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Korytarz Północny (ang. Northern Corridor – NC) jest główną drogą łączącą kraje nieposiadające dostępu do morza z portem w Mombasie i droga ta jest często używana do przesyłki towarów, w tym ładunków szybko psujących się. Badano, w jaki sposób czynniki, takie jak: rodzaj ciężarówki, warunki pracy i osobowość kierowcy wpływają na decyzje kierowcy o przyjęciu do transportu ładunku szybko psującego się...
Celem analizy było zbadanie związku między wzrostem lesistości a gruntami rolnymi w latach 2010-2015 oraz korelacją pomiędzy lesistością a migracją wewnętrzną mieszkańców poszukujących zatrudnienia poza rolnictwem (m.in. przez rejestrację mikroprzedsiębiorstw) na przykładzie województwa podlaskiego. Zastosowano metodę opisową, którą poszerzono o wyliczenie współczynnika korelacji Pearson’a dla zbadania...
Because of the correlation between an individual’s health and physical activity, this study examines factors influencing the participation of rural residents in various recreational activities. Using survey data collected from rural residents of two areas of Lubelskie Voivodship, this paper fills the gap in research focused on rural residents. The response summary identifies the two most common forms...
This paper examines the cost efficiency of dairy farms in 2 important regions of commercial milk production in Poland (i.e., Wielkopolskie and Podlaskie). Both regions gained importance following the market-driven resource allocation mechanism adopted after Poland’s transition to the market economy in 1989 and accession to the European Union (EU) in 2004. The elimination of the dairy quota system...
This study identifies respondent characteristics influencing the opinion of Polish residents regarding the euro. Using data collected from 200 residents of Łuków and Biała Podlaska districts in Lubelskie Province, a decision model was specified where the choice of opinion about the euro was determined by demographic and socio-economic characteristics, household size, and location. Results show that...
This article investigates factors influencing knowledge of renewable energy types among 200 residents of 13 villages in Lubelskie province using survey data collected in 2013. Survey summary responses indicate that solar and wind energy were best known and biofuels the least known among five energy types considered in the questionnaire. Factors associated with varying degrees of renewable energy sources...
The study examines the recent changes in per capita consumption of apples and exotic fruits focusing on the competition between the two fruit categories. In particular, the per capita consumption of apples declined from about 21 kg in 2004 to about 15 kg in 2012, while the consumption of exotic fruit increased from about 9 kg to kg in 2005 to 12.5 kg in 2012. The examination stresses the inadequacy...
The European Union and Poland aim to increase the role of renewbale energy sources and suppport it through programs encouraging the installation of solar colectors. This study presents preliminary results regarding knowledge about the renewable energy sources, subsidies for solar colectors and factors influencing such decision to install colectors among residents of five villages in Lubelskie Voivodship,...
Efektywność kosztów w subsektorze mlecznym analizowano na podstawie danych z dwóch regionów FADN i czterech podregionów w Polsce w okresie 2004/2005-2007/2008. Indeksy efektywności kosztów wyliczono dla każdego gospodarstwa z dwóch regionów FADN i podzielanych z nich dwóch subregionów. Analiza na poziomie regionów i subregionów wskazała na duże różnice we względnej efektywności kosztów gospodarstw...
This study explores the determinants of food expenditures in northern Ghana’s rural households, using a survey data collected in 2010 in the vicinity of Tamale, the capital of the Northern Region. Three estimation methods (OLS, OLS with robust error, and WLS) are used in empirical models to address the possible heteroscedasticity. Models indicate that socio-demographic factors such as income, owning...
The purpose of this study is to analyse the demand for fresh fruits in Scotland in order to provide evidence about their sensitivity to changes in prices and income. Six fresh fruit categories were studied using time series for the period 2006 to 2011: citrus, apples and pears, bananas, grapes, soft fruit, a residual category and other fruits. The series were constructed from a consumer panel that...
Using the household survey data collected in five urban centers of Uganda, the article describes and analyzes preferences regarding bakery goods and the traditional source of starch – cassava. Bakery goods made from mostly imported wheat are better known to urban than rural residents because of the difference lifestyle and consumption pattern. Growing demand for processed foods requiring less preparation...
The study identifies consumer and household characteristics that determine the expenditure on fresh apples, the most important fruit in terms of volume consumed. Using data from the national household panel and applying the quantile regression five equations were estimated for households with the different income level and source. Low income households lower their expenditure on apples in response...
The empirical analysis of the lawn care and landscape manager expectations about the firm`s revenue growth and accounts for firm`s location modeling tis presented. Using the survey data the paper quantifies macroand micro- economic of non-parametric elements and spatial correlation.
The study identifies factors influencing the importance consumers in the Republic of Korea attach to food poisoning resulting from eating vegetables, fruits, or nuts. Survey data collected from 1,100 females residing in the seven major urban centers are used to estimate the equations. Results are used to calculate probabilities associated with the specific opinions held by respondents with regard...
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