Specifically, this overview assesses: the evolving importance of cotton production and trade in the West Africa region over recent decades; the changing place of cotton in farmer livelihoods; the contribution of cotton to West African development; and strategic issues to be considered to determine ...
The economic importance of cotton insects and mites Insects and mites cost cotton producers $645 million a year in yield losses and control costs (direct damage) during 1981-84, over half of which went for c... Suguiyama, L.,Osteen, C - 《Agricultural Economic Report》 被引量: 6发表:...
Bt-cotton technology, which entered our lives in 1996, has been quickly adopted in many developed and developing countries. It has been shown to provide advantages in many areas. In particular, the economic growth is gaining importance every year. Additionally, it has also brought an ...
Indeed, in addition to its contribution to the GDP and to total merchandise exports (from 25% to 45%), this sector represents more than half the income for roughly two millions of households in West Africa (Baffes 2007; Moseley and Gray 2008). Despite this economic importance, cotton is ...
(1991). An economic analysis of the world cotton and non-cellulosic fibers market. Ph.D. Dissertation, Michigan State University. Google Scholar Davis, R.M., Hamilton, G., Lanini, W.T., Spreen, T.H., & Osteen, C. (1998). The importance of pesticides and other pest management ...
Disentangling the Effects of Fair Trade on the Quality of Malian Cotton The increasing importance of premium segments and private labels raise skepticism about the ability of Fair Trade to help smallholders compete in high valu... Balineau,Ga?lle - 《World Development》 被引量: 19发表: 2013年...
After providing some background about the importance of cotton as a fibre, this article provides information about the global relevance of China's and Australia's cotton industries and compares the structure and other significant features of their cotton industries. Attention is given to trends in ...
Emphasizing the importance of agriculture is a consistent policy for the Chinese government while the country has been rapidly industrialized in this period. Thus, China provides us a natural experiment in understanding the evolving role of agriculture with structural change. There are many approaches ...
In 1776, new technologies were being invented and applied to the manufacture of cotton, wool, Iron, transportation and agriculture in what came to be called the "industrial revolution". Adam smith was keenly interested in these events .he wrote the treatise that founded economic science, An inqu...
Economic importance Chapter pp 385–400 Cite this chapter Large White Butterfly John Feltwell Part of the book series:Series Entomologica((SENT,volume 18)) Abstract In the first part of this chapter, past and present depredations ofPieris brassicaehave been collected together by country. It will...