in recent years, multifunctional agriculture as a new paradigm of agriculture and rural development was introduced to the world. multifunctional indicates that the inclusion of agricultural production functions (food, fiber) and unproductive functions (field of employment and income, strengthening social capital, conservation of biodiversity and genetic enhancement of rural industries, represen...

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Agriculture provides commodities and has an influence on the environment. However, even if the value of agricultural production is easy to evaluate, it is difficult to estimate the efficiency of agricultural production at site level. Furthermore, the valuation of environmental impact is complex. Non-parametric approaches such as DEA allow for an estimation of environment and economic performanc...

B. Nielsen*, S.M. Thamsborg, H.R. Andersen, T. Kristensen Organic Animal Health and Production, Department of Animal Science and Animal Health, Royal Veterinary Agricultural University, Groennegaardsvej 2, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark Department of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Foulum, Postbox 50, 8830 Tjele, Denmark Department of Agricultural S...

Bioenergy currently draws worldwide attention, both positive and negative. Proponents argue that the large-scale development of bioenergy, more precisely of biofuels, could be part of the solution for diversifying energy sources, enhancing security of energy supply, and meeting environmental and rural development objectives. Opponents argue that it could drive up prices of agricultural products...

The rural informatization is one of the important foundation for the construction of the metropolis-modern agriculture, which Beijing government makes great effort to develop now. Based on current situation of rural informatization construction in Mentougou district of Beijing, this study established an information demonstration area in order to integrate the information from the local natural ...

In the American South, post-bellum economic development may have been restricted in part by white landowners’ access to low-wage black labor. This paper examines the impact of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 on black out-migration and subsequent agricultural development. Flooded counties experienced an immediate and persistent out-migration of black population. Over time, landowners in floo...

1 Biotechnology Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China, 2 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai, China, 3 College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Co-innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China, 4 State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, M...

Wine and Juice Production in Arkansas AAESBul941 1994 Carl R Dillon, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Arkansas Carter Price, Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University of Arkansas Justin Morris, University Professor, Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas David Metz, Marketing Director, Prospero E...

Graz University of Technology, Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Petersgasse 12, A6 8010 Graz, Austria; Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Messeweg 11, D-38104 Braunschweig, 7 Germany, Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute, National Banana Research Program, 8 Uganda; Makerere University, Department of Agricultural Production, College of 9 Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Uganda and B...