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Since signing the peace accords in 1996, the Guatemalan government committed to increase the tax burden of 1995 by 50% to a total of 13%. This target has only been reached 4 times in more than two decades. There have been multiple attempts at tax reforms that have failed or been incomplete. Guatemala exhibits much income inequality and is one of the poorest countries in the region.  

Given this background, the problem to be considered in this analysis is that there is little information regarding how different tax reforms would affect the accessibility to food in Guatemala. With information …

Determining highest and best of use (HBU) is necessary for supportable Ag land assessments. In this study,

we determine HBU and most probable use (MPU) of South Dakota Ag land as either cropland or grassland.

To determine HBU, we simulate net returns for cropland and grassland for every possible combination of

the productivity and legal dimensions using the APEX model and copula approach. To determine MPU,

we use random forest classification given net returns, risk, topography, and soil productivity ratings. We

discuss the impacts of using MPU, HBU, and soil ratings for determining use for Ag land property

assessments.

The development of a traditional form of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) in the Dagupan City Estuary system in the Philippines is based upon different producers each focusing on individual species rather than individual producers producing multiple species with very different market values. The long-term success of such a system requires attention to local marine spatial planning and enforcement of caps on forms of feed-based (net pen or fish cage) aquaculture systems.