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2. Mining, Identification, and Characterization of Three Xylanases from the Microbiota of T. fuciformis with Its Companion Strains.
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Lin, Yanhuan, Li, Changle, Wei, Chenxin, Lin, Hui, and Zhang, Liaoyuan
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XYLANASES ,ESCHERICHIA coli ,POST-translational modification ,MOLECULAR cloning ,PAPER industry ,AGRICULTURAL development - Abstract
Microbial xylanase has wide application in bioenergy, animal feed, environmental protection, the pulp and paper industry, and agricultural development. In this study, three xylanases from the microbiota of T. fuciformis with its companion strains were identified by metagenomics sequencing. The three enzymes were subjected to cloning and expression in E. coli or P. pastoris, purification, and characterization for their properties. The results showed that AsXyn1, from Annulohypoxylon stygium, among the three enzymes possessed high thermostability at 40 °C and broad pH tolerance in the range of 2.0–10.0, exhibiting its application potential. Furthermore, it was found that post-translational modification (such as glycosylation) of AsXyn1 enzyme modulated its activity, kinetic parameters, and thermostability. These results and findings provided a hint for enzyme modification and design in future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. Agricultural science review paper agricultural sciences vs. agricultural engineering: An overview
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Paul, P.K., Sinha, R.R., Bhuimalli, Anil, Tiwary, K.S., Aremu, Bashiru, and Baby, Pappachan
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- 2020
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4. Does state-led urbanization come at the cost of agriculture? Evidence from China
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Liu, Wenhua, He, Zekai, and Wang, Qi
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- 2024
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5. Research and Development of Decision Support System for Regional Agricultural Development Programming
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Liu, Jiangang, Wu, Yongchang, Tao, Tingting, Chu, Qingquan, Li, Daoliang, editor, and Chen, Yingyi, editor
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- 2013
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6. Policy issues in agroforestry: technology adoption and regional integration in the western Brazilian Amazon
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Vosti, S. A., Witcover, J., Oliveira, S., Faminow, M., Nair, P. K. R., editor, and Latt, C. R., editor
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- 1998
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7. African agricultural development: How are we contributing?
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AGRICULTURAL development ,AGRICULTURAL economics ,NATURAL resources ,CONFERENCE papers ,DEVELOPMENT economics ,ECONOMIC development - Abstract
A database of journal articles and conference papers that cover the economics of agricultural development in Africa during the period 2016–2020 was compiled. These papers are first described in terms of demographic and bibliometric criteria, followed by a network analysis of the main centers of origin and of influence of this research. Finally, three different processes were used to test the policy relevance of the work. These include a simple enumeration of the policy recommendations in a sample of the papers, a megatrend analysis, and a comparison of their focus with the standard narrative of the role of agriculture in economic development. The results show that a large proportion of the literature is not forward‐looking, and is weak on policy relevance. We ignore a number of issues that engage the attention of those concerned with implementing structural change in agriculture across the many very different but very real natural resource, political, social, economic, and technological environments around the continent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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8. Future benefits from biological nitrogen fixation: An ecological approach to agriculture
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Giller, K. E., Cadisch, G., Ladha, J. K., editor, and Peoples, M. B., editor
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- 1995
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9. The impact of digital technologies on the transformation processes of agrarian science and education.
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Shumakova, Oksana, Mozzherina, Tatiana, and Kryukova, Olga
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DIGITAL transformation ,SCIENCE education ,ELECTRONIC paper ,AGRICULTURAL development ,EDUCATIONAL innovations ,DIGITAL technology ,AGRICULTURAL technology - Abstract
In cases where the country's economy is preparing for complete digitalization, the agro-industrial complex asks for a significant "reset", considering the existing threats and opportunities. This implies the diversification of academic papers with an emphasis on digital technologies, specialist training capable of working in agriculture and the processing industry on modern equipment using specialized software. The authors highlight and analyze the main trends, the focus on which will speed up the transformation of research, innovation and educational processes. The above is also true for the national projects and programs "Science and Universities", "Digital Economy", "Staff for the Digital Economy", and the departmental project "Digital Agriculture". The urgency of conducted studies and conclusions drawn by the authors is due to the following: modern agrarian science is a fusion of fundamental and applied academic and innovative research to enter the global agenda and respond to existing challenges. Therefore, agrarian science should be provided with experts in various fields who are able to formulate and solve urgent problems to meet the global trends in the agricultural development. It is impossible to make predictions regarding the digitalization efficiency of agriculture without this. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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10. Research on SLAM Localization Algorithm for Orchard Dynamic Vision Based on YOLOD-SLAM2.
