Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
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Socio-demographic factor that impinge youth acceptance towards agriculture: the case of contract farming in Malaysia [PDF]
, 2010 Contract farming has been identified as one of the agriculture branches that have a huge potential to attract youth participation in agriculture based on its bigger profits and easiness to conduct.
Abu Samah, Bahaman +3 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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Cogent Food & AgricultureContract farming has emerged as a rapidly expanding and sustainable agricultural practice, offering significant potential benefits for agribusinesses, smallholder farmers, and the broader economy.
Brendel Lewnsky Chuma +2 more
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Impact of Contract Farming on Smallholder Farmers' Livelihood and Food Security in Kubau LGA, Kaduna State, Nigeria [PDF]
Global Journal of Environmental Science & SustainabilityThe study aimed at establishing influence of contract farming on smallholder farmers’ livelihood and food security in Kubau Local Government Area, using descriptive survey design.
Martin Royal Okechukwu Onwunali +2 more
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Does contract farming enhance farm efficiency? A case of wheat growers of Haryana, India. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Saroj, Paltasingh KR, Jena PK.
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang +2 more
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Promoting the Kenyan Potato Value Chain: Can Contract Farming Help Build Trust and Reduce Transaction Risks? [PDF]
African economies are increasingly confronted with changing food and commodity markets, due to globalisation, economic liberalisation and urbanisation. Subsequently, consumer preferences change.
Hoeffler, Heike
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross +2 more
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Coordinating a three-level contract farming supply chain with option contracts considering risk-averse farmer and retailer. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Liao C, Lu Q, Lin L.
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