Essays about: "agricultural production and GDP"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the words agricultural production and GDP.

  1. 11. A shift from extensive to intensive livestock production system in Uruguay : Driver of local changes in water-related ecosystem services?

    University essay from Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Ylva Ran; [2012]
    Keywords : consumptive water use; water-related ecosystem services; livestock production; extensive and intensive agriculture; regime shift; conceptual matrix;

    Abstract : Livestock production is one of the largest and fastest growing agricultural subsectors in the world, contributing almost 40 % of agricultural GDP. The present global trend of livestock intensification affects water demand, resulting in local alterations of hydrological features. READ MORE

  3. 12. The wine production in FYROM : does the wine sector have a comparative advantage?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Per Andersson; Magnus Ödlund; [2011]
    Keywords : Wine; FYROM; Comparative advantage; Competitiveness;

    Abstract : FYROM has a long tradition of producing wine. Wine production in FYROM is one of the greatest contributors of the agricultural share of their GDP. The aim of the thesis is to see if the wine production in FYROM has a comparative advantage compared to other countries that produce wine and if FYROM is able to sustain the advantage in the future. READ MORE

  4. 13. Marketing information operation in Ethiopia with special reference to the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) coffee trading

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Kinato Girma Nigussie; [2011]
    Keywords : Coffee; Market information; Commodities ; Commodity Exchange; Market Value Chain;

    Abstract : Coffee is of global importance, ranking second to petroleum in world commodity trade. In addition, coffee is of particular importance as a major export commodity in many low-income countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia (Lucier, 1988). READ MORE

  5. 14. Macedonian agriculture : preconditions for development of the agro-sector in Macedonia towards EU accession

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Leida Sergo; [2010]
    Keywords : Macedonia; agriculture; farm accountancy data network FADN ; farm monitoring system FMS ; competitive; EU accession;

    Abstract : The focus of the thesis is: how conditions for agriculture in the Republic of Macedonia today may form the basis for development of the agricultural sector towards conditions needed for future accession into the European Union. The method for investigating this question has been to look at newly available farm monitoring system (FMS) data from Macedonia. READ MORE

  6. 15. Remote Sensing for Agricultural Land Use Changes and Sustainability Monitoring in Sudan

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Emmanuel Gbenga Olagunju; [2008]
    Keywords : Agriculture; GDP; irrigation; population remote sensing; sustainable development; GIS; NDVI; environmental sustainability and biodiversity;

    Abstract : The remote sensing technology is increasingly being used to study land use and vegetation cover changes and identify changes that has occur through different land use activities which may have negative impact on the sustainability of the environment, biodiversity protection and conservation. With increase in population growth rate in Sudan, there has been an increase for food crop production with agriculture playing a prominent role in livelihood security for the increasing population. READ MORE