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Ma, Zhen, Yang, Siyuan, Li, Jingbin, and Qi, Jiangtao
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AGRICULTURAL development ,MEASUREMENT errors ,TREE trunks ,AGRICULTURE ,ORCHARDS - Abstract
With the development of agriculture, the complexity and dynamism of orchard environments pose challenges to the perception and positioning of inter-row environments for agricultural vehicles. This paper proposes a method for extracting navigation lines and measuring pedestrian obstacles. The improved YOLOv5 algorithm is used to detect tree trunks between left and right rows in orchards. The experimental results show that the average angle deviation of the extracted navigation lines was less than 5 degrees, verifying its accuracy. Due to the variable posture of pedestrians and ineffective camera depth, a distance measurement algorithm based on a four-zone depth comparison is proposed for pedestrian obstacle distance measurement. Experimental results showed that within a range of 6 m, the average relative error of distance measurement did not exceed 1%, and within a range of 9 m, the maximum relative error was 2.03%. The average distance measurement time was 30 ms, which could accurately and quickly achieve pedestrian distance measurement in orchard environments. On the publicly available TUM RGB-D dynamic dataset, YOLOD-SLAM2 significantly reduced the RMSE index of absolute trajectory error compared to the ORB-SLAM2 algorithm, which was less than 0.05 m/s. In actual orchard environments, YOLOD-SLAM2 had a higher degree of agreement between the estimated trajectory and the true trajectory when the vehicle was traveling in straight and circular directions. The RMSE index of the absolute trajectory error was less than 0.03 m/s, and the average tracking time was 47 ms, indicating that the YOLOD-SLAM2 algorithm proposed in this paper could meet the accuracy and real-time requirements of agricultural vehicle positioning in orchard environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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11. Dual carbon goals and the impact on future agricultural development in China: a general equilibrium analysis
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Wei, Wei, Cui, Qi, and Sheng, Yu
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- 2022
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12. Papers presented at the New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (Inc.) Ninth Annual Conference : incorporating the 27th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Branch of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (Inc.) : Blenheim Country Lodge, July 2003
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Agribusiness
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- 2003
13. Papers presented at the New Zealand Agricultural Economics Society (Inc.) Third Annual Conference : New Zealand agriculture in the 21st century : incorporating the 21st Annual Conference of the NZ Branch of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (Inc.) : Blenheim Country Lodge, July 1996.
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Agribusiness
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- 1996
14. Kenya; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
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null International Monetary Fund
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History ,Agricultural development ,Economic conditions ,Economic growth ,Development planning ,Employment policy ,Economic reforms ,Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers ,Political economy ,Social policy ,Kenya ,Infrastructure ,Medium-term strategy ,Tourism ,Trade ,per, primary schools, primary school, primary education, special needs ,expenditure, public expenditure, expenditures, per, mtef ,Computer Science Applications ,Education - Abstract
This paper on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) on Kenya explains macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing. The overall objective of macroeconomic policy is to restore economic growth within a sustainable framework of low inflation and healthy balance of payments. The primary objective of the health sector reform process is to enhance accessibility and affordability of quality basic health services for all Kenyans with special emphasis on the poor and vulnerable.
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- 2010
15. Republic of Mozambique; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note
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null International Monetary Fund
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History ,Education ,Economic growth ,Agricultural development ,Debt sustainability analysis ,Debt relief ,Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers ,Private sector ,Public finance ,Health care ,Governance ,HIV and AIDS ,Mozambique ,Investment ,Tax reforms ,poverty reduction strategy, poverty reduction strategy paper, fiscal regime, fiscal scenario, reform program ,Computer Science Applications - Abstract
This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PARPA) for the Republic of Mozambique highlights the poverty situation and macroeconomic and fiscal frameworks. The strategy to consolidate macroeconomic stability and accelerate the second wave of reforms in PARPA II should facilitate sustained broad-based growth and poverty reduction. A good investment climate is essential for the development of the private sector, thereby fostering broad-based growth and employment creation. There is a need to develop systems for a timely delivery and improved dissemination of key results to the public.
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- 2007
16. Republic of Armenia; Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
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null International Monetary Fund
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History ,Employment policy ,Economic reforms ,Economic policy ,Economic indicators ,Economic growth ,Agricultural development ,Armenia ,Infrastructure ,Monetary policy ,Human capital ,Social safety nets ,Social indicators ,Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers ,Tax policy ,budget, debt, public administration, public expenditures, revenues ,Computer Science Applications ,Education - Abstract
The key findings of Republic of Armenia’s Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper are reviewed. Macroeconomic and fiscal framework has been completely revised, taking into account the 2007 outcomes, tendencies developed during 2008, and challenges, particularly the projected increase of consumption prices and the GDP deflator. The structure of the economy has been reconsidered, targeting a larger share of industry and service sectors, mostly owing to the reduction in construction.
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- 2008
17. Cameroon; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Progress Report- Joint Staff Advisory Note
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null International Monetary Fund
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History ,Education ,Financial sector ,Agricultural development ,Industrial policy ,Governance ,Health care ,Private sector ,Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers ,Poverty reduction strategy ,reduction strategy, poverty reduction strategy paper, human resource development, social services ,Computer Science Applications - Abstract
The fourth annual progress report on the implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) provides a generally candid review of achievements and obstacles in implementation during 2006. The current report incorporates to a limited extent IMF staff recommendations from the previous Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN). The ongoing preparation of an updated PRS provides an opportunity to address more forcefully growth bottlenecks in Cameroon. The report covers a period of good external and fiscal performance, but accompanied by a significant decline in economic growth.
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- 2008
18. Chad; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Joint Staff Advisory Note
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null International Monetary Fund
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History ,Chad ,Agricultural development ,Financial management ,Government expenditures ,Fiscal policy ,National security ,Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers ,Public finance ,Social policy ,Transport ,expenditure, primary education, school construction, health expenditure ,Computer Science Applications ,Education - Abstract
Implementation of Chad’s first National Poverty Reduction Strategy was undermined by persistent internal conflict, weak governance, and lack of commitment to and ownership of economic and social reforms. The focus now is on the restoration of security, the improvement of governance, the diversification of the economy, and the promotion of human development. The government has to be mindful of the risks to this strategy. Executive Directors propose that the government should shift away from past patterns and demonstrate commitment to poverty reduction and good governance.
