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The agricultural mechanization in Africa : micro-level analysis of state drivers and effects
Kirui, Oliver K. - 2019
mechanization on use of household and hired labor. Finally, agricultural mechanization significantly raises the productivity of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011992253
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Hurricane watch : battening down the effects of the storm on local crop production
Spencer, Nekeisha; Polachek, Solomon W. - 2015
This study utilizes a panel fixed effects model to explore the economic impact of hurricanes on local crop production in Jamaica using quarterly 1999-2008 micro level data. We find, in general, that hurricanes will have a negative impact on production but not for crops grown below ground. The...
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Agricultural productivity shocks and poverty in India : the short- and long-term effects of monsoon rainfall
Brey, Björn; Hertweck, Matthias S. - 2019
This paper examines the dynamic effects of monsoon rainfall shocks on yield, wages, and prices in the Indian agricultural sector. We distinguish between positive and negative rainfall shocks and explicitly consider their spatial dimension (local/regional). We find that particularly negative...
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Status, patterns, and microeconomic drivers of the extent of diversity in crop production : evidence from Afghanistan
Ahmadzai, Hayatullah - 2017
We analyse the microeconomic determinants of the extent of crop diversification in Afghanistan by employing instrumental variable Tobit analysis using data from a cross-section survey of 8,613 farm households in 364 districts in all 34 provinces collected in 2013/14. The estimates of the...
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How productive is rural infrastructure? : evidence on some agricultural crops in Colombia
Lozano-Espitia, Ignacio; Ramírez-Villegas, Lina Ma. - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011618482
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Litchi production and marketing in Bihar, India
Jha, Brajesh - 2018
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Towards sustainable, productive and profitable agriculture : case of rice and sugarcane
Gulati, Ashok; Mohan, Gayathri - 2018
Study on water productivity issues of rice cultivation in Punjab and sugarcane cultivation in Maharashtra … irrigation water available in the country. Hence if sustainable agriculture water-use has to be ensured, economics (productivity … and profitability) of at least these two crops needs to be studied thoroughly to see how best higher productivity and …
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Climate change adaptation in agriculture : ex ante analysis of promising and alternative crop technologies using DSSAT and IMPACT
Robinson, Sherman; Mason-D'Croz, Daniel; Islam, Shahnila; … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011489428
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Technological interventions in Indian agriculture for enhancement of crop productivity
2012
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