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Assessment of mechanization status for some major crop value chains in Ghana

Academy Journal of Science and Engineering, 2023
Mechanization of agriculture is widely accepted as a means to raise agricultural output and ensure sufficient food supplies. Previous failed attempts to mechanize Ghana's agriculture have been linked to a failure on the part of policymakers to recognize ...
Patricia Amankwaa-Yeboah, Shadrack Amponsah, Stephen Yeboah, Michael Tetteh Odamtten, Bright Owusu Asante, Natson Eyram Amengor, Monica Opoku, S Kang   +7 more
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Competing views of information: human right vs. commodity, private vs. shared property

tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique, 2009
Two competing perspectives of information are analyzed. Information may be considered as a human right, meaning all people should have access to it regardless of their economic power, or as a commodity, only accessible for those who are able to pay for ...
J. Carlos Fernández-Molina
doaj   +1 more source

Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone, Craig W. Carpenter, Courtney Bir, Andrew J. Van Leuven, Rebecca Wasserman‐Olin, Wendong Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

UNCERTAINTY AND MALAYSIAN FINANCIAL MARKETS

Journal of Academia, 2023
This study examines the long run cointegration relationship of two uncertainty indices namely the Global Economic Policy Uncertainty (GEPU) and Geopolitical Risk (GPR) on the returns of Malaysian stock and commodity market for the period from January ...
Joel Raj Francis
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Patients are not commodities

BMJ, 2006
Referral management centres have been set up in an attempt to control the flow of patients from generalist to specialist services.1 Those proposing and creating such centres seem to view a referral as a simple administrative transaction, whereas those working in primary care know that a successful referral is a much more complex and challenging ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Return and Volatility Spillovers Among Major Cotton Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores return and volatility transmission among major cotton markets. Several events have disrupted cotton supply and demand in recent years, leading to heightened price volatility and significant shifts in market interconnections.
Susmitha Kalli, Berna Karali, Yangxuan Liu, Munisamy Gopinath   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimation of measurement uncertainty of coliforms in drinking water according to ISO19036:2019

Shipin yu jixie
ObjectiveThis study aimed to estimate the measurement uncertainty of coliforms in drinking water according to ISO19036:2019.MethodsBy designing protocols, the technical uncertainty (utech), matrix uncertainty (umatrix) and distribution uncertainty ...
ZHONG Wentao, LU Lin, LI Zheng, ZHOU Peihua, HONG Zhenbai, ZHOU Cong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

KIYMETLİ MADENLERİN PORTFÖY ÇEŞİTLENDİRMESİNE KATKISI:BİST UYGULAMASI

Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 2018
Modern portföy teorisinin temelvarsayımı korelasyonu düşük varlıkların portföye dahil edilmesinin portföyriskini azaltacağıdır. Bu çalışmada öncelikle altının Türkiye piyasası hissesenedi portföylerine sağladığı çeşitlendirme katkısı araştırılmıştır ...
Devran Deniz, Şakir Sakarya, Hasan Aydın Okuyan   +2 more
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Heterogeneity in Food Price Inflation Convergence Across the EU: Evidence From Club Dynamics and Structural Breaks

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines food price inflation rate convergence among EU27 Member States from 2005 to 2024, focusing on structural breaks, external shocks, and regional disparities. Using panel unit root tests and club convergence analysis, the findings reveal no overall convergence but identify multiple convergence clubs.
Tibor Bareith, Imre Fertő
wiley   +1 more source

Does a Specialized Niche Market Vegetable Processor Enjoy Bargaining Power?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agribusiness companies may achieve competitive advantage through specialization within niche markets. One such niche is the fresh‐cut fruit and vegetable market, which has been steadily growing in Germany. This study examines whether the specialization of a German fresh‐cut producer grants it with market power within this niche market.
Nikolas Bublik, Franziska Mittag, Laura Hellstern, Sebastian Hess   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source