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- 2010
19. Chad; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
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null International Monetary Fund
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History ,parasitic diseases ,Agricultural development ,Budgetary policy ,Chad ,Economic growth ,Social policy ,Political economy ,Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers ,Private sector ,Millennium Development Goals ,Infrastructure ,Governance ,education, primary school, primary education, enrollment ,Computer Science Applications ,Education ,per, expenditure, poverty reduction strategy, fiscal policy, poverty line - Abstract
In October 2006, the Chadian government prepared a second National Poverty Reduction Strategy (NPRS2). NPRS2 analyzed poverty in Chad, reviewed the results of the first NPRS and progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), defined the strategic pillars of the second strategy, examined two key scenarios for poverty reduction and growth, and described the institutional framework for implementation of the strategy. The government considers NPRS2 as the main instrument for achieving the MDGs in Chad, and therefore the preferred framework for socioeconomic development.
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- 2010
20. Burkina Faso; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report
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International Monetary Fund
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History ,Economic policy ,Economic growth ,Income distribution ,Human capital ,Government expenditures ,Fiscal reforms ,Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers ,Social safety nets ,vocational training, food security, primary school, young people, child labor ,Burkina Faso ,Agriculture ,Employment ,Education ,Investment ,Livestock ,Mining sector ,Fisheries ,Gross domestic product ,Health care ,Governance ,Income ,HIV and AIDS ,HIPC Initiative ,Telephone systems ,hiv/aids, stis, primary school, literacy training, pregnant women ,Agroindustries ,Agricultural development ,Millennium Development Goals ,Water resources ,Textile industry ,young people, vocational training, primary education, social protection, secondary education, Mining secto, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papersr ,Computer Science Applications - Abstract
This annual progress report reviews Burkina Faso’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). The regional integration dynamics was considered as an action variable that allowed Burkina Faso to better insert itself into the global economy. The major quantitative objectives of the revised PRSP are to increase per capita GDP by at least 4 percent starting in 2004, to reduce the incidence of poverty to less than 35 percent by 2015, and to increase life expectancy to at least 60 years by 2015. Burkina Faso’s performance regarding the implementation of the macroeconomic program remains overall satisfactory.
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- 2007
21. The Gambia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Second Annual Progress Report: Joint Staff Advisory Note
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null International Monetary Fund
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Agricultural development ,Government expenditures ,Governance ,Gambia, The ,Fiscal policy ,Investment policy ,Monetary policy ,Social policy ,Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers ,apr, expenditures, expenditure, poverty reducing expenditures, public expenditure ,History ,Computer Science Applications ,Education - Abstract
A number of initiatives begun in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) remain incomplete and need to be further implemented in the new PRSP. Executive Directors recommend institutionalization of the PRSP process as a comprehensive approach to overall public policymaking. Strengthened governance is a fundamental cornerstone of the PRSP process. The Gambia has to sustain ongoing efforts, especially in strengthening public expenditure management, the investment climate, and internal controls at the central bank. It will be critical for the PRSP process to be open, transparent, and participatory.
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- 2006
22. Does agricultural development affect environmental quality? The case of carbon dioxide emission in Ghana
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Kwakwa, Paul Adjei, Acheampong, Vera, and Aboagye, Solomon
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- 2022
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23. BCC&I seeks policy to extend focused support towards exports from agricultural sector.
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AGRICULTURE ,AGRICULTURAL development ,CAPITAL intensive industries ,PAPER industry ,TARIFF ,COAL reserves ,COMMERCIAL policy - Abstract
The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCC&I) has made several recommendations in its pre-budget memorandum regarding foreign trade policy, customs, ease of doing business, and policy matters. These recommendations include extending support for agricultural exports, providing budgetary support for the promotion of agricultural produce sourced from farmer produce organizations, ensuring a stable policy for the export of agricultural products, revising the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) rates for agri-based products, treating tourism services for foreign tourists as 'Deemed Export' and exempting them from GST, allowing the import of second-hand capital goods under the Zero duty EPCG scheme, synchronizing SEZ customs data with the EDI database, changing the import duty on crude glycerin to NIL rate, prioritizing allocation of coal and railway rakes to captive power plants of the pulp and paper industry, providing a facility for importers to check the balance amount in MEIS/SEIS licenses, supporting the digitization of blockchain technology, issuing regulations for recognition of captive renewable energy generating plants, and providing single window clearance and a state-wide license for all agricultural inputs. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
24. The determinants of food security in Sudan: the case of Kassala state
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Mohamed Nour, Samia Satti Osman and Abdalla, Eltayeb Mohamedain
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- 2021
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25. The Gambia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Second Annual Progress Report
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null International Monetary Fund
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History ,Agricultural development ,Budgetary policy ,Central banks ,Fiscal policy ,Revenues ,Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers ,Privatization ,Social policy ,Gambia, The ,Governance ,Government expenditures ,expenditure, hiv/aids, expenditures, mortality rate, public expenditure ,Computer Science Applications ,Education - Abstract
The economic performance has been positive as tight macroeconomic policies prevailed, helped by a remarkable revenue mobilization effort. None of the key indicator targets were met. Fiscal performance improved, but there was an increase in the overall fiscal deficit. Monetary policy was also less expansionary. Efforts were sustained to strengthen the justice delivery system. The long-term goal is to eradicate poverty by significantly increasing the national income, through stable economic growth, and reducing income and non-income inequalities through specific poverty-reduction priority interventions.
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- 2006
26. Groundwater governance in Jordan: the case of Azraq Basin. A Policy White Paper
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Molle, Francois, Al Karablieh, E., Al Naber, M., Closas, Alvar, and Salman, A.
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Water resources ,River basins ,Jordan ,Resource /Energy Economics and Policy ,Illegal practices ,Drilling ,Water management ,Farm Management ,Agribusiness ,Environmental Economics and Policy ,Water law ,Wells ,Groundwater ,Agricultural development ,Water governance ,Water policy ,Water use - Published
- 2017
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27. Innovating Methods of Agricultural Development Research and Practice.
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Roberts, T. G.
