Search Results - "marginalism"

Impacts of balanced nutrient management systems technologies in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria by Akinola, Adebayo A., Alene, Arega D., Adeyemo, R., Sanogo, D., Olanrewaju, A.S.

“…Among the adopters, the gross margin per ha from maize production was highest for the adopters of BNMS–rotation and lowest for adopters using inorganic fertilizer only. …”
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From lab to life: Making storable orange-fleshed sweetpotato purée a commercial reality by Bocher, T., Muoki, Penina Ngusye, Magnaghi, A., Muzhingi, T., Low, Jan W.

“…Purée production became profitable (18% profit margin) when we shifted from using peeled to unpeeled roots--the new product being a “high fiber” purée. …”
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Climate variability and change in Southern Mali: learning from farmer perceptions and on-farm trials by Traoré, B., Wijk, Mark T. van, Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Corbeels, Marc, Rufino, Mariana C., Giller, Kenneth E.

“…The use of mineral fertilizer is often promoted, but risky for smallholders: although larger fertilizer applications increased the yield of maize (Zea mays) and millet (Pennisetum glaucum) significantly, a gross margin analysis indicated that it did not lead to more profit for all farmers. …”
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Certify and shift blame, or resolve issues? Environmentally and socially responsible global trade and production of timber and tree crops by Mithöfer, D, Noordwijk, M. van, Leimona, B., Cerutti, P.O.

“…We outline questions for reviews, in subsequent papers of this issue, of the experience on timber, oil palm, coffee, cacao and rubber as tropical-forest-margin commodities dominated by global trade.EDITED BY Christian Albert…”
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Farm-forestry in the Peruvian Amazon and the feasibility of its regulation through forest policy reform by Sears, R., Cronkleton, P., Villanueva, F.P., Ruíz, M.M., Pérez Ojeda del Arco, M.

“…Small-scale timber producers have been marginalized in the sector in the past, and the new regulations claim to provide pathways to formalization for these actors. …”
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Resistance inductors for potato late blight management in Peru by Sanabria, K., Pérez, W., Sánchez, D., Andrade-Piedra, J.L.

“…Relative area under the disease progress curve (RAUDPC), yield, environmental impact (EI) and marginal rate of return (MRR) were registered in all experiments. …”
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Bayesian correlated models for assessing the prevalence of viruses in organic and non-organic agroecosystems by Lázaro, Elena, Armero, Carmen, Rubio, Luis

“…Inferential results were examined in terms of changes in the marginal posterior distributions, both for fixed and for random effects, through the Hellinger distance and a derived measure of sensitivity. …”
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Plant guttation provides nutrient-rich food for insects by Urbaneja-Bernat, Pablo, Tena, Alejandro, González-Cabrera, Joel, Rodríguez-Saona, César

“…Plant guttation is a fluid from xylem and phloem sap secreted at the margins of leaves frommany plant species. All previous studies have considered guttation as awater source for insects. …”
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Situación actual del cultivo del melocotonero. Tendencias by Llácer, Gerardo

“…Fue introducido en España por los romanos, permaneciendo como un cultivo marginal hasta el siglo XIX. El injerto sobre diferentes patrones (ciruelos, híbridos melocotonero x almendro) permitió su expansión desde finales del citado siglo. …”
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Pautas para la implantación de huertos orgánicos en áreas marginales by Delgado, David, Castillo, Pablo

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The climate impact of the bread take-back agreement : a scenario-based assessment of decarbonization opportunities along the Swedish bread supply chain by Weber, Leonie

“…The results showed that a shift from a TBA system to a non-TBA system in the city of Uppsala increased the climate impact marginally by 5%. Inversely, in other Swedish cities, the non-TBA scenarios clearly outperformed the TBA system, as transport back to the bakery caused 32% higher emissions and the poor re-valorization of bread held a 11% lower emission savings potential. …”

Försäljningsorganisationen Stjärnägg by Edeen, Charlotte, Westman, Karin

“…Calculations on net profit margins, asset turnover and turnover per employee have been made for every packing company to get a clear view on each of the packing company´s development through the years. …”
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Factores que determinan el consumo familiar en la ciudad de Tingo María by Revilla Mas, Karen

“…Sin embargo, la evaluación individual de los parámetros del modelo estimado, indica que solo la variable ingreso disponible y las variables exógenas tienen influencia relevante en los niveles del consumo de las familias de la ciudad de Tingo María, obteniéndose una propensión marginal a consumir de 34%…”
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Evaluacion de Rentabilidad Economica de Variedades promisorias de Caña de Azucar en Ingenio La Union, Escuintla, Guatemala by Barreno S., Julio Mario I.

“…Además se realizó un análisis marginal de los beneficios netos percibidos por variedades, según la metodología del Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento del Maíz y Trigo CIMMYT.…”
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Technical Advisory Committee Seventieth Meeting, 30 July - 4 August 1996: Report of the Meeting by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…It considered various future stripe and center reviews, and commented in detail on a progress report on the study of marginal lands research. The King Baudouin Award went to ICRISAT for breeding improved pearl millet. …”
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Technical Advisory Committee Twenty-Eighth Meeting, 22-29 June 1982: Report of the Meeting by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…The process involved marginal change based on fallback lists provided by the centers and interaction with center directors, with drastic adjustments delayed pending the completion of the TAC reassessment of overall priorities. …”
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The beef chain in Costa Rica: Identifying critical issues for promoting its modernization, efficiency and competitiveness by Holmann, Federico J., Rivas Ríos, Libardo, Pérez, E., Castro, C., Schuetz, P., Rodríguez, J.

“…If these profit rates are compared with those of other retail businesses, which are about 8%, then this type of activity presents excellent profit margins with relatively low risk. If, in addition, we take into account that this sector also offers the consumer a broad range of meat cuts from other animals such as pork and chicken, and processed meats, then profit margins are still higher. …”
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The Stakeholder Consultation Workshop Report: Transforming the Rules of the Game: Gendered Livability in Peri-urban Dhaka by International Potato Center

“…Urban policy and development planning often overlook the issue of food and water security for the most marginalized populations, who are often unregistered and considered as ‘temporary’ residents. …”
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Strengthening agrifood systems through Living Labs: An overview of approaches across the Global South by Cavicchioli, Martina, Fisher, Monica, Snapp, Sieglinde

“…We conclude by providing a few considerations derived from our participants’ experience that can offer some useful insights into a more sustainable and inclusive implementation of the approach, namely: (1) ensuring a Living Lab’s long-term sustainability; (2) discussing governance from the outset; (3) including marginalized groups in decision-making processes; and (4) the need for an inclusive, collaborative, and accessible knowledge sharing system.…”
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Disentangling the water, food and energy nexus in agriculture: a policy option for India [Abstract only] by Amarasinghe, Upali A.

“…In many districts, due to high production costs, marginal profits are much less than the subsidy that the government has to payout. …”
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