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Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

Does plant architectural complexity increase with increasing habitat complexity? A test with a pioneer shrub in the Brazilian Cerrado

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Understanding variation in plant traits in heterogeneous habitats is important to predict responses to changing environments, but trait-environment associations are poorly known along ecological gradients.
FAO Silveira, EG Oliveira
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Fao [PDF]

Intereconomics, 1969
openaire   +2 more sources

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

5–7 July 2024, Rome, Italy

The Second Small-Scale Fisheries Summit (SSF Summit 2024), held at FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy, on 5–7 July 2024, was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
FAO
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Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques, Stevens Azima, Maurice Doyon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Sustainability Label Effectiveness Through Logo Design Modification: An Analysis of the EU Green Leaf Logo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability labels can help support consumers select more socially and environmentally friendly options, thereby enhancing returns for conscientious producers and promