...Rajveer Kaur Ritu; Prabhjot Kaur; Amanpreet Kaur Purpose The present research attempts to delve into the climate-agriculture-migration nexus to ascertain whether the variation in agriculture output due to climatic factors has a significant influence on the emigration flows from the Asian...

...Shadman Zafar; Md. Tarique Purpose The primary objective of the present study is to figure out the relative effectiveness of alternate public expenditure with regard to agricultural development particularly in the context of input subsidies vis-a-vis investment. Besides, the authors also...

...Stanley Emife Nwani Purpose The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between air pollution and life expectancy considering the roles of institutional quality, agricultural output, foreign direct investment (FDI) and other socio-economic variables in Nigeria from 1981Q1 to 2019Q4...

... to verify the difference in the adoption of knowledge management practices between farmers who are members of cooperatives, and those who are suppliers of firms. Findings The results showed significant differences between the analyzed groups of broiler farmers that are members of an agricultural...

...) and all greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture (Agric_GHG) with aim of addressing two key objectives in the study. First, to investigate whether the EKC hypothesis exists for both indicators considered in the region. Second, to examine the effects of macroeconomic and institutional variables on both...

...Muhammad Shahbaz; Muhammad Shahbaz Shabbir; Muhammad Sabihuddin Butt Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between financial development and agriculture growth employing Cobb‐Douglas function by incorporating financial development as an important factor of production...

...Krishna Chikhuri Purpose The aim of this paper is to deal with the linkage between agricultural trade liberalization and food security in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Design/methodology/approach The analysis uses the GTAP model which is a global dynamic applied general equilibrium model to assess how...

... Income Pastoral Multiple regressions Ethiopia South Omo Agriculture According to Swift (1988) pastoralists are households where more than 50 percent household income/consumption is derived from livestock or livestock related activities, either as a result of sales of livestock products...

... be contacted at: ogundarikolawole@daad‐alumni.de © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Food crops Crop diversification Peasant farmers Technical efficiency Nigeria Agriculture There is widespread agreement that agriculture is central to economic growth in countries of sub‐Saharan...

... the case for Nigeria, the authors find that oil exports which drives economic growth do not provide the needed employment to reduce poverty, while agricultural trade, particularly exports, are capable of reducing poverty and inequality in Nigeria through the channel of employment and agricultural...

... of these experiences: 1. The local people of Simondium are not happy with the changes taking place in the agriculture industry. They express their feelings and emotions by saying, “We are being sold out.” This represents a feeling of abandonment. Their training and skill is no longer applicable to the new...

...Lois Labrianidis; Theodosis Sykas Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the preconditions for an upward economic mobility in time of immigrants working in agriculture. It argues this through an analysis of immigrants in the Greek countryside and a comparison of their performance...

... agricultural growth, foreign capital flows, and better infrastructure tend to achieve a faster reduction in poverty. Research limitations/implications – In a cross‐country empirical analysis, it is difficult to obtain consistent and uniform infrastructure indices. The proxies used in this paper could...

... with a view to seeing if this type of modelling provides any meaningful basis for agricultural policy recommendations. Design/methodology/approach One particular study is examined to show that because any possible negative effects of GM foods are ignored, optimistic assumptions are made about increases...

...E. Omuru; R. Kingwell Purpose To illustrate problems a developing country faces in generating and managing agricultural R&D funds and to portray some practical solutions to these problems. Design/methodology/approach A case study of cocoa and coconut R&D in Papua New Guinea is used...

...Salih Turan Katircioglu Purpose To analyze the impact of agricultural sector on the economy of North Cyprus, which suffers from political problems and drought over the years. Design/methodology/approach Annual data covering 1975‐2002 period has been used to find the direction of causality...

... Agriculture Box Jenkins Bangladesh The Box and Jenkins (1976) approach has been widely used throughout the world for different types of agricultural and industrial time series analyses since its inception. Both univariate and multivariate time series approach was applied to such exercises...

...Dongxue Zhang Purpose To obtain an understanding of the disposition of Chinese agriculture. Design/methodology/approach By applying econometric methods to make a narrow assessment on several productive factors in Chinese agriculture covering most of the era of Reforms and openness, a picture...

... of its more recent emergence, or because it does not have the profile of other staple agricultural commodities, direct barriers to the flow of either cattle or beef have been virtually non‐existent. This is not to say that local governments have not influenced inter‐regional flows of cattle and beef...

...Bruce A. Auld States that weeds appear in all types of agriculture, as well as in areas used for recreation and in natural ecosystems and cause huge economic loss in developed and developing countries despite technological advances. Explores the reasons for their persistence and their social impact...