The inhability of the agricultural sector to maintain the relative income level of the population devoted to the sector has been called the “farm problem” in the literature. The analytical wok on the farm problem” has been ...

Research related to climate variability is particularly important in the current conditions faced by Argentine agriculture. These include (a) increased specialization in soybeans, with resulting reduced possibilities of ...

This book focuses on innovation in the agri-food system and the new paradigm drawn by bioeconomic approaches and principles. It draws on contributions presented during the 29th EURAGRI annual conference held in Luxemburg ...

El informe contempla: -Relaciones Institucionales -Cooperación Técnica recíproca y participativa -El IICA y la información, documentación y la comunicación agrícola -El IICA y la educación agrícola -La investigación ...

This article discusses the difficulties dairy farmers face when they decide to install a new type of production on their units. We intend to discuss the nature of the new competencies the farmers will construct in order ...

Heat transfer studies were carried out in packed-beds (PBs) heated by the wall and percolated by low air flow rates. Porous media were composed by particles of sugarcane bagasse (SCB) and by a mixture of particles of SCB, ...

Land use change can reduce the wealth and wellbeing of a nation by modifying its biodiversity. We used value transfer methodology to estimate changes in the value of ecosystem services provided by natural ecosystems in El ...

Public policies frequently are implemented simultaneously rather than in isolation. We estimate the impacts—and possible synergies—of a rural development project (Pro-Gavião) and the Brazilian conditional cash transfer ...