Chinese RCBs are largely formed under the government initiatives

Research in CRM of Chinese RCBs is in scarcity. This research attempts to develop a CRM framework for Chinese RCBs. The framework incorporates main factors that affect credit risk facing RCBs in relation to environmental, operational,financial and guanxi variables contributing to failures of SMEs and farming households, the main customers of RCBs in China. The …

Radial basis function is a function only depends on value of distance from the origin

This statement being proved by the studies in , shows that the machine learning based model give a better prediction than the linear regression algorithm to predict rainfall. An artificial neural network computational tool is strong and data driven.Its characteristic is self-adaptive, flexible which has the capacity to learn and handle nonlinear and tough underlying …

The goal of this study is to explore the intensity of Farmville play and its implications on social capital and psychological wellness

In addition, veterinary costs for animal health service deliveryare apparently high especially following the liberalization of the livestock industry. An ethno-veterinary approach combined with social service delivery to improve on behavioral change on farming practices, and drug usage, improved extension service delivery as well as efficient livestock industry management may be required for the sustainability …

Agroforestry production systems decreased income inequality in the study area

Shin  indicated further that income derived from economic activity and loans based on the leverage in the financial market exacerbated wealth inequality as higher income groups tended to utilize more loans in the monetized economy, widening the gap between the rich and the poor.As such, the mainstream literature on female-headed households and poverty indicates that …

The first theory is the most commonly used by income inequality analysts

They can check soil erosion to some extent, increase soil fertility, reduce salinity; alkalinity,acidity, and desertification, ultimately improve soil health which keeps the land suitable for the sustainable production of diversified products . According to Sharma et al. , agroforestry-related practices, such as, the use of multi-purpose tree species, relay-cropping, terracing and contour cultivation, soil …

Very diverse methods are used to collect information

The aim is to identify the representations and practices of the populations or actors in a sector. According to Balmford et al., this preliminary phase is important to understand the reasons underlying the interest in ecosystem preservation in human societies. Their relative importance must then be analyzed in order to rank services. It is worth …

Increasing hurricane frequency and severity across the Atlantic has been associated to sea surface warming trends

Microsatellite markers used in this study were particularly successful in determining genetic differentiation in A. cervicornis colonies located within reef patches in scales smaller than 2 km2. Genetic differentiation in corals between reefs separated by a few kilometers is generally not significant, except when introgression of alleles is observed . Such small-scale structure was recently …

The aim was to know if CWS managers are aware of the coffee tourism as a new product

Data were analyzed using content analysis. This technique was employed to analyze data collected during the face-to-face interviews and documents review.Furthermore, a SWOT analysis was used to find out factors that may promote of hinder the CBT in the Nyamasheke District. If you try to compare the cost of coffee production and benefits the farmers …

The need for fur farms was prompted by the development of the fur clothing industry in the cities of Western Macedonia

Diseases were named according to their symptoms.Vaccination services were provided by Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development of the district at seven clinics. In addition, farmers use modern drugs either from government clinics or open markets and treat their animals themselves.Some farmers also claimed that veterinary officers were called to treat their sick animals. The …

These statistics are obviously distressing in light of the rapidly growing human population at a rate of 3.2% annually

The link between technology and youth farming was statistically significant, implying that the outcome in the sample can also be found in the general populace. Furthermore,the study observed that motivation guides the cognitive behavior of the youth towards farming and maintains them by establishing the driving force associated with the benefit of being a young …