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A Skills Gap Analysis of Farmer Directors of US Farmer Cooperatives

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Boards of directors are vital to firm performance and are an integral part of the decision‐making process of any business. Several studies have been conducted that observe corporate or nonprofit board characteristics, skills, and the board's connection to firm performance.
Jody S. Herchenbach, Brian C. Briggeman, Jason S. Bergtold, Aleksan Shanoyan, Sarah A. Low, Brandi Miller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resilience of Small Beef Packers and the USDA Meat Supply Chain Initiative

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We focus on the plant‐size resilience relationship among small beef packers during COVID‐19. Defining resilience as the ability to maintain or increase slaughter and non‐resilience as otherwise, we use survey and secondary data to estimate a logit model where resilience is a function of a plant's capacity and age in addition to labor condition
Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Azzeddine Azzam, Binod Khanal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

POULTRY FARMERS’ RESPONSE TO AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

Agricultura, 2012
The study examined the response of poultry farmers to agricultural insurance. The study was carried out in Delta North Agricultural Zone of Delta State, Nigeria. A sample size of 120 poultry farmers was used for the study.
Ajieh Patrick Chuks
doaj   +1 more source

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analyzing the Challenges of Agricultural Crop Insurance among Microcredits: A Case Study of Sarjam Dehestan, Mashhad [PDF]

کاوش‌های جغرافیایی مناطق بیابانی, 2019
The natural, social, economic and personal risks of agricultural production are inevitable, but those risks are manageable. To manage the risks of natural disasters and incidents, producers and economic policymakers in different societies use different ...
Maryam Ghasemi, Lida Alizadeh
doaj   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How does agricultural insurance affect agricultural economic resilience? Evidence from 167 prefecture-level cities in major grain-producing regions

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Agricultural insurance serves as a critical arrangement for addressing extreme weather shocks and improving the agricultural risk management system.
Shuang Fu, Wen-zhong Li
doaj   +1 more source

A Study on the Performance of National Agricultural Insurance Scheme and Suggestions to Make it More Effective [PDF]

Agricultural production and farm income in India involve several risks. Crop insurance is the only mechanism available to safeguard against production risks.
Chand, Ramesh, Raju, S.S.
core   +1 more source

Topological Properties of International Commodity Market: How Uncertainty Affects the Linkages?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study aims to explore the network topology of the international commodity market by examining the interconnections among 21 commodity futures across various categories, including energy, precious and industrial metals, and agriculture. We analyze the market structure of these commodity futures under both low and high uncertainty conditions
Ibrahim Yagli, Bayram Deviren
wiley   +1 more source

Import Wheat Tenders and the Effects of the Russian Invasion

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Risk and volatility for many commodities escalated sharply following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, creating numerous uncertainties for trading firms and importers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the bidding behavior in Egyptian wheat import tenders in the pre‐ and post‐invasion periods.
William W. Wilson, Sumadhur Shakya, Isaac Dubovoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source