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AGRICULTURAL development ,AGRICULTURAL research ,RESEARCH & development ,SUSTAINABLE development ,RESEARCH institutes - Abstract
As we race towards 2030, the target date for achieving the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, it is critical that we examine our approaches to agricultural development research and practice. We should not expect extraordinary results by using the approaches we have always used. Rather, we must innovate. To that end, Advancements in Agricultural Development held a Symposium on Methods of Agricultural Development Research and Practice in October 2023 on the University of Reading campus, co-hosted by the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development. We invited recognized experts from around the world to develop papers focused on innovative methods of agricultural development practice or innovative methods of agricultural development research. We had ten papers presented that were authored by 26 researchers representing 13 universities/research institutes in 6 countries. Sixteen authors attended the symposium to present their papers. A healthy dialogue followed each presentation to help authors refine their papers, resulting in the articles published in this special issue. A summary of each article is provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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28. QUANTITATIVE APPROACH TO INFLUENCING DRIVERS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT.
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DRAGOMIR, Vili, BOLBOASA, Bianca, RODINO, Steliana, and BUTU, Marian
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SUSTAINABILITY ,AGRICULTURAL development ,NATURAL resources ,CLIMATE change ,BIBLIOMETRICS - Abstract
The need to address the complex exchanges between natural resource efficiency and economic growth has become increasingly discussed in worldwide strategies and position papers. Resource depletion, environmental challenges and climate change are just a few topics related to fast industrialization and economic expansion. The question is how information regarding crops, climatic factors, or solutions used in plant treatment are managed. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the scientific environment regarding quantitative indicators and models for the assessment of sustainable agriculture practices. The study is based on a bibliometric analysis made using Web of science database and processing using biblioshiny environment from R package. The most relevant works and influential authors in the field of quantitative modelling for sustainable agriculture were identified and a set of indicators and metrics for evaluating efforts in transitioning towards sustainability were synthetised. Integrating practical data into quantitative models can provide insights into trends, correlations, or even predictions, and the results obtained serve as inputs for decision-makers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
29. AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF A CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND FRANCOPHONIE STATES. CASE STUDY: ROMANIA.
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CHEREJI, Aurelia-Ioana, CHIURCIU, Irina-Adriana, and SEBE, Mihai
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CIRCULAR economy ,AGRICULTURAL industries ,AGRICULTURAL development ,RURAL development ,FOOD chains - Abstract
The paper presents the current situation as regards the circular economy in agriculture in Romania, while also taking into consideration its global impact. We have here a system globally endorsed by the United Nations. It is also important for regional organisations such as the European Union or la Francophonie as the circular economy seems to have a high number of advantages in tackling climate change, creating a sustainable food chain, improving the organic character of the agriculture, etc. From that perspective Romania represents an interesting case study as it is both a European Union member state and a member of the Francophonie. It thus follows both sets of rules and recommendations in order to improve its status. The paper uses the bibliographic method and reviews the main documents that settle this aspect and presents the legal framework for circular economy. The put into practice of the circular economy in the Romanian agriculture would bring a series of advantages (environment, food safety, etc.) while also requiring systemic transformations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
30. Appropriate Agricultural Development in an Indian Village
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Singh, Mukat, Hill, Stuart, editor, and Ott, Pierre, editor
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- 1982
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31. Review and bibliometric analysis of Chinese agricultural economics research: 2006-2015.
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Chen, Qiuhong, Geng, Ning, and Zhu, Kan
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AGRICULTURAL economics ,AGRICULTURAL economics research ,INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics) ,AGRICULTURAL development ,INDUSTRIALIZATION - Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reveal the distributional characteristics and evolutional patterns in source periodicals, topics, authors, funding, and institutes of research papers in Chinese Agricultural Economics so as to understand the current situations and developmental tendency of Chinese agricultural economics research over the past decade.Design/methodology/approach Using the citation analysis method, this paper analyzed the distributional characteristics and evolution of source periodicals, fields, authors and topics of 2,203 highly cited journal papers from the database of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and 189 cited journal papers from database of Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) in agricultural economics first-authored by Chinese scholars from 2006 to 2015.Findings First, over the past decade, agricultural economics research in China has seen a rapid development. Specially, 103 scholars and 42 institutes have played key roles in the development, and 12 Chinese periodicals and 3 international journals have been the most influential outlets. Second, the coverage of the topics in Chinese agricultural economics research is broad and has expanded over the past decade. The rural land issue has been the most popular topic, while the issues regarding rural institutional arrangements and industrialization in rural areas have been explored extensively. However, issues in other fields, such as agricultural markets and trade, rural labor, food safety, etc. have to be further studied. Third, the improvements of economic theory and quantitative analytic techniques, the supports from research funding, and an increase in the collaboration between Chinese scholars and those from other countries have made great contribution to the rapid development of Chinese agricultural economics research over the past decade.Originality/value This paper is an original work that identifies the most influential journal papers including highly cited journal papers from CNKI and cited journal papers from SSCI, using citation frequency and standard Essential Science Indicators method. This is a contribution relative to the methods used by previous studies, which did not account for frequency of citation of a paper. Moreover, this study is based on data from two databases, CNKI and SSCI, suggesting that the coverage of sample papers is broader compared to those of previous studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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32. Creating Abundance: Biological Innovation and American Agricultural Development. ByAlan L. Olmstead and Paul W. Rhode. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. xii + 467 pp. Illustrations, maps, tables, figures, bibliography, notes, index. Cloth, $73.99; paper, $23.99. ISBN: cloth, 978-0-521-85711-6; paper, 978-0-521-67387-7
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Sara M. Gregg
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History ,Agricultural development ,Index (economics) ,Abundance (ecology) ,Economic history ,Regional science ,Bibliography ,Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) ,Business and International Management - Published
- 2011
33. Niger: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: 2005 Status Report
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International Monetary Fund
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History ,Energy sector ,External debt ,Education ,Economic growth ,Fiscal policy ,Financial systems ,Domestic debt ,Budgets ,Agricultural production ,Agricultural development ,Revenues ,Public finance ,Population ,Private sector ,Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers ,Information technology ,Mining sector ,Niger ,Monetary policy ,HIV and AIDS ,Inflation ,Governance ,Government expenditures ,Health care ,Heavily indebted poor countries ,Tourism ,Trade ,Transport ,expenditure, debt, public expenditure, mtef ,Computer Science Applications - Abstract
This paper discusses key findings of the 2005 Status Report on Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) on Niger. The report is based on an assessment of economic and financial performance and sectoral policy and strategy implementation in 2005. The findings reveal that implementation of the priority sectoral policies and strategies by the various line ministries has been affected to some extent not only by Niger’s geopolitical environment but also by compliance with the economic and financial program agreed upon with the Bretton Woods institutions.
