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Investigating the Sources of Agricultural Growth in Africa: Factor Accumulation, Total Factor Productivity, and Technology Absorption [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper investigates sources and determinants of agricultural growth in Africa, concentrating on the growth path during the last three decades. The analysis employs the broader framework provided by empirical growth literature and recent developments ...
Nkamleu, Guy Blaise
core   +1 more source

The Geography of Success: A Spatial Analysis of Export Intensity in the Italian Wine Industry

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the paradox of how Italy's fragmented, SME‐dominated wine industry achieves global export success. Moving beyond purely firm‐centric explanations, we test whether export intensity is spatially dependent, clustering geographically in regional ecosystems.
Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, Jonas Di Vita
wiley   +1 more source

Do soil amendments used to improve agricultural productivity have consequences for soils contaminated with heavy metals? [PDF]

open access: yesHeliyon, 2020
Kaninga B   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Malthusian model for all seasons? [PDF]

open access: yes
An issue often discussed in relation to agricultural development is the effect on agricultural labour productivity of more intensive land-use. Introducing aspects of seasonality into a stylized Malthusian model, we unify two diverging views by showing ...
Jacob L. Weisdorf, Paul Sharp
core  

Is Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption Persistently Overestimated?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Precision agriculture is sometimes assumed to diffuse steadily over time, and industry planning frequently extrapolates early adoption trends forward. This study evaluates the accuracy of such expectations by comparing agricultural input dealers' forecasts of future service offerings with the actual levels of offerings that dealerships ...
Trey Malone   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mobile phone use is associated with higher smallholder agricultural productivity in Tanzania, East Africa. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One, 2020
Quandt A   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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