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Relations Between Input Efficiency and Financial Situation of Agricultural Companies 农业企业投入效率与财务状况的关系

Food Industry eJournal Pub Date : 2018-06-18 DOI: 10.30858/ZER/92061

S. Zabolotnyy, Tomasz Felczak, M. Wasilewski

引用次数: 2

Information and Communication Technology for Agricultural Development in India: Issues and Policy Options 信息和通信技术促进印度农业发展:问题和政策选择

Food Industry eJournal Pub Date : 2018-06-14 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3195727

D. Shah

引用次数: 1

Cereals and Gender Roles: A Historical Perspective 谷物和性别角色:一个历史的视角

Food Industry eJournal Pub Date : 2018-05-09 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3176346

Muse Gadisa Demie

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Economic Evaluation of Selected Agricultural Policy Instruments in the Light of the Model of Overproduction on the Cereal Market 谷物市场生产过剩模型下农业政策工具选择的经济评价

Food Industry eJournal Pub Date : 2018-03-29 DOI: 10.30858/zer/89619

M. Dacko, A. Płonka

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引用次数: 1

Efficiency of Agrarian Governance in Bulgaria 保加利亚土地治理的效率

Food Industry eJournal Pub Date : 2018-03-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3151914

Hrabrin Bachev Храбрин Башев

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引用次数: 0

Оценка На Аграрната Устойчивост в България На Ниво Район, Екосистема, Подотрасъл и Стопанска Организация (Assessment of Agrarian Sustainability at Regional, Ecosystem, Sectional and Farm Levels in Bulgaria)

Food Industry eJournal Pub Date : 2018-01-06 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.3097556

Hrabrin Bachev Храбрин Башев, Bodjidar Ivanov, Desislava Panteleeva, Emilia Sokolova

引用次数: 1

Role of Socio-Economic Variables on Adoption of Crop Insurance Schemes 社会经济变量对采用作物保险计划的作用

Food Industry eJournal Pub Date : 2017-10-13 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3052120

M. Kumari, Krishna M. Singh, R. Mishra, D. Sinha, N. Ahmad

引用次数: 0

Climate Change and Indian Agriculture: Impacts on Crop Yield 气候变化与印度农业:对作物产量的影响

Food Industry eJournal Pub Date : 2017-10-10 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3077684

R. Mandal, H. Nath

引用次数: 3

At Your Service on the Table: Impact of Tabletop Technology on Restaurant Performance 餐桌上的服务:桌面技术对餐厅绩效的影响

Food Industry eJournal Pub Date : 2017-09-12 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3037012

T. Tan, Serguei Netessine

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引用次数: 52

Improving the Efficiency of Use of Agricultural Land in the Republic of Kazakhstan 提高哈萨克斯坦共和国农业用地利用效率

Food Industry eJournal Pub Date : 2017-09-07 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3033750

Elmira Mursalimova, A. Shaimerdenova, Ayaulym Nurymbay

引用次数: 1