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- 2007
34. Rwanda: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Annual Progress Report
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International Monetary Fund
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History ,Agricultural development ,Economic conditions ,Financial programs ,Economic growth ,Education ,External sector ,Social policy ,Public finance ,Rwanda ,Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers ,HIV and AIDS ,Health care ,Governance ,Monetary policy ,hiv/aids, primary education, hiv, health services, pregnant women ,budget, debt, public sector, budget execution, local government ,Computer Science Applications - Abstract
This paper reviews the Annual Progress Report for Rwanda’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The performance of the Rwandan economy improved in 2004. GDP growth increased from 0.9 percent to 4.2 percent. The Government of Rwanda continued the implementation of its widespread program of reform of the national public finance management system. Progress on aid coordination and harmonization was consolidated during 2004 by putting in place some new structures, such as the External Finance Unit in Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and the Development Partners Coordination Group secretariat.
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- 2006
35. Green industrial policy and green development of agriculture—Quasi-natural experiment based on the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China.
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Shao, Jingbo
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SUSTAINABLE development ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,AGRICULTURAL development ,SUSTAINABLE agriculture ,INDUSTRIAL policy - Abstract
Based on the panel data of 30 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions in China from 2012 to 2022, from the perspective of harmony between man and nature, this paper selects 20 indicators to measure the level of agricultural green development from five dimensions such as ecological conservation and resource conservation by entropy weight method. On this basis, taking the implementation of green industrial policy in the Yangtze River Economic Belt as a quasi-natural experiment, the policy effect of green industrial policy on agricultural green development was analyzed by using the difference-in-difference method. The study found that: (1) the green development of agriculture is basically increasing year by year in each province, but there are some differences in the green development of agriculture among provinces; (2) Compared with the non-implementation areas of policies, the green development of agriculture in the implementation areas of policies has been significantly improved, and has passed a series of robustness tests; (3) The mechanism analysis shows that the green industrial policy has a crowding-out effect on industrial development, but significantly enhances the ecological construction and protection, thus promoting the green development of agriculture; (4) Heterogeneity analysis shows that the policy has a significant positive incentive effect on the upper and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and the incentive effect on the middle reaches is not significant; (5) The impact of technological level on agricultural green development shows a positive U-shaped relationship. The improvement of education and information development levels also effectively promotes the green development of agriculture. This paper provides important empirical evidence and factual references for further promoting the green development of agriculture and the improvement of green industrial policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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36. The green transformation of agricultural production: evaluating the spatial role of agricultural industrial structure innovation in Guangdong, China.
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Weikun Zhang, Zheng Li, Wagan, Shoaib Ahmed, and Shiwei Tan
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INDUSTRIAL productivity ,AGRICULTURAL productivity ,AGRICULTURAL innovations ,SUSTAINABLE development ,AGRICULTURAL development ,REGIONAL differences - Abstract
Introduction: The primary function and spatial layout of agriculture are essential foundations and prerequisites for achieving green development. This paper explores the growth drivers for the green transformation of agricultural production in Guangdong, China, aiming to guide the continuous green and low-carbon development of agricultural productivity in Guangdong. Methods: Based on the panel data of 21 prefecture-level cities in Guangdong, China, from 2004 to 2022, this paper uses DEA-BCC and DEA-Malmquist to measure the agricultural green total factor productivity (AGTFP) and its decomposition efficiency in Guangdong China. The SDM is employed to analyze its spatial spillover roles of the agricultural industrial structure (AIS) innovation. Results: The results show that the AGTFP varies with an overall fluctuating upward trend, but the imbalance of regional differences still exists, characterized as "Pearl River Delta > Eastern Wing > Western Wing > Mountainous Area," indicating the siphoning role from Pearl River Delta. There is a strong spatial correlation between the AGTFP and the AIS. Discussion: Our evidence suggests that the AIS innovation improves the AGTFP and can have positive spatial consequences in neighboring areas. Besides, human capital hinders AGTFP, accounting for the self-exploitation in agricultural production driven by the excessive labor force input. Our findings highlight the spatial impact of the AIS innovation on the AGTFP when greening agricultural production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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37. Second-Order Text Matching Algorithm for Agricultural Text.
