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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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Understanding Egg Price Volatility and Policy Implications in the U.S. With Machine Learning
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Eggs are an inexpensive and sustainable source of proteins, but volatility in the U.S. egg prices has intensified in recent years, raising concerns over food affordability and market stability. This study examines the drivers of U.S. egg price dynamics over 2004–2025 using a two‐stage framework that combines LASSO‐based variable selection with
Xuemei Zhao +3 more
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Integrated crop-livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: an option or an imperative?
Outlook on Agriculture, 1997 Rapid growth of the human and livestock populations in sub-Saharan Africa is creating unprecedented increases in food and feed demands. These population pressures on a fixed landbase are likely to promote severe competition for resources and drive agriculture progressively towards intensification.
Smith, J.W. +4 more
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli +2 more
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Du nomadisme à la sédentarisation
Revue d'ethnoécologie, 2012 In West and Central Sudano-Sahelian Africa, the intensification and modernisation of livestock farming promoted by environmental and livestock support services were not immediately accepted by herdsmen.
Aimé Landry Dongmo +5 more
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Determinants of DMC technologies adoption among smallholders in the Lake Alaotra area, Madagascar : Document de travail BV lac n° 45 [PDF]
, 2008 Les techniques de systèmes de semis direct sur couverture végétale (SCV) sont diffusées depuis une dizaine d'années à Madagascar. Ils répondent à des objectifs de préservation de l'environnement, de création de revenus et de réduction de la pauvreté, en ...
Andriamalala, Herizo +5 more
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Documenting the application of the Myanmar Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategy [PDF]
, 2020 This paper documents the testimonials of those who implemented the Myanmar Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategy (MCSAS) and accounts of those who experienced its application on the ground.
Hein, Yarzar +3 more
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No till system of maize and crop-livestock integration
Boletim de Indústria Animal, 2013 The aim of this work was to evaluate the implementation of the Integrated Crop-Livestock (ICL) in beef cattle farms where the corn was planted directly on the pasture, under no-till system, in the first year. The Crop-Livestock Integration (CLI) models evaluated consisted of Brachiaria decumbens pastures intercropped with corn in the no tillage system.
Edmar Eduardo Bassan Mendes +5 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels +4 more
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Caraka Tani: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 2018 Practicing intensive agriculture by implementing chemical substances in agriculture systems have been suspected cause problem on environment. Increase content of nitrate in drinking water and aquatic systems and greenhouse gases status of atmosphere may ...
Didik Wisnu Widjajanto, T. Honmura
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