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Review crop prices, says farmers

, 2018
Economy
openaire   +2 more sources

Volatility analysis and forecasting of vegetable prices using an ARMA‐GARCH model: An application of the CF filter and seasonal adjustment method to Korean green onions

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract The vegetable market experiences significant price fluctuations due to the complex interplay of trend, cyclical, seasonal, and irregular factors. This study takes Korean green onions as an example and employs the Christiano–Fitzgerald filter and the CensusX‐13 seasonal adjustment methods to decompose its price into four components: trend ...
Yiyang Qiao, Byeong‐il Ahn
wiley   +1 more source

Time-Varying Estimation of Crop Insurance Program in Altering North Dakota Farm Economic Structure [PDF]

This study examines how federal farm policies, specifically crop insurance, have affected the farm economic structure of North Dakota’s agriculture sector.
Coleman, Jane A., Shaik, Saleem
core   +1 more source

Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the nexus between solar energy adoption and crop farmer income: evidence from Pakistan

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Worldwide, the continuous advancement of off-grid solar photovoltaic irrigation seeks to improve water access, increase food production, and reduce carbon emissions and energy costs associated with fuel usage. Consequently, this enhances human resilience
Nawab Khan, Khalid M. Elhindi, Hazem S. Kassem, Rizwan Kazim, Shemei Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Success of Farmers’ Markets in Northern New York: A Survey of Vendors, Customers, and Market Managers [PDF]

Farmers markets, Crop Production/Industries, Farm Management,
Logozar, Bernadette, Schmit, Todd M.
core   +1 more source

Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pesticide Availability and Usage by Farmers in the Northern Region of Ghana

Journal of Health and Pollution, 2019
Background. Over and improper use of chemical pesticides can have adverse effects on the environment, human health, and social capital. Objectives.
Ziblim A. Imoro, Joshua Larbi, Abudu B. Duwiejuah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial Patterns of Crop Yields in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]

Because of the apparent slowdown in the growth of crop yield potential, the increasing share of farmers already using modern crop varieties, and the accelerating flow of knowledge on agricultural technology, one would expect to find gradual convergence ...
Liangzhi You, Stanley Wood, Xiaobo Zhang
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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, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source