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Sun, Xiaoyang, Song, Yunsheng, and Huang, Jianing
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LANGUAGE models ,AGRICULTURAL economics ,AGRICULTURAL development ,SUSTAINABLE agriculture ,AGRICULTURE - Abstract
Text matching promotes the research and application of deep understanding of text information, and it provides the basis for information retrieval, recommendation systems and natural language processing by exploring the similar structures in text data. Owning to the outstanding performance and automatically extract text features for the target, the methods based-pre-training models gradually become the mainstream. However, such models usually suffer from the disadvantages of slow retrieval speed and low running efficiency. On the other hand, previous text matching algorithms have mainly focused on horizontal domain research, and there are relatively few vertical domain algorithms for agricultural text, which need to be further investigated. To address this issue, a second-order text matching algorithm has been developed. This paper first obtains a large amount of text about typical agricultural crops and constructs a database by using web crawlers and querying relevant textbooks, etc. Then BM25 algorithm is used to generate a candidate set and BERT model is used to filter the optimal match based on the candidate set. Experiments have shown that the Precision@1 of this second-order algorithm can reach 88.34% on the dataset constructed in this paper, and the average time to match a piece of text is only 2.02 s. Compared with BERT model and BM25 algorithm, there is an increase of 8.81% and 13.73% in Precision@1 respectively. In terms of the average time required for matching a text, it is 55.2 s faster than BERT model and only 2 s slower than BM25 algorithm. It can improve the efficiency and accuracy of agricultural information retrieval, agricultural decision support, agricultural market analysis, etc., and promote the sustainable development of agriculture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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38. Construction-Oriented Optimization of Pressurized Irrigation Networks to Minimize Irrigation Costs.
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Pang, Yiyuan, Tang, Pan, Li, Hong, Chen, Chao, Liang, Qi, and Marinello, Francesco
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WATER use ,AGRICULTURAL development ,ENGINEERING standards ,FLOW velocity ,GENETIC algorithms - Abstract
Pressurized irrigation network systems constitute an important water-saving approach, but their relatively high costs limit their promotion. Pipe diameter optimization is the most direct way to reduce irrigation costs and can bring significant economic benefits. In recent years, material technology developments have improved networks' impact resistance, resulting in traditional flow velocity constraints no longer applying to current network designs, and appropriately increasing the velocity has become an engineering requirement. In addition, with the update of engineering construction standards, the location of pipe diameter changes is no longer limited to pipe section connections and is allowed to change between standard pipes. Therefore, this paper removes the constraint of the upper limit of flow velocity, defines it as a factor related to the maintenance cost of the network, and establishes a pipe section optimization model. Further, this paper changes the minimum optimization unit from pipe sections to standard pipes and establishes a standard pipe optimization model. The results show that compared with traditional optimization methods, the pipe section optimization model that deletes the upper velocity limit can reduce costs by 5.1%, in which the velocity will not increase infinitely but will be stable within a reasonable range. The standard pipe optimization model can reduce irrigation costs by 12.1%. It is worth noting that the two models were optimized to balance the head loss; their energy costs did not change significantly with the reduction in pipe diameter. In addition, this paper changes the structure of the traditional algorithm and designs a structure of double selection and parallel variation, achieving a faster and more accurate solution than the classic genetic algorithm. Practical Applications: Smart irrigation is an irrigation method based on advanced technology and data analysis that can manage water resources more accurately and efficiently. As an essential part of smart irrigation, pressure networks have the characteristics of saving water resources, improving the water utilization coefficient, and facilitating management and control. Their promotion can promote the development of agriculture. However, high network costs limit the popularity of smart network irrigation. Therefore, this study is based on the latest material technology, cancels the upper limit of flow velocity, and establishes a pipe section optimization model. Furthermore, this paper changes the minimum optimization unit from pipe sections to standard pipes and establishes a standard pipe optimization model. The research results show that the standard pipe optimization model can significantly reduce irrigation costs. This has practical significance for increasing farmers' income and promoting the development of smart pipeline irrigation. In addition, this paper changes the structure of the traditional algorithm and designs a structure of double selection and parallel variation, achieving a faster and more accurate solution than the classic genetic algorithm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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39. Climate Change, Biased Technological Advances and Agricultural TFP: Empirical Evidence from China.
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Cao, Ying, Fan, Zhixiong, Chen, Weiqiang, Cao, Zhijian, and Jiang, Anyin
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CROPPING systems ,INDUSTRIAL productivity ,AGRICULTURE ,APPROPRIATE technology ,AGRICULTURAL development ,TECHNOLOGICAL progress - Abstract
The impact of climate change on agricultural quality development under the constraint of China's "Double Carbon" target has been widely discussed by policy practitioners and academic theorists. This paper attempts to deconstruct the logic of how climate change affects agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) in three dimensions—the structure of agricultural input factors, the change in the cropping system, and the stability of crop supply. This paper also reveals the mechanism through which biased technological progress increases agricultural TFP by weakening the magnitude of climate change and empirically tests it by using China's provincial-level data from 2000 to 2021. This study showed that average annual temperature and annual precipitation had significant negative effects on agricultural TFP, that the number of sunshine hours had a significant positive effect on agricultural TFP, and that obvious regional differences existed in the effect of climate change on agricultural TFP. Further mechanism tests revealed that biased technological progress positively moderated the effect of climate change on agricultural TFP. Based on these findings, the appropriate countermeasures for improving climate early warning mechanisms, promoting the progress of appropriate technology, and fostering new agricultural management bodies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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40. The Gambia: Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Annual Progress Report
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International Monetary Fund
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History ,Fiscal management ,Agricultural development ,Gambia, The ,Social policy ,Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers ,expenditures, reduction strategy, poverty reduction strategy, poverty-reducing expenditures, expenditure ,Computer Science Applications ,Education - Abstract
This Joint Staff Advisory Note reviews the first Annual Progress Report (APR) of The Gambia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The APR indicates that The Gambia’s progress in implementing the PRSP has been uneven. Slow implementation mainly reflected low capacity, a lack of commitment, and poor prioritization of policies implemented in 2002–03. Among the five basic components, the authorities made the most progress in increasing access to basic social services. By contrast, they did not achieve most macroeconomic targets for 2002 and 2003.
