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One size fits all? Contract farming among broiler producers in China
Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2018 Contract farming has been increasingly found to benefit smallholders in developing countries, yet much less is known about its role in the poultry industry where economies of scale could be more prominent.
Ze-ying HUANG +4 more
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Does contract farming affect technical efficiency? Evidence from soybean farmers in Northern Ghana
Agricultural and Food Economics, 2023 Understanding how and the extent to which contract farming arrangements impact agricultural productivity is important to ensuring that policies are designed to maximize the likelihood of success.
Ayeduvor Selorm +4 more
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Contract Farming in Buckwheat Cultivation
International Journal of Innovative Approaches in Agricultural Research, 2023 Contract farming is a deal between a producer and a buyer regarding cultivation of an agricultural product characteristically. In reality, terms and conditions of these contracts can alter dramatically. It can refer to those arrangements involving public firms, government organisations or NGOs and can also refer to private schemes. In this paper, it is
Doğan, Nilgün, Adanacioglu, Hakan
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A universal metal pre‐fixation (MPF) strategy directs the precise crystallization of diverse metal‐organic frameworks (Co‐MOF, ZIF‐8, Fe‐MOF, UIO‐66) on covalent organic framework (PY‐COF) scaffolds. The resulting hierarchical hybrids exhibit tunable porosity, structural defective and dimensional, as well as enhanced performance in CH4/C2H6/C3H8 ...
Ying Zhao +5 more
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Impact of Contract Farming on Economic Status of the Farmers Practicing Contract Farming
Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities, 2019 This article focused on the economic impact of contract farming on respondents who are involved in contract farming. The various economic indicators of impact on contract framers are discussed. The study was conducted in two districts of Karnataka state viz., Bangalore Rural and Tumakuru.
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Conventional single‐gradient freeze‐casting typically produces unidirectional porous architectures with limited transverse connectivity. The Sequential Hybridization by Infiltration and Freeze‐casting Technique (SHIFT) addresses this constraint by integrating secondary aligned structures within a preformed primary scaffold.
Kiho Sung, Sungchul Shin
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Effect of contract farming on the U.S. crop farmers' average return
Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2013 In the literature of contract farming, most of the studies focus on the functions of risk managements and reducing transaction costs. Only a few study the effect of contract farming on the productivity efficiency or profitability.
Wu-Yueh HU
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Adapting Contract Theory to Fit Contract Farming [PDF]
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2014 This article discusses the current state of contract theory and its usefulness for conceptualizing issues related to agricultural contracting. The paper will explore the limitations of existing theory for applied work, and what methodological improvements are needed to enhance the usefulness of the theory to agricultural economists.
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Using grilled lamb skewers as a model system, this work builds a multiscale coupling framework from oral processing to retronasal aroma perception, reveals dual‐kinetic release patterns and Electroencephalogram‐characterized central encoding features, and proposes an interpretable physics‐guided deep learning model validated by multiphysics simulation,
Che Shen +12 more
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Supply chain analysis of fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV): Prospects of contract farming
Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2010 The paper examines the factors that lead farmers to participate in c the contract farming in the Peninsular Malaysia. The primary data was collected through a survey using a questionnaire on the total of two hundred and eight farmers from various states ...
Nalini ARUMUGAM +3 more
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