• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.141-161
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• 2019

A considerable amount of research has been directed at subsistence markets in the recent past with the belief that these markets can be tapped profitably by marketers. Consequently, such markets have seen the launch of a number of innovative products. However, marketers of such forecasts need timely and accurate forecasts regarding the diffusion of their products. The Bass model has been widely used in marketing management to forecast diffusion of innovative products. Given the idiosyncrasies of subsistence markets, such forecasting requires an understanding of effective estimation techniques of the Bass model and their use in subsistence markets. This article reviews the literature to achieve this objective and find out gaps in research. A finding is that there is a lack of timely estimates of Bass model parameters for marketers to act on. Consequently, this article sets a research agenda that calls for timely forecasts at the takeoff stage using appropriate estimation techniques for the Bass model in the context of subsistence markets.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.1483-1496
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• 2001

Small ruminants form an important economic and ecological niche in small farm systems and agriculture. Their current low level of contribution is dismal, and is not commensurate with the potential capacity for higher levels of production. The context for productivity enhancement and increased socio-economic contribution relates to large sizes of small ruminant populations; wide distribution across various agro-ecological zones and production systems; and diversity of breeds, where 66% of all goat and 57% of sheep breeds in Asia are found in China, India and Pakistan. The advantages and disadvantages of small ruminants over larger ruminants are enumerated with reference to adaptation and environment, small size, production systems and products and interactions with the environment. Discussion focuses especially on efficiency of meat production and niche markets for higher-priced goat meat, and inefficient marketing systems given an estimated 40-45% loss of income to farmers presently. Increasing the quantity of meat produced is related to live weight and the total number of animals at Slaughter, which in turn, depend on the total number of offsprings weaned and lifetime productivity. At the national level, priority attention is essential to build up numbers in concerted breeding programmes, selection for efficiency of reproduction and meat production, and improvements to make traditional markets and marketing systems to respond to the changing environmental and consumer preferences. Post-production systems are neglected and improvements are associated with collection, handling, marketing, slaughter facilities and consumer requirements. Potential opportunities to expand and benefit from integrating small ruminants into annual and perennial cropping systems remain largely unexplored. Important development imperatives include choice of species and better use of available breeds, appropriate production systems that match available feed resources, and linkages between production, products and by-products to markets. Affirmative action is necessary, backed by official policy support, institutional commitment and increased resource use, that can target poverty and directly benefit the poor, and shift subsistence production to a more market-oriented opportunity. These efforts together constitute the challenges for both the owners and producers of small ruminants in the immediate future, as also the will to accelerate increased productivity, improve their livelihoods and promote rural growth.

• 현장농수산연구지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.137-150
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• 2010

1. Lwang은 해발 1,200m 정도의 산악지역으로 일교차가 크고 햇볕의 양이 많은 지역으로 토양산도는 차재배에 이상적인 pH(H₂O)가 평균 5.60이다. 2. pH(KCL) 4.26으로 이상적이다. 그러나 두 pH 차이가 1.34으로 심한 양분 부족 현상을 보이며 토양 EC가 0.05 mS/cm로 심각한 토양 수탈현상을 보이고 있다. 3. 토양의 산화환원전위(ORP)는 393mV로 아주 이상적인 토양을 보이고 있다. 토양산도와 함께 산화환원전위(ORP)는 좋은 유기농 차를 만드는데 큰 역할을 하고 있다. 4. 차는 연중 양분(養分)을 흡수하고 있는데, 측정 결과는 전 항목에서 심한 양분의 부족현상을 보여 향후 유기물의 투입이 요구되고 있다.

• 중소기업융합학회논문지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2013

최근 몇 십년간 한국시장에서의 임금 변화, 노동시간과 여가시간에 대한 가치는 매우 빨리 증가하였다. 고전학파의 우상향하는 노동공급곡선은 여가의 가치와 관련되어 수정되어야 한다는 Robert E. Prasch의 재수정된 후방굴절형(backward-bending) 노동공급곡선 모형을 바탕으로 과연 한국의 상황에서도 이러한 결과가 나타나는가를 살펴보고자 하였다. 임금과 노동시간과의 관계를 살펴보고, 역동적인 노동시장 안에서, 낮은 임금에서의 불균등한 계약 효과를 감소시키기 위한 형평성(equity)과 효율성(efficiency)사이의 상호작용 측면, 최소 임금과 최대 노동시간에 대한 현실적인 측면을 제안하고자 한다. 본 연구는 한국노동연구원의 "한국노동패널" 조사 1차(1998)년도에서 10차(2007)년도 자료를 활용하여 외환위기 이후 국내의 임금과 노동시간관계를 파악하였다.