In this paper, we describe the development of a set of guiding principles for the evaluation of breeding techniques by the organic sector over time. The worldwide standards of organic agriculture (OA) do not allow genetic engineering (GE) or any products derived from genetic engineering. The standards in OA are an expression of the underlying principles of health, ecology, fairness and care. Th...

The production of public goods like amenity value of the landscape, food security, preservation of rural communities and rural lifestyle, by agricultural sector is a subject that has been widely accepted by experts. However, in many policies and political analyses carried out, solely the production of private goods by the agricultural sector is paid attention and the important function of publi...

The paper presents a theory of the industrial transformation amongst sectors along the balanced growth path equilibrium, using endogenous growth theory. Allowing only a slight upward trend in the productivity of the human capital sector, combined with ascending degrees of human capital shares of sectoral output, in say, agriculture, manufacturing and services, output gradually shifts relatively...

priorities for sustainable economic development. In Re-establishing agriculture as a priority for development policy in Sub-Saharan Africa, ed. A. Recent developments in the livestock sector in China and changes in the live-stock/feed relations. A draft background paper prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organi

In this paper we analyze whether the employment/productivity profile of growth as well as its sectoral pattern matter for poverty reduction. We also identify some conditions of the labor market which are associated with employment intensive growth or specific sectoral growth. We find that, in the short run, while the overall employment intensity of growth does not matter for poverty reduction, ...

In this paper we analyze whether the employment/productivity profile of growth as well as its sectoral pattern matter for poverty reduction. We also identify some conditions of the labor market which are associated with employment intensive growth or specific sectoral growth. We find that, in the short run, while the overall employment intensity of growth does not matter for poverty reduction, ...

Climate change is one of the most important issues affecting different economic sectors. Although this phenomenon has had a larger effect on the agricultural sector due to the heavy dependence of agriculture on weather conditions as compared to the other economic sectors, other economic sectors such as the industry, mining and service sectors are also influenced by weather changes due to their ...

Wireless Sensor Network technology is expected to create significant impact on our lives in the coming decade. Various applications of Wireless Sensor Network include environmental monitoring, natural disaster prediction, home appliances covering many domains like agriculture, and health care, clustered databases and so on. A Sensor Network is a network comprised of sensing as well as computing...

estimation of agricultural sector demand and supply and identification of its determinants could lead to more efficient policies and planning of this section. in this study, aggregate demand and supply of agriculture sector for years of 1959-2007 by using of nonlinear restricted armax model are estimated. result indicates that aggregate agriculture demand is inelastic in short and long run. tho...

India is gifted with a rich and vast diversity of natural resources and water is one of them. It plays a vital role in agriculture production. The pumping of ground water to irrigate crops consumes about 50% of the ground water resources and around 35% of the electricity generated in the country. In order to meet the growth target for power availability, its entire requirement cannot come solel...