Water is the first and foremost limiting factor for agricultural production, and undoubtedly, water crisis is considered as one of the international challenges for governments and human societies. Given that virtual water was first used as a way to tackle water scarcity in countries with limited water resources, so that countries with low water should import food from abundant countries...

the sources of output growth of iranian agriculture over the years 1986-2001 has been examined, using a decomposition method within the input-output (io) framework. the three comparable io tables of 1986, 1991, and 2001 have been employed as the main data sources. output changes from a demand side perspective, and decomposition of the growth of output into components attributable to consumption...

Purpose. The purpose of this article is to study the nature, main trends and problematic aspects realization export potential agricultural production in countries South America, OECD, North America Europe context aggravating food crisis.
 Methodology / approach. Theoretical empirical methods cognition are used their dialectical combination. statistical analysis, index, graphical analytical...

this study investigated the export status of stone fruits in iran during 1997 to 2010.export trends and revealed comparative advantage of indices, namely, revealedcomparative advantage (rca), revealed symmetric comparative advantage (rsca),and relative export advantage (rxa) as well as trade mapping (tm) were investigatedfor cherries, plums, peaches, and apricots. target markets for these produ...

Analysis of U.S. Custom Service records for 2001-2003 indicates that nearly 1.7 billion pounds of pesticide products were exported from U.S. ports, a rate >32 tons/hour. Exports included >27 million pounds of pesticides whose use is forbidden in the United States. WHO Class 1a and 1b pesticides were exported at an average rate of >16 tons/day. Pesticide exports included >500,000 pounds of known...

the main purpose of the present study was to investigate effective factors of the market development of aquatics and products processed from them. the present research was applied research. also, it was quantity research and in terms of the method of collecting data was a survey research. the statistical population of this study consisted of experts of agricultural jihad organization, experts o...

Assessment of export opportunities for softwood products from the North has been hampered by a lack of information describing foreign sales from the region. This article describes the value and volume of softwood products exported from the northern United States for 1980 through 1985. Roundwood productsmostly spruce logs from Maine and Vermont -are the largest northern softwood export. Canada, ...

Agriculture is the largest sector in most sub-Saharan economies in terms of employment, and it plays an important role in supplying food and export earnings. Rural poverty rates remain high, and labor productivity is strikingly low. This paper asks how these factors shape the role of agriculture in African development strategies. Is agricultural growth a prerequisite for growth in other sectors...