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PRICE UNCERTAINTY AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY [PDF]

This paper examines the effects of price uncertainty on agricultural productivity. Appelbaum(1991) provided an empirical framework to analyze the effects of uncertainty on firm behavior. We apply the model to the U.S.
Holt, Matthew T., Ji, Wen
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Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
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Towards agricultural green development: how does digital economy enhance agricultural green total factor productivity?

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionGreen development has become the global consensus. The digital economy acts as an emerging driver of agricultural green development and plays a key role in boosting agricultural green total factor productivity.
Qiuyang Li, Tingpimei Zhang
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Strengthening innovation capacity of Nigerian agricultural research organizations: [PDF]

Strong agricultural research and development (R&D) is crucial for improving agricultural productivity and efficiency, which in turn both lead to agricultural development, food security, and poverty reduction.
Abdullahi, Aliyu Sabi, Abubakar, Baba Yusuf, Babu, Suresh, Ragasa, Catherine   +3 more
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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
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Application of digital technologies for ensuring agricultural productivity. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Abiri R, Rizan N, Balasundram SK, Shahbazi AB, Abdul-Hamid H.   +4 more
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Agricultural Productivity in Transition Economies [PDF]

Productivity Analysis,
Swinnen, Johan F.M., Van Herck, Kristine, Vranken, Liesbet   +2 more
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
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Determinants of Agricultural Productivity: Analysis of the Welfare of Agrarian Countries

JIET (Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi Terapan)
Objective: This study aims to analyze the determinants of agricultural productivity and their impact on the welfare of agricultural countries. Agricultural productivity plays a pivotal role in the economic development of agricultural economies, as their ...
Basri, Muhammad Akbar Ramadhani, Riska Prasasti, Fahrul Hudatil Atkiyan, M. A Sahal Baihaqi, Taosige Wau   +5 more
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How Endowments, Factor Accumulation, and Technology Choice Determine Growth and Productivity in Agriculture [PDF]

Because rural poverty and low agricultural productivity are closely related, governments often actively pursue policies designed to boost productivity and incomes in the poorest regions.
Donald Larson
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