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A typological characterization of dairy farming system towards economic sustainable farm in West Java (Indonesia) [PDF]
, 2019 Small scale farms play an important role in Indonesia. However, shortage of capital become the main challenge for small farms. To foster the economically sustainable farms, the diversity and the characteristic of dairy farms should be understood.
Duteurtre, Guillaume +2 more
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Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
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Risk and De-Collectivisation: Evidence from the Czech Republic [PDF]
The replacement of wage-labour farms by family farms in Central and Eastern Europe during the transformation has been more limited than was initially expected.
Bezemer, Dirk J.
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Family Farming and the Worlds to Come [PDF]
, 2015 What is family farming? How can it help meet the challenges confronting the world? How can it contribute to a sustainable and more equitable development? Not only is family farming the predominant form of agriculture around the world, especially so in developing countries, it is also the agriculture of the future.
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Consumer Valuation of Meat Alternatives and Labeling Policies: A Comparative Perspective
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates and compares US consumer perceptions and the impact of environmental, human health, and animal welfare information related to conventional meat on preferences for meat alternatives and labeling policies. Using the best–worst scaling method across 10 different burger alternatives, our results show that the meat burger is
Daniele Asioli +5 more
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Million-Dollar Farms in the New Century [PDF]
Million-dollar farms—those with annual sales of at least $1 million—accounted for about half of U.S. farm sales in 2002, up from a fourth in 1982 (with sales measured in constant 2002 dollars).
Banker, David E. +2 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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Key Determinants of the Economic Viability of Family Farms: Evidence from Serbia
AgricultureEnsuring a fair income for farmers, as one of the key objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), focuses on the economic dimension of sustainable agricultural development.
Aleksandar Miljatović +2 more
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DUALITY OF FARM STRUCTURE IN TRANSITION AGRICULTURE: THE CASE OF MOLDOVA [PDF]
The duality of farm structure in Moldova is manifested by the existence of a relatively small number of large corporate farms at one extreme and a very large number of small and very small family farms at the other.
Cimpoies, Dragos, Lerman, Zvi
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Direct payments coupled to labour force – socio-economic consequences to organic farming – [PDF]
, 2002 Discussion Labour input on organic farms in Switzerland and Germany is on average 20% higher than on comparable conventional farms (Offermann and Nieberg 2000). Therefore, it is not surprising, that policy-makers expect positive impacts both on organic
Stolze, Matthias
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