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A review of contract farming and factors that impinge youths acceptance to contract farming [PDF]
, 2009 The growing body of literature associated with contract farming had examined its relevance and relationships between a number of variables in order to gain a better understanding on being involved in contract farming and agriculture in general.
Abu Samah, Bahaman +3 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A highly dispersed NiO‐MgO solid solution (MgxNi1‐xO) is created in a hierarchically porous Ca‐based matrix to protect Ni and CaO nanoparticles against carbon deposition and sintering. Owing to the reversible reconstruction of MgxNi1‐xO, this superior structure is self‐regenerative in the calcium looping dry reforming of methane process, thereby ...
Hao Xu +5 more
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Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International DevelopmentContract farming was introduced in Nigeria to address the challenges faced by smallholder farming households in realising farming objectives. Therefore, this study examined the effectiveness of the Anchor-borrower Outgrowers’ Programme in fulfilling one
Olabisi Damilola Omodara +2 more
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The role of contract farming in agricultural development in globalise world: an institutional economics analysis. [PDF]
In the wake up ubiquitous agrarian crisis reflected in decelerating growth and increasing farmer suicides this paper examines the institutional constraints faced by agricultural sector.
Swain, Braja Bandhu
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Rice contract farming in Lao PDR: Moving from subsistence to commercial agriculture [PDF]
, 2008 Poverty is prevalent among small farms in transition economies such as the Lao PDR, where market failures prevail and subsistence production is the norm.
Leung, PingSun +2 more
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A Leaf‐Inspired Janus‐Structured Triboelectric‐Moisture Hybrid Energy Harvester
Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.This study proposes a bioinspired Janus structured energy‐leaf with hybrid triboelectric‐moisture hybrid energy harvesters. This hybrid energy harvester is demonstrated in an intelligent emergency system for effective distress signaling and evacuation guiding during potential crises.
Liang Wei +10 more
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Discover AgricultureThe aim of this study was to analyze the factors affecting the adoption of malt barely contract farming by farmers and the perceptions of farmers about such adoption in northern Ethiopia. Multistage sampling techniques were used to select 320 malt barley
Dessie Sisay Ashagrie +1 more
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Beyond the Ban—Shedding Light on Smallholders' Price Vulnerability in Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Indonesian government imposed a palm oil export ban in April 2022 to address rising cooking oil prices. This study explores oil palm smallholders' vulnerability to the policy using descriptive statistics, Lasso, and post‐Lasso OLS regressions.
Charlotte‐Elena Reich +3 more
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Contract farming and hog farmers’ income: evidence from a microsurvey in rural China
Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsContract farming constitutes a pivotal institutional mechanism in modern agri-food value chains, yet its distinct socioeconomic dynamics in livestock systems—fundamentally diverging from those of crop-based models—remain critically understudied ...
Xuebing Bai, Rong Xu, Hao Hu, Lihao Yao
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Impact of contract farming on income: Linking small farmers, packers, and supermarket in China [PDF]
"Contract farming is seen by proponents as a way to raise small-farm income by delivering technology and market information to small farmers, incorporating them into remunerative new markets.
Hu, Dinghuan +2 more
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