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Gender- Differentiated Asset Dynamics in Bangladesh: Individual Adaptation and the Potential for Group Based Approaches in the Context of Climate Change
(2015-08-06)
This dissertation examines the changes in intra household asset ownership induced by external events. The immediate coping mechanisms and long term adaptation strategies in response to climatic and non-climatic shocks and ...
Function and regulation of AMP-activated protein kinase in in vitro development and lipid metabolism of preimplantation bovine embryos
(2015-07-14)
One of the major problems associated with the in vitro production of bovine embryos is lipid accumulation due to the presence of serum in culture media. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is well documented as a master ...
Impacts of Rural-urban Migration on Demographic Transition, Human Capital Investment and Agricultural Productivity in China’s Rural Areas
(2015-07-21)
This dissertation focuses on the impacts of rural-urban migration on the rural areas in China. It consists of five chapters.
The first chapter introduces the research problems and presents the framework for studying ...
The first chapter introduces the research problems and presents the framework for studying ...
Land Rental Market and Rural Economic Development: Evidence from Rural Chongqing, China
(2015-07-21)
This study investigates the role of the land rental market in rural economic development with the province Chongqing, China, as case study region. The study focuses on the question participation in the land rental market ...
Nährstoffversorgung zur Optimierung der N2-Fixierung und Produktivität von Körnerleguminosen
(2015-01-26)
Erstes Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war es, eine ausbalancierte optimale Nährstoffversorgung von Ackerbohnen (Vicia faba) mit einer einhergehenden maximalen Stickstoff-Fixierung auch auf biologisch bewirtschafteten Standorten ......
Nutrient supply to optimize N2 fixation and productivity of grain legumes
First objective of the present thesis was to accomplish a balanced optimal nutrient supply of faba bean (Vicia ......
Nutrient supply to optimize N2 fixation and productivity of grain legumes
First objective of the present thesis was to accomplish a balanced optimal nutrient supply of faba bean (Vicia ......
Quality management, certification and related agricultural organisations along the value chain: Empirical study about Fairtrade coffee in China
(2015-06-08)
Coffee quality tends to be defined from various dimensions to meet the demand of buyers. It goes beyond the physical and cupping qualities, with moral value and environmental concern becoming crucial features of the ...
System innovations promoting health management in pig production chains
(2015-07-28)
The main goal of this paper was to propose system innovations, always referring to the supply chain of pig meat, regarding the realization of the following three big challenges: renouncement of tail docking, renouncement ...
The Determinants of Long-Term Growth in Smallholder Agriculture in Rwanda: An Intergenerational Analysis
(2015-06-03)
The current study explores the determinants of long-term growth in small-scale agriculture in a rural area of Rwanda, with a special focus on intergenerational mobility of income and poverty over the past two and a half ...
International analyses of natural resource curse and Kazakhstan’s related economic performance with special attention to its wheat and energy sectors
(2015-09-09)
The bottom line of this study is to examine the role of natural resource endowments for economic growth and institutional quality with special focus on Kazakhstan and CIS countries. It is documented that resource rents ...
Untersuchungen zur Eignung des „Auerochsen" für Ganzjahresbeweidung: Aspekte der Physiologie und Habitatnutzung
(2015-10-14)
Der Einsatz großer Pflanzenfresser in extensiver Ganzjahresbeweidung ist ein viel diskutiertes Konzept. Die mit Herbivorie einhergehenden, natürlich ablaufenden Prozesse sollen unterstützt werden, um eine maximale Biodiversität ...