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M. Ben Jaballah ; M. Ghali ; N. Ben Arfa ; K. Daniel ; G. Kleftodimos ; A. Ridier |Farm-level investment in digital tools is often viewed as a necessary part of the agroecological transition. However, its actual relevance remains unclear due to currently ambiguous definitions of farm investments in general and equipment invest[...]
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Global foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2023 decreased marginally, by 2 per cent, to $1.3 trillion. This headline figure was affected by wild swings in financial flows through a small number of European conduit economies; excluding the effect [...]
Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Ce mémoire explore comment les investisseurs peuvent influencer l’adoption de pratiques environnementales et sociales durables par les entreprises africaines. Cette étude explore le rôle des investisseurs dans le respect de normes E&S par les en[...]
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M. Hamam ; D. Spina ; R. Selvaggi ; G. Vindigni ; G. Pappalardo ; M. D'Amico ; G. Chinnici |Historically, both governmental and private sectors have significantly underinvested in the agriculture industry. Increasing agricultural and food system investments is necessary to enhance food security and nutrition, reduce poverty, and adapt[...]
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UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 reveals a widening annual investment deficit that developing countries face as they work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The gap is now about $4 trillion per year – up from $2.5[...]
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M. Jelocnik ; J. Subic ; A. Zdravkovic |Water is the source of life for all living beings, but also an irreplaceable input in agricultural production. According to the available water and land potentials in Serbia irrigation is used at generally negligible arable areas. Although it re[...]
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The cooperative is one of the most important forms of business in the agricultural sector, due to its special characteristics for small farmers and livestock producers in order to gain access to greater comparative advantages. In addition, coope[...]
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Global flows of foreign direct investment recovered to pre-pandemic levels last year,reaching $1.6 trillion. Cross-border deals and international project finance were particularly strong, encouraged by loose financing conditions and infrastructu[...]
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A. Vaccaro ; I. Agosta ; A. Monteleone ; A. Giampaolo ; D. Macaluso |Article 19(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 provides that business start-up aid for young farmers, non-agricultural activities in rural areas and the development of small farms shall be conditional on the submission of a business plan. Therefo[...]
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The aim of this paper is to study the sustainability of Social farming (SF), with attention to practices addressed people suffering from addictions. In this study the Social Return on Investment (SROI) has been used as assessment methodology; ha[...]
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J. Valls Bedeau ; M. Rezaei ; M. Pera ; J. Morrison |There is an abundance of actions that could positively change the way food systems operate in the Mediterranean region. However, the uptake of these actions at local level has proven to be slow and often limited in their scope and impact. Consid[...]
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Resilient crop-livestock production systems become crucial to face environmental challenges such as climate mitigation. Progress in the SDG 2.4.1 indicator (proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture) requires r[...]
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Sustainability has always been an emphasized topic in policy making and planning in the agricultural sector of developing countries. Despite this fact, sustainable agriculture has not been realized so far because of the various complex challenge[...]
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H. Assa ; H. Sharifi ; A. Lyons |This study examines how managing risk by introducing commodity price insurances may improve the likelihood of increased investment in agri-food supply chains. A model is introduced which shows how insurance products on index prices can reduce th[...]
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It can easily take years for agricultural innovations to find real-world practical application. There are a wide range of reasons for this which are familiar to the agricultural research community. But how can innovations succeed in making it fr[...]
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Global flows of foreign direct investment have been severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, they fell by one third to $1 trillion, well below the low point reached after the global financial crisis a decade ago. Greenfield investments in[...]
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For most poor countries of today, using agriculture for development is widely recognized as a promising strategy. Yet, in these countries, investment in agriculture has mostly been lagging relative to international norms and recommendations. Cur[...]
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Ecological and social constraints are key for voluntary investments into renewable natural resources
M.L. Fujitani ; C. Riepe ; T. Pagel ; M. Buoro ; F. Santoul ; R. Lassus ; J. Cucherousset ; R. Arlinghaus |Encouraging pro-environmental behavior is an urgent global challenge. An interdisciplinary framework covering governance, economic, social, ecological, and psychological dimensions is required to understand the salient features that encourage pr[...]
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The paper investigates how food safety investment decisions are affected on the one hand by laws and on the other by firm’s economic and organizational drivers. The paper shares findings from an empirical study that considers investments in HACC[...]
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A.F. Tulla ; A. Vera ; C. Guirado ; N. Valldeperas |Although social farming (SF) has been a successful endeavor in Catalonia over the last 30 years, it has not been visible for part of society, which is largely unaware of its existence. Nevertheless, this study has demonstrated after studying fiv[...]
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Depuis quelques années, les circuits courts se développent et deviennent un objet central des gouvernances alimentaires régionales. Parmi ces initiatives, les circuits courts de vente en ligne collective sont au cœur de nos interrogations. En s’[...]
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The World Investment Report, now in its thirtieth year, supports policymakers by monitoring global and regional FDI trends and documenting national and international investment policy developments. This year’s Report naturally takes stock of the[...]
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Although the positive effects of irrigation on food security and poverty alleviation are well-documented, public investments in this area have been on the decline since the 1990s. Comparing irrigation schemes in Zambia and Morocco, our authors h[...]
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C. De Vivo ; M. Ascani ; M. Gaito |EU Europe 2020 Strategy identifies fighting against poverty and marginalization as a key objective, with an attention to active inclusion in society and in the labor market of the most vulnerable groups. The paper aims at outlining the evolution[...]
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R. Hinson ; R. Lensink ; A. Mueller |Transformation of agribusiness is critical in light of the Agenda for Sustainable Development. FinTech and the integration of FinTech with other (green) technologies as well as with digitized agriculture plays an important role when it comes to,[...]
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O. Xhoxhi ; R. Keco ; E. Skreli ; D. Imami ; B. Musabelliu |The paper investigates the determinants of farmers’ participation in contract farming (CF) in the context of a transition country, namely Albania. The focus is on intermediaries’ bargaining power effect on farmers’ engagement in CF. Exploratory [...]
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This study on the role of development of small and medium enterprises at the local level, which has become one of the most important issues of the modern world economy, and with its exceptional private and within the policies of the developed co[...]
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Cet article s’intéresse à la structure du capital des exploitations agricoles françaises, afin de comprendre comment elles financent leurs investissements. Il s’appuie sur les principaux cadres théoriques de la littérature financière : la théori[...]
Thèse, Mémoire, Master
La Tunisie post-révolutionnaire fait face à de multiples enjeux socio-économiques et agri-climatiques. La participation, depuis la révolution de 2011, a pris une place importante dans toutes les politiques de développement, vu la nécessité d’imp[...]
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The purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding of how cooperatives can contribute to the development of the agricultural sector and rural areas in Egypt and outline enabling policy changes and areas of investment. The primary aud[...]
