in this study, farm level technical efficiency (te) and its determinants were investigated. a stochastic cobb-douglas (cd) production frontier was used to provide estimates of input-oriented te for a sample of 100 rain fed farms in two palestinian governorates. empirical findings showed that the estimated te of the farms in the pooled sample ranged from 35.7 to 95.6%, with a mean value of 72.2%...

The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service (LCES) has employees in all parishes of the state, a state director, state program leaders, supervisors and subject matter specialists. These staff members work with local clientele to develop and deliver programs based on the needs of individuals and businesses. Sometimes, the needs of local clientele put a large demand on the Extension worker’s time...

canola production is an important alternative for agricultural policy-makers in iran to reduce dependency on the imported vegetable oils. nevertheless, the canola planted area is only increasing at a slow pace, indicating a low willingness-to-accept of farmers. the general aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing the canola adoption in the kermanshah province in western iran. ...

Uncertainty is critical to questions about climate change policy. Recently developed recursive integrated assessment models have become the primary tools for studying and quantifying the policy implications of uncertainty. We decompose the channels through which uncertainty affects policy and quantify them in a recursive extension of a benchmark integrated assessment model. The first wave of re...

Introduction A global shortage of radiologists is affecting the timely provision imaging reports and thus healthcare delivery. This situation has been main driving factor behind successful role extension by radiographers into areas that traditionally were within scope radiologists, including image interpretation reporting. The even worse in developing countries like Ghana. There a need for poli...