Community water management to intensify agricultural productivity in the polders of the coastal zone of Bangladesh
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DOI: 10.1007/s10333-019-00785-4
Abstract: Most of the lands of the southern coastal zone of Bangladesh are protected from tidal flooding and storm surges by embankments constructed during the 1960s and 1970s, creating polders. Sluice gates in the embankments connect… read more here.
Keywords: agricultural productivity; water; coastal zone; water management ... See more keywords
Food crop marketing and agricultural productivity in a high price environment: evidence and implications for Mozambique
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DOI: 10.1007/s12571-017-0731-x
Abstract: This paper assesses the relationships between smallholder agricultural productivity and market participation in a high food price environment in Mozambique. To understand the bi-directional nature of these relationships we used panel data methods to evaluate… read more here.
Keywords: agricultural productivity; productivity; market participation; price environment ... See more keywords
Impact of irrigation on interannual variability in United States agricultural productivity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106141
Abstract: Abstract Irrigation contributes to enhance and sustain agricultural production in the U.S. across all aridity regimes, via mitigation against interannual environmental variability. Currently, a quantitative understanding of the role of irrigation in stabilizing agricultural yields… read more here.
Keywords: agricultural productivity; irrigation; variability; yield ... See more keywords
Factors influencing dryland agricultural productivity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104489
Abstract: Abstract Agriculture is one of the most important sectors in the world. It provides food for the growing world populations while also creating employment opportunities. This sector, however, is greatly threatened by climate change, increased… read more here.
Keywords: world; land degradation; factors influencing; productivity ... See more keywords
Forest change and agricultural productivity: Evidence from Indonesia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.10.001
Abstract: We examine the effect of forest cover change on agricultural productivity using household panel data and remote sensing data on forest change. The focus of the study is rural Indonesia, where deforestation is causing intensive… read more here.
Keywords: productivity; forest change; indonesia; agricultural productivity ... See more keywords
The Impact of Public Expenditure and International Trade on Agricultural Productivity in China
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DOI: 10.1080/1540496x.2018.1437542
Abstract: ABSTRACT The “industry nurturing agriculture” reforms and World Trade Organization accession led to dramatic growth in public expenditure and international trade in China’s agricultural sector. This article aims to estimate the effects of public expenditure… read more here.
Keywords: agricultural productivity; trade; public expenditure; expenditure international ... See more keywords
Developing pathways to improve smallholder agricultural productivity through ecological intensification technologies in semi-arid Limpopo, South Africa
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DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2018.1550936
Abstract: Agriculture faces an enormous global challenge of feeding nine billion people by 2050. This means a comprehensive intensification of agriculture is required. Ecological intensification is gaining momentum as a clearly defined vision for increasing agriculture… read more here.
Keywords: agricultural productivity; ecological intensification; south africa; intensification technologies ... See more keywords
Convergence, Development, and Energy-Intensive Infrastructure in Africa: A Review of the Evidence
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DOI: 10.3390/su131910572
Abstract: The structural changes in an economy that accompany its growth to high-income status have been predictable in Europe, the United States, and Asia, characterized by declining employment in agriculture and rising levels of urbanization driven… read more here.
Keywords: agricultural productivity; share; energy; evidence ... See more keywords
Monitoring agricultural productivity for sustainable production and R&D planning
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DOI: 10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2018-66
Abstract: Abstract Argentina’s G20 presidency has emphasized the need to improve soil management and sustainably increase agricultural productivity to achieve an inclusive and resilient food future. While increased agricultural productivity can improve economic welfare and help… read more here.
Keywords: agricultural productivity; productivity sustainable; monitoring agricultural; productivity ... See more keywords
Differences in Agricultural Productivity Among Women and Men on Small-Scale Farms in Senegal: Contributions of Agricultural Innovations
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DOI: 10.5539/jas.v14n5p1
Abstract: This study aims to measure the contribution of technological innovations in gender gaps in agricultural productivity in Senegal. This study uses data from the 2018 Annual Agricultural Survey (AAS) conducted under the FAO Integrated Agricultural… read more here.
Keywords: women men; among women; productivity among; agricultural innovations ... See more keywords