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DETERMINANTS OF INTENSITY OF SOYBEAN COMMERCIALIZATION AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN BUTERE, KENYA [PDF]
Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2021 Research background: Soybean commercialization plays a vital role in enhancing the livelihoods, and income of small-scale farmers. Despite the government efforts to boost agricultural commercialization in Kenya, the intensity of soybean commercialization
Martha Wanjiru GACHUHI +2 more
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Health-related factors on tobacco consumption in Turkey [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2020 : In this study, we analyzed the role of individuals’ health-related factors along with socio-demographic and economic characteristics on both the likelihood of tobacco consumption and quantity demanded levels using two competitive econometric methods ...
Nuray Demir +3 more
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The Role of Sensory Perception in Consumer Demand for Tinned Meat: A Contingent Valuation Study
Foods, 2021 This study presents an analysis of consumer preferences for a new food product: Tinned Chianina meat. Respondents (N = 249) participated in a sensory test, where they were also asked to declare their willingness to pay (WTP) for the tasted product.
Daniel Vecchiato +3 more
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Farmers’ participation in small-scale irrigation in Amhara region, Ethiopia
Cogent Economics & Finance, 2023 Irrigation has a critical role in improving food security and alleviating poverty. Long-term studies on small-scale irrigation have identified several factors that influence the participation of farmers in irrigation.
Getasew Daru +3 more
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Belief adjustment: a double hurdle model and experimental evidence [PDF]
Experimental Economics, 2018 AbstractWe present an experiment where subjects sequentially receive signals about the true state of the world and need to form beliefs about which one is true, with payoffs related to reported beliefs. We attempt to control for risk aversion using the Offerman et al. (Rev Econ Stud 76(4):1461–1489, 2009) technique.
Timo Henckel +3 more
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Land, 2022 Sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) has been hailed as the solution to increasing crop productivity among farmers. Despite the significant promotion, there still remains a dearth of information on the adoption and intensity of SAI in Zambia ...
Petan Hamazakaza +4 more
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Agraris: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development Research, 2021 Potato is an important commodity for livelihood in many parts of Ethiopia. Potato producers in Ethiopia face sophisticated marketing challenges, including inadequate access to market and low amount of marketed surpluses due to subsistence-oriented ...
Abduselam Faris Abadega
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The Adoption of Low-Input Turfgrasses in the Midwestern US: The Case of Fine Fescues and Tall Fescue
Horticulturae, 2023 Fine fescues (Festuca spp.) and tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus) are low-input turfgrass species that perform well under less water, pesticides, and fertilizers when compared to commonly cultivated species in the Midwestern US.
Sanchez Philocles +3 more
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Analyzing the drivers of smallholder farmer’s market participation in the Sahelian region of Niger
Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2023 Many sub-Saharan farmers rely on agricultural production for home consumption and sell crops to meet their other needs. Farmers’ market intervention enhances economic expansion and helps to improve household food security. In our current study, we strive
Seydou Zakari +3 more
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International Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology, 2023 This study describes the characteristics of household market participation in avocado production. It investigates the approach required to overcome determinants of market participation among smallholders of avocado farmers in Shebedino woreda, SNNPRS ...
Habetamu Niguse, Takele Mebratu
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