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Risk. Farmers face risk from bad weather and from fluctuating prices. Diversification is a logical response to both. For example, some crops are more drought-resistant than others, but may offer poorer economic returns. A diversified portfolio of products should ensure that farmers do not suffer complete ruin when the weather is bad. Similarly ...
LSE Press was launched in 2018 [9] and publishes peer-reviewed open access research in the social sciences through books and journals (LSE Public Policy Review, [10] Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, [11] and Journal of Long-Term Care [12]). Student work is published through the Houghton Street Press imprint. The Library holds a ...
The Systemic Risk Centre (SRC) is a research centre in London, hosted at the London School of Economics [1] and dedicated to the study of systemic risk and the development of policies for addressing the effects of financial crises. The SRC is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and was founded in 2012. Its funding was ...
Agribusiness: a display of a John Deere 7800 tractor with Houle slurry trailer, Case IH combine harvester, New Holland FX 25 forage harvester with corn head. An agricultural subsidy (also called an agricultural incentive) is a government incentive paid to agribusinesses, agricultural organizations and farms to supplement their income, manage the supply of agricultural commodities, and ...
Sustainable agriculture is a topic in international policy concerning its potential to reduce environmental risks. In 2011, the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, as part of its recommendations for policymakers on achieving food security in the face of climate change, urged that sustainable agriculture must be integrated ...
At year end, the LSE had endowments of £255.5 million (2022/23 – £229.3 million) and total net assets of £1.009 billion (2022/23 – £793.2 million). [ 1 ] The Times Higher Education Pay Survey 2017 revealed that, among larger, non-specialist institutions, LSE professors and academics were the highest paid in the UK, with average incomes ...
Energy companies are requested to reduce energy sales by 1.5% every year among their customers. This can be achieved via improved heating systems, fitting double-glazed windows or insulating roofs. Measures to achieve higher energy efficiency should be applied in agricultural buildings too (e.g. greenhouses, animal housing, etc.).