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Impacts of Public, Private, and R&D Investments on Total Factor Productivity Growth in Tunisian Agriculture
The paper analyzes the patterns of productivity and economic growth in Tunisian agriculture during the period 1981–2007. A regression approach is used to test the hypotheses that government-funded research, development and ...
Performances, Policies, Challenges and Opportunities of the Tunisian Agriculture Sector from Natural Resources Management Perspective a SWOT Analysis
A comprehensive assessment of the Tunisian agricultural potential, production, natural resources
management and policies has been presented using SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats)
analysis. Concerning ...
Performance Indicators for Wastewater Reuse Systems in Gaza Governorates
The purpose of the study was to apply performance indicators on wastewater reuse in the Palestinian Territories
(Gaza) to assess on the impact of waste water and grey water projects on the ambient environment, labor costs
and ...
Measuring the economic impact of climate change on agriculture: a Ricardian analysis of farmlands in Tajikistan
We apply the Ricardian approach to analyse the economic impact of climate change on agriculture using the 2007World Bank
Tajikistan Living Standards Survey. The study analyses data of 2557 farm households in 166 villages ...
Factors affecting innovative technologies adoption by livestock holders in arid area of Tunisia
Despite the efforts to enhance adoption of innovative technologies (IT) by the Tunisian Government through national and/or international development projects, the potential rate of adoption of these technologies has remained ...
Income, Education and Age effects on Meat and Fish Demand in Tunisia
Socio-economic and demographic variables can have a deep impact of the demand for food. The objective of this work is to analyze how these variables can affect the demand for meat and fish for Tunisian consumers. This study ...
Market Study and Marketing Strategy for Olive and Olive Oil Sector in the Southern Arid Part of Jordan
This study aimed at characterizing the livelihood of communities in term of their assets and opportunities and identifying and describing the corresponding market segment(s), as well as devising a suitable marketing strategy ...
Stochastic Production Frontiers and Decomposition of Output Growth: The Case of Citrus-Growing Farms in Tunisia
The aim of this paper is to investigate the relative contribution of technical efficiency, technological change and increased input use to the output growth of the Tunisian citrus growing farms using a stochastic frontier ...
Factors Affecting the Adoption of Innovative Technologies by Livestock Farmers in Arid Area of Tunisia
Despite the efforts to promote adoption of innovative technologies (IT) by the Government and international development projects, the adoption rate among farmers has always been low in Tunisia. This paper aims to investigate ...
Migrants from marginal dry areas in Syria: destinations, employment, and returns
We examine the determinants of migrants’ choices of destination, employment, and remittances from one of the poorest marginal dry areas in Syria. Qualitative and econometric analysis of cross-sectional data indicates that ...