandonment of agricultural land. In this article the combination of production elements and protection is described. Factor analyses are used to identify groups of farms with similarities in production structure and organisation. The results of the factor...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Factor analysis; Landscape protection; Livestock production; Policies; Institutions; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18883

Trends in family labour, hired labour and contract work on French and Swiss crop farms: The role of agricultural policies
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Dupraz,   Pierre; Latruffe,   Laure; Mann,   Stefan.
The objective of this article is to analyse the trends in on-farm labour use, including own family labour, hired labour and contract work, and to assess the factors driving their evolution in France and in Switzerland during 1990-2007. A particular attention is given to agricultural policies, namely the level and type of support. Results indicate that crop area payments discourage the different labour demands in both countries, while environment and investment payments favour contract and hired labour in France. Contract labour and family labour are substitute and hired labour and family labour are complement in France.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm labour; Hired labour; Contract work; Policies; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61352

A economia política dos estudos sobre desenvolvimento rural no Brasil
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Schneider,   Sergio.
O trabalho analisa as principais tendências teóricas e temas que integram o debate brasileiro recente sobre o desenvolvimento rural. Sustenta-se que a agenda do desenvolvimento rural no Brasil, da qual comungam e participam ativamente estudiosos, organizações e instituições, tem sido formulada pelo Estado e pelas políticas públicas implementadas desde a década de 1990. Entre os fatores que influenciaram a emergência do debate sobre o desenvolvimento rural destaca-se a crescente legitimação social e política da agricultura familiar e da reforma agrária, a reorientação das políticas governamentais, o crescente acirramento político e ideológico em relação ao agronegócio e as discussões sobre a sustentabilidade. Também se argumenta que as referências...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Desenvolvimento rural; Estado; Políticas; Agricultura familiar; Teoria social; Rural development; State; Policies; Family farming; Social theory; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103106

Avaliação das mudanças na política de garantia de preços mínimos: período de 1997 a 2004
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Del Bel Filho,   Egmar; Bacha,   Carlos Jose Caetano.
This paper evaluates the main changes that happened in the Brazilian policies of agricultural minimum price since 1997, paying attention to operational issues and discrepancies among regions and products that occurred when implementing those policies. In 1996, Brazilian Federal Government created two new programs, Prêmio de Escoamento de Produto (PEP) and Contratos de Opções de Venda de Produtos Agropecuários (COVPA), in addition to other two traditional programs (Aquisição do Governo Federal, AGF, and Empréstimos do Governo Federal, EGF). However, the new programs only were implemented one year after. Since then, these four Federal programs of minimum prices have had different performances. This paper evaluates those differences, highlighting unequal...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Minimum price; Policies; Regions; Brazil.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56743

Fruit Policies in Japan
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ito,   Kenzo; Dyck,   John H.
Government programs and subsidies regulate and support Japan’s large fruit-production sector, bolstering farm incomes and output levels. Supply-management programs that target annual production levels for some fruits, in order to maintain market prices, contribute to higher prices for consumers, although other programs aim to increase fruit consumption. Japan’s tariffs and phytosanitary measures also create barriers to fruit consumption and limit imports. Producers in the United States, a major fruit supplier to Japan, could benefit from reduced barriers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Japan; Fruits; Policies; Production; Subsidies; Insurance; Farm markets; Tariffs; Phytosanitary measures; U.S. Department of Agriculture; USDA; Economic Research Service; ERS; FTS-341-01; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92336

Public Policies and the Demand for Vegetables
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Gustavsen,   Geir Waehler; Rickertsen,   Kyrre.
Increased consumption of vegetables may reduce obesity and the prevalence of cardiac diseases and cancer. Norwegians consume less vegetables than nutrition experts recommend and the per capita consumption is lower than in most European countries. To investigate the causes of low consumption, a two-step approach is used to estimate the demand segmented by nine different household types. In the first step, a probit model is estimated to investigate the decision whether to purchase traditional vegetables, salad vegetables, and industrially processed vegetables. Conditional on purchase, an almost ideal demand model is used to model how much to purchase. The own-price elasticities and total expenditure elasticities are high for traditional and industrially...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Vegetables; Demand; Segmentation; Household types; Policies; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24885

BREAKING THE BOOM AND BUST: EXPLORING THIRTY YEARS OF DIVERSIFICATION IN WESTERN CANADA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Chambers,   Edward J.; Ryan,   Chris.
The topic of diversification has been studied extensively by academics and policy makers. The theory of diversification, dating back to the 1930s and the Great Depression, suggests that increasing the variety of industries in a region spreads the risk and reduces the likelihood that all industries will suffer a downturn at the same time. This serves to mitigate the boom and bust pattern often experienced by a heavy reliance on a limited number of industries, which in three of the four western provinces, means natural resource-based industries. This study examines diversification progress in the four western provinces over the last 30 years. The time span covers the greatest progress in trade liberalization policy in the nation’s history, and the evidence...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Alberta; Western Canada; Diversification; "boom and bust"; Shift-share; Portfolio choice; Employment; Sector shift; Development; Policy; Policies; Economic history; History; Retrospective; Location quotients; Industrial Organization; Labor and Human Capital; Political Economy; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60429

A Sectoral Model for Analyzing Alternative Technologies in Pig Farming
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Helming,   John F.M.; Surry,   Yves R.
This paper develops a demand-augmented positive mathematical programming model to analyze the relationship between environmental pollution from animal manure, manure policies and different pork production systems in the Netherlands. The model features substitution of conventional and alternative pork from the demand side and endogenous manure prices. It is found that policies that put restrictions on environmental pollution from manure decreases the conventional pork production systems, but increases organic pork production systems. The latter is considered an improved system from both an animal welfare and environmental point of view.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Societal concerns; Positive mathematical programming; Pork; Markets; Policies; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24774