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Creating Shared Value as an Antecedent of Value Co‐Creation: B2B Relationships in the Agri‐Food Sector

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzes the effects of value co‐creation and creation of shared value in agricultural input marketing. This study used a sample of 178 agricultural companies in Costa Rica. The data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS‐SEM) with SMART PLS software. Our findings reveal the significant influence
Luis Ricardo Solís‐Rivera   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chernye zemli: natural and climatic conditions and economic activities of the population in the 1930s.

open access: yesNomadic Civilization: Historical Research
The study of the history of the country’s agriculture and its main branches in the prewar years is of great interest to historians, social and political scientists, which, in turn, is due to a number of socio-political factors.
E. N. Badmaeva, B. A. Erdneeva
doaj   +1 more source

Climate‐Smart Dairy Practices: The Role of Practice Clusters in Enhancing the Performance of Dairy Farms in Kenya

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate variability is affecting the productivity, profitability, and resilience of smallholder dairy producers in developing countries. The adoption of climate‐smart (CS) dairy practices has been promoted to mitigate these negative effects. However, while interest in dairy CS practices is growing, empirical evidence on their adoption patterns
Mercy Mburu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sources of Agricultural Productivity Growth in Central Asia [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper examines agricultural production and productivity growth in two Central Asian countries – Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Both countries are characterized by a significant shift of resources from the traditional Soviet model of collective ...
Lerman, Zvi, Sedik, David J.
core   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interactive models to catalyze collective water management : A companion modeling approach in northern Thailand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
How can simple interactive models catalyze collective learning and action about local water management? This paper aims at providing an answer to this question by drawing on a Companion Modeling (ComMod) experiment on irrigation water sharing in a ...
Barnaud, Cécile   +3 more
core  

The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Video and Text‐Based Supplemental Health Information and Consumer Willingness to Pay for Nutrient‐Enhanced Eggs

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutritional information is very important in the food choices of consumers. However, when they are too scientific or technical, they have the potential to confuse consumers, resulting in information asymmetry and dissuading them from making beneficial choices.
Edeoba W. Edobor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

State social policy towards the disabled and elderly in rural areas of the RSFSR in the 1920s-1930s: Ideas and everyday practices

open access: yesКрестьяноведение
The article considers the main principles of the Soviet social policy towards disabled peasants in the 1920s–1930s, when they were the least protected category of citizens.
Alexander S. Kovalev
doaj  

Human‐Machine Mutual Trust Based Shared Control Framework for Intelligent Vehicles

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This work introduces a bidirectional‐trust‐driven shared control framework for human‐machine co‐driving. The method models human‐to‐machine trust from intention discrepancies and Bayesian skill assessment, and machine‐to‐human trust from integrated ability evaluation.
Zhishuai Yin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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