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Instructors at Colorado State University implement case studies into a course on world agriculture issues. The results demonstrate the benefits of case studios in improving higher order learning and motivating students.
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What do poor forest farmers want from China's ongoing forest land reform?Well, it is not private ownership of the land that makes them invest. What Chinese farmers value most and what attracts them to investments that can raise their standard of living and contribute to sustainable forestry is secure rights of usage, as shown by Ping Qin's doctoral thesis in economics at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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