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Assessment of agricultural contacts for market access in South Africa a smallholders' perspective [PDF]
, 2011 1. Objectives: This project intends to contribute to the on-going debate about whether and how restructured agri-food markets can provide viable market opportunities for small-scale farmers in Africa.
Anseeuw, Ward +5 more
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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 +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Constraints Faced by the Farm Families in Adoption of Post Harvest Technologies of Maize
International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2019 Chamandeep Kaur +2 more
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Smallholder Supply Response and Gender in Ethiopia: A Profit Function Analysis [PDF]
, 2004 Empirical studies on gender and agricultural productivity are typically based on production function estimates of a single crop or aggregate output, ignoring the role of prices and endogeneity of input choice.
Suleiman, A.
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, 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
Advances in AgricultureThe overreliance on chemical pesticides in Ecuadorian agriculture raises serious concerns regarding environmental sustainability and public health. This study aimed to assess farmers’ perceptions and knowledge of sustainable pest management strategies ...
Yelitza Colmenarez +7 more
doaj +1 more source
Assessing the Impact of Promotions on Consumer Purchasing Behavior During Crises
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Understanding how households modify their food expenditure decisions during times of crisis is essential because consumer purchasing behavior frequently changes during these times. This study looks at these behavioral shifts during the COVID‐19 pandemic, concentrating on how price sensitivity and response to sales promotions changed over the ...
Wafa Mehaba, José María Gil
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Collaborative multi-agent modelling to improve farmers' adaptive capacity to manage water and igrations dynamics in Northeast Thailand [PDF]
, 2008 Northeast Thailand has the largest rainfed lowland rice (RLR) ecosystem in the kingdom and is notoriously known for its high rate of poor smallholders.
Le Page, Christophe +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines whether information about production methods and social norms can increase consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for food produced using climate‐friendly farming methods. A randomized survey experiment was conducted with 1568 respondents across Denmark, Lithuania, and Spain, who were assigned to one of four ...
Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo +5 more
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The Geography of Success: A Spatial Analysis of Export Intensity in the Italian Wine Industry
Agribusiness, 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
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