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- 2006
41. Guinea: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - Second Annual Progress Report: Joint Staff Advisory Note
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International Monetary Fund
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History ,Education ,Economic growth ,Agricultural development ,Corruption ,Economic conditions ,Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers ,Poverty reduction ,Mining sector ,Guinea ,Health care ,Governance ,Government expenditures ,apr, expenditures, expenditure, public expenditure ,Computer Science Applications - Abstract
Guinea’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) presented well-defined poverty reduction. The government should strengthen capacity to monitor policy and PRS outcomes to facilitate the central role of the PRS as both a policy document and a tool to coordinate policies. Strong macroeconomic policies have to be adopted while ensuring that the composition of expenditure identifies policy weaknesses related to governance and public service delivery, and sets out appropriate policy responses. Linking policies and poverty-reduction strategies to policy targets and outcome indicators is suggested by Executive Directors.
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- 2006
42. Republic of Madagascar: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report
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International Monetary Fund
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History ,Economic growth ,Economic indicators ,Education ,Economic reforms ,Cost of living ,Competition ,Agricultural development ,Social indicators ,Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers ,Private sector ,Health care ,Governance ,Madagascar ,prevention, young people, social protection, malnutrition, vocational training ,Computer Science Applications - Abstract
Developing and boosting the private sector, in the area of industry, trade, and private sector, actions for securing investment, promoting investment, developing partnerships in Madagascar produced positive results. The investment rate is 12.37 percent out of an objective of 14 percent. The achievements in the rehabilitation of rural roads have improved compared with those of 2004, but the objectives for the year have not been achieved (65 percent). In posts and telecommunication, for the postal service, the number of savings “Tsinjolavitra” recorded a net improvement compared with those of the previous year.
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- 2006
43. Factors influencing savings among land reform beneficiaries in South Africa
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Antwi, Michael and Chagwiza, Clarietta
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- 2019
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44. Creating Abundance: Biological Innovation and American Agricultural Development, 1700–1960. By Alan L. Olmstead and Paul W. Rhode. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Pp. xii, 467. $80.00 cloth; $23.99, paper
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Jeremy Atack
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Economics and Econometrics ,History ,Agricultural development ,Abundance (ecology) ,Political science ,Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) ,Regional science ,Economic history - Published
- 2009
45. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMART VILLAGE PROJECTS THROUGH THE LEADER INTERVENTION.
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CREINEANU, Luminita (SASU), PARNUS (RUSU), Alecsandra, and MARCUTA, Liviu
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RURAL development ,AGRICULTURAL development ,DIGITAL technology ,PUBLIC services ,SUSTAINABLE development - Abstract
Rural communities face problems related to depopulation, lack of jobs, weak digital infrastructure, decline of basic public services. LEADER is an initiative to support rural communities, which takes shape in a Local Development Strategy with a role in using local resources in a way that meets the needs identified in the territory. The support of projects for smart villages must be encouraged through local development strategies that pursue various fields: reducing the depopulation of villages, providing quality services, developing local services, promoting digitization. The paper proposes the role that the LEADER intervention belonging to the Strategic Plan, which is one of the instruments of the European Union, can contribute to supporting these rural development projects, which can represent local initiatives and which can benefit from funding sources that will contribute to the identification of strategies and future solutions to promote smart villages. The information used in the work was collected, processed and interpreted starting from data belonging to the Bureau for the Financing of Rural Investments, along with insights from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, converge in a rich tapestry of thought at the paper's conclusion. Here, they weave forward-thinking strategies for the cultivation of smart villages, which are envisioned as vibrant oases capable of elevating the quality of life for rural dwellers. These innovative settlements promise to champion the cause of sustainable rural development, casting a verdant future where community and sustainability flourish side by side. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
46. The Impact of Digital Economy on the High Quality Development of Agricultural Enterprises: Evidence From Listed Agricultural Enterprises in China.
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Lina Ma and Tianci Wang
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AGRICULTURAL industries ,AGRICULTURAL development ,GREEN technology ,DIGITAL technology - Abstract
As the most active field in China's economic development, the digital economy is crucial to the high-quality development of enterprises. Taking Chinese-listed agricultural enterprises as research samples, this paper discusses the effect of the digital economy on promoting the high-quality development of agricultural enterprises and the mechanism behind it from the perspective of total factor productivity of enterprises. The study found that the digital economy significantly promoted the improvement of total factor productivity of agricultural enterprises and enabled the high-quality development of agricultural enterprises, and this conclusion remained valid after controlling for endogeneity and conducting robustness tests. In terms of action mechanisms, the digital economy is conducive to promoting green innovation and promoting the high-quality development of agricultural enterprises; However, entrepreneurial activity has a masking effect. Further analysis shows that the digital economy plays a more significant role in promoting non-resource-intensive agricultural enterprises located in northern China. At the same time, the higher the industrial structure and financial development level of the region, the more positive impact the digital economy can play. This study verifies the impact mechanism of the digital economy on the high-quality development of agricultural enterprises and provides enlightenment for China's the digital economy policy-making and enterprises' the high-quality development strategy decision-making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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47. Fiscal agricultural expenditures' impact on sustainable agricultural economic development: Dynamic marginal effects and impact mechanism.
