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Coping With Production Risk: Effects of Sown Plant Diversity on the Attractiveness of Crop Insurance in Grasslands

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Increased frequency of extreme weather events, particularly droughts, threatens grassland farming by destabilizing yields and farms' economic viability. We examine, theoretically and through numerical simulations, how sown plant diversity (natural insurance) influences the attractiveness of indemnity and drought index insurance (formal ...
Nicolas Alou, Sergei Schaub, Martin Quaas, Robert Finger   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang, Lena Kuhn, Hang Xiong, Zhanli Sun, Thomas Glauben   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

ARABLE CROP FARMERS’ PERCEPTION OF ORGANIC FARMING PRACTICES IN EKITI STATE

FUOYE JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN ECOLOGY
This study assessed the arable crop farmers’ perception of organic farming practices in Ekiti state, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to: describe the socio-economic characteristics of arable crop farmers; examine the level of awareness of organic farming practices by farmers; examine the level of usage of organic farming practices among ...
O C Olatunji, K P Owoseni, T D Michael, A Fanu   +3 more
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Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park, Seong D. Yun, Brandy E. Phipps, Tyler Mark, Craig Schluttenhofer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adoption of Climate-Smart Practices among Arable Crop Farmers in Kogi State, Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension
This study examined the adoption of climate-smart practices among arable crop farmers in Kogi State, Nigeria. A three-stage sampling procedure was used to select two hundred and thirteen (213) arable crop farmers in the study area.
Jacob Jide Pelemo, Bidemi Olayemi Ajibola, Oluwaseun Adebisi Adeyemi, Maimuna Shehu, Adeoluwa Adewumi   +4 more
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Volatility analysis and forecasting of vegetable prices using an ARMA‐GARCH model: An application of the CF filter and seasonal adjustment method to Korean green onions

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract The vegetable market experiences significant price fluctuations due to the complex interplay of trend, cyclical, seasonal, and irregular factors. This study takes Korean green onions as an example and employs the Christiano–Fitzgerald filter and the CensusX‐13 seasonal adjustment methods to decompose its price into four components: trend ...
Yiyang Qiao, Byeong‐il Ahn
wiley   +1 more source

Gender capacity building needs on soil fertility management practices among smallholder arable crop farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria

Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2019
Poor soil fertility management practices are major reasons for slow growth in food production among smallholder farmers of sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria.
A.K. Daudu, F.O. Oladipo, A.O. Kayode
doaj   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-Economic Effects of Pastoralist Activities on Arable Crop Farmers in Southwestern Nigeria

Journal of Biotechnology and Agricultural Research
This study assesses the socio-economic effects of pastoralist activities on arable crop farmers in southwest Nigeria. Using a multistage sampling technique, data were collected from 160 crop farmers and 32 pastoralists through a structured and validated interview schedule and analyzed with descriptive statistics.
null Adebiyi Yemisi Blessing, null Okunlola, J. O., null Akinwalere B. O.   +2 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
wiley   +1 more source