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Heliyon, 2020 Most smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are adversely affected by low soil fertility, land degradation and climate change-related shocks such as drought. These problems lead to low productivity and low household income.
George Magambo Kanyenji +3 more
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Agricultural and Applied Economics: What is This?
Bio-based and Applied Economics, 2012 The scientific domain of «agricultural and applied economics» is an open issue. In this paper, we analyse the JEL codes of the articles published in seven major agricultural economics journals in the period 2000-11, in order to define which disciplines ...
Paolo Sckokai
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Impact of Small-Holders’ cattle Fattening on Household Income generation in Fadis District of Eastern Hararghe Zone, oromia, Ethiopia [PDF]
International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development, 2018 At the household level, livestock plays a critical economic and social role in pastoralists and at the household level, livestock plays a critical economic and social role in pastoralists and smallholder farm households.
Jafer Mume Ahmed +1 more
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A Protocol or a Set of Standards to Guide Agricultural Economics Research
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1995 This article examines some difficult decisions that agricultural economists must confront in doing research. Over many years, rules and standards have developed in agricultural economics that guide researchers, providing an underlying framework for ...
David L. Debertin +2 more
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Milk production systems in Southern Brazil [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2020 The aim of this study was to verify the dynamics of milk production in Southern Brazil, analyzing the spatial distribution, evolution and structure of bovine milk production systems in the dairy-specialized microregions.
TIAGO S. TELLES +3 more
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Behavioral agricultural economics
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2023 AbstractAgricultural and other fields of economics have always co‐evolved and benefitted from each other's insights. Over time, a general convergence of all social sciences began, and various fields of psychology, sociology, anthropology, and political science started to overlap with general and agricultural economics.
Wüpper, David Johannes; id_orcid0000-0002-1344-6023 +3 more
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Mapping the Knowledge Structure of Agricultural Economic Studies: A Co-Word Analysis [PDF]
International Journal of Information Science and ManagementThe study of agricultural economics has evolved significantly over the years, with various research areas and subfields emerging. This study aims to map the knowledge structure of agricultural economic studies using co-word analysis.
Seifallah Andayesh, Zahra Kianrad
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023 A survey of consumers at three farmers' markets (FMs) was done near Vancouver, British Columbia. The markets span urban and suburb locales, and the survey's 234 respondents were asked questions about shopping behavior, attitudes toward FMs, and ...
Tracy Stobbe
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Leadership Development in Agricultural Economics: Challenges for Academic Units
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2009 Crafting and executing strategy are key tasks to be carried out by a manager of an enterprise. Unit leaders are managers of an academic enterprise called a department.
Michael A. Boland
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THE ECONOMIC PAMPHLETEER: Cooperation: The Key to Sustainable Livelihoods in Food Systems
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016 First paragraphs: Profits are not sustainable in today's food systems, and most certainly not for farmers. The more efficient producers may be able to survive financially, but their potential to do more beyond survival is inherently limited.
John Ikerd
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