Even though soil loss in the lowlands imposes not as much a restriction on land use and agricultural productivity as in erosion affected mountainous areas, the input of fine sediment into the rivers and streams is a concern due to water quality issues and substrate siltation. Drains, river banks and agricultural fields are the three main sources of fine sediment in lowland regions. For a succes...

Transaction costs in financial intermediation are a measure of the 'friction' existing in the functioning of financial markets. The higher the costs of intermediation, the less efficient the performance of the financial sector in resource allocation and distribution. Transaction costs frequently increase as a result of regulations imposed on financial markets, such as interest-rate restrictions...

BACKGROUND Cancer and chronic disease are leading causes of death in the US with an estimated cost of $46 billion. METHODS We analyzed 11 million cause-specific deaths of US workers age 18-64 years in 30 states during 1985-1999, 2003-2004, and 2007 by occupation, industry, race, gender, and Hispanic origin. RESULTS The highest significantly elevated proportionate leukemia mortality was obse...

Agricultural finance is indispensable for enhancing productive capacity in both small-scale and commercial farming. This study sought to establish the current status of agricultural financing by 12 registered operational banks Zimbabwe year 2019. Questionnaires interview guides were used collect data. SPSS NVivo data analysis. All participated with an average loan portfolio 30%. However, their ...

In the present paper an attempt has been made to find out the spatial variation in the adaptation of improved agricultural practices to ascertain the level of agricultural development in Bulandshahr district of western Uttar Pradesh. The spatial variation of agricultural development is determined with the help of nine variables viz. net sown area, irrigated area, cropping intensity, crops produ...

The central cooperative banks occupy a crucial position in the pyramidal structure of agricultural cooperative banking system. They from the backbone of the agricultural credit structure and provide the vital line between the primary agricultural societies and the state apex cooperative bank functioning at the state level. The study is based on secondary data obtained from annual reports of EDC...

Support for building agricultural research systems has been a priority of many development assistance agencies, including bilateral and multilateral donors,1 private agencies, and the development banks. On reflection, it isn’t surprising that these agencies have given such attention to agricultural research. First, in the 1960s, it became apparent that in low-income countries, broad-based agric...

Severe declines have occurred in the populations of wild game birds in Britain. This has been attributed to agricultural intensification, leading to the loss of invertebrates vital within chick diets, fewer feeding resources for adults, and inadequate provision of nesting and brood-rearing habitat. This paper explores the potential value of simple sown grass strips – beetle banks – in providing...