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Zhang, Shengfang and Zhang, Xiaodong
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SUSTAINABLE agriculture ,SUSTAINABLE development ,AGRICULTURE ,FIXED effects model ,AGRICULTURAL development ,FISCAL policy ,AGRICULTURAL forecasts - Abstract
Sustainable agricultural economic development is the core task for achieving the objective of rural revitalization strategy in China, which cannot be separated from the support and guidance of fiscal policy, and agricultural industry integration is a key path for the fiscal promotion of sustainable agricultural economic development. This paper systematically examines the interaction mechanism between fiscal agricultural expenditures and sustainable agricultural economic development by using 31 provincial panel data in China from 2008 to 2020 and adopting a two-way fixed effect model, a panel quantile model, and a mediating effect model, respectively. The results show that the impact of fiscal agricultural expenditures on sustainable agricultural economic development is significantly positive, and appears a dynamic increasing trend with the agricultural development stage upgrading. Moreover, heterogeneity analysis shows that the effect of fiscal agricultural expenditures is more obvious for the samples in the central region and with a high share of primary industry. Further, a mediating effect test finds that agricultural industry integration plays a mediating mechanism between fiscal agricultural expenditures and sustainable agricultural economic development. Therefore, this paper proposes constructing a long-term investment mechanism for fiscal agricultural expenditures, formulating differentiated fiscal support policies for agriculture, and prioritizing support for agricultural industry integration, which provides theoretical support and policy inspiration for promoting sustainable agricultural economic development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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48. An introduction to rural and agricultural development in the digital age.
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Ma, Wanglin, McKay, Andy, Rahut, Dil B., and Sonobe, Tetsushi
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RURAL poor ,WOMEN farmers ,AGRICULTURAL development ,SMALL farms ,DIGITAL technology ,RURAL development ,DEVELOPMENT economics ,COMMUNICATION infrastructure - Abstract
This special issue contributes to the development economics literature by highlighting the role of information communication and technologies (ICTs) in supporting rural and agricultural development. It is comprised of nine papers. Key findings from this special issue include: (1) internet use increases rural consumption diversity and agricultural productivity; (2) smartphone use empowers rural women in household decision‐making and off‐farm work participation; (3) smartphone‐based agricultural extension services boost rural income growth; (4) a lack of ICT infrastructure and inadequate skills to use digital technologies are two key factors that lead to digital poverty traps for smallholder rural farmers; (5) ICT adoption increases the probability of rural households' access to credit and empowers rural women and farm households in relatively less developed regions to access credit; (6) digital financial inclusion reduces farmers' vulnerability to poverty; and (7) e‐commerce adoption increases both sales prices and marketing costs, but the magnitude of increasing the former is higher than the magnitude of increasing the latter, which finally contributes to a higher gross return. This special issue also proposes practical instruments and implications for advancing the application of ICTs in rural areas to accelerate rural and agricultural development in the digital age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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49. Maize Leaf Disease Recognition Based on Improved Convolutional Neural Network ShuffleNetV2.
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Zhou, Hanmi, Su, Yumin, Chen, Jiageng, Li, Jichen, Ma, Linshuang, Liu, Xingyi, Lu, Sibo, and Wu, Qi
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CONVOLUTIONAL neural networks ,ARTIFICIAL neural networks ,CORN diseases ,CORN ,PRECISION farming ,AGRICULTURAL development - Abstract
The occurrence of maize diseases is frequent but challenging to manage. Traditional identification methods have low accuracy and complex model structures with numerous parameters, making them difficult to implement on mobile devices. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a corn leaf disease recognition model SNMPF based on convolutional neural network ShuffleNetV2. In the down-sampling module of the ShuffleNet model, the max pooling layer replaces the deep convolutional layer to perform down-sampling. This improvement helps to extract key features from images, reduce the overfitting of the model, and improve the model's generalization ability. In addition, to enhance the model's ability to express features in complex backgrounds, the Sim AM attention mechanism was introduced. This mechanism enables the model to adaptively adjust focus and pay more attention to local discriminative features. The results on a maize disease image dataset demonstrate that the SNMPF model achieves a recognition accuracy of 98.40%, representing a 4.1 percentage point improvement over the original model, while its size is only 1.56 MB. Compared with existing convolutional neural network models such as EfficientNet, MobileViT, EfficientNetV2, RegNet, and DenseNet, this model offers higher accuracy and a more compact size. As a result, it can automatically detect and classify maize leaf diseases under natural field conditions, boasting high-precision recognition capabilities. Its accurate identification results provide scientific guidance for preventing corn leaf disease and promote the development of precision agriculture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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50. Research on Intelligent Recognition for Plant Pests and Diseases Based on Improved YOLOv8 Model.
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Wang, Yuchun, Yi, Cancan, Huang, Tao, and Liu, Jun
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PLANT parasites ,PLANT diseases ,AGRICULTURAL development ,INSECT diseases ,RECOGNITION (Psychology) ,COMPUTATIONAL neuroscience - Abstract
Plant pests and diseases are important parts of insect disease control and the high-quality development of agriculture. Traditional methods for identifying plant diseases and pests suffer from low accuracy and slow speed, while the existing machine learning methods are constrained by environmental and technological factors, leading to low recognition efficiency. To address the issue of the above problems, this paper has proposed an intelligent recognition algorithm based on the improved YOLOv8 model, which has high recognition accuracy and speed. Firstly, in the Backbone network, the Global Attention Mechanism (GAM) is adopted to weigh the important feature information, thereby improving the accuracy of the model. Secondly, in the mixed feature part of the Neck network, the Receptive-Field Attention Convolutional (RFA Conv) operation is used instead of standard convolution operations to enhance the processing ability for feature information and to reduce computational complexity and costs, thus improving the network performance. After verifying the rice and cotton datasets, the accuracy indicator mean average precision (mAP) reaches 71.27% and 82.91%, respectively, in the two different datasets. Comparing these indices with those of the Faster R-CNN, YOLOv7, and the original YOLOv8 model, the results fully demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the improved model in terms of detection accuracy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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