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Mapping and Innovating Business Models of Food Hubs in Short Food Supply Chains

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Short food supply chains (SFSCs) offer sustainable alternatives to conventional food systems (CFSCs) but require effective intermediaries to scale and remain competitive. Food Hubs (FHs) serve this role by enhancing SFSC efficiency and market reach while upholding community‐oriented values. However, limited research has examined how FHs design
Marije Renkema‐Singh, Lea Fobbe, Per Hilletofth   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Weather Index Insurance Scheme for Crops: Insights from India

Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Weather index insurance for crops is considered a beneficial supplement or even a replacement for traditional agricultural insurance products due to its advantages in payout efficiency and transaction costs. Among the countries implementing weather index
Tian Yang Luo
doaj   +1 more source

OPTIMAL CROP INSURANCE OPTIONS FOR ALABAMA COTTON-PEANUT PRODUCERS: A TARGET-MOTAD ANALYSIS [PDF]

Target-MOTAD was used to determine the optimal crop insurance options for two representative cotton and peanut farms in southern Alabama. Results showed that, for one of the farms, no crop insurance option was risk reducing given the yield history.
Duffy, Patricia A., Irimia-Vladu, Marina, Novak, James L.   +2 more
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Substantive or Symbolic? Analyzing the Quality of Impact Reports in Italian B‐Corps Through Legitimacy Theory

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability reporting has become increasingly compelling, particularly among hybrid organizations such as B‐Corps, which seek to balance profit and purpose and are required to publish annual Impact Reports. This study assesses the completeness of disclosed information in the 2022 Impact Reports of 74 Italian B‐Corps, drawing on legitimacy ...
Laura Ferraro, Franco Ernesto Rubino, Carmelo Arena, Diego Mazzitelli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety Nets or Trampolines? Federal Crop Insurance, Disaster Assistance, and the Farm Bill [PDF]

We review the implications of the 2007 Farm Bill for the risk management dimensions of U.S. agriculture and policy. Legislative proposals suggest significant changes in risk management policy, including the introduction of state or national revenue ...
Goodwin, Barry K., Rejesus, Roderick M.
core   +1 more source

Governance for Pension Plans' Sustainable Transition: The Moderating Role of Corporate Social Identity

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pension plans may either limit their sustainability approach to commercial purposes or adopt governance practices aligned with sustainability principles, thereby strengthening their Corporate Social Identity (CSI). This paper explores the moderating role of CSI in the relationship between traditional corporate governance mechanisms and pension
Elisa Bocchialini, Paola Ferretti, Federica Ielasi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Index based Crop Insurance

Agriculture and Agricultural Science Procedia, 2010
AbstractAgriculture sector is subject to a great many uncertainties. Yet, more people in developing countries like India earn their livelihood from this sector than from all other economic sectors combined. Agriculture, particularly prone to systemic and co-variant risk, doesn’t easily lend itself to insurance.
openaire   +1 more source

Mitigating Cotton Revenue Risk Through Irrigation, Insurance, and Hedging [PDF]

This study focuses on managing cotton production and marketing risks using combinations of irrigation levels, put options (as price insurance), and crop insurance.
Barham, E. Hart Bise, Richardson, James W., Rister, M. Edward, Robinson, John R.C.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Growing Pre‐Service Teachers' Well‐Being Capacity: Comparing the Perspectives of Teacher Education Programme Administrators and Teacher Candidates Across Canada

Future in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recognising the importance of addressing teacher development in the early career stages, our study examined programmatic considerations within teacher education programmes in Canada to determine the extent to which teacher preparation included support for and promotion of teacher well‐being as part of their pre‐service teaching development ...
Benjamin Kutsyuruba, Keith Walker, Karen Ragoonaden, Tim Claypool, Sabre Cherkowski, Lorraine Godden, John Bosica   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SCAB WITH ALTERNATIVE RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGY: THE CASE OF CROP QUALITY INSURANCE IN BARLEY [PDF]

Managing quality risks, especially grain quality, has been a challenge facing farmers, grain merchandisers, and policymakers for many years. With the advent of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), food safety, and identity preservation, this is even ...
Nganje, William E., Tiapo, Napoleon M., Wilson, William W.   +2 more
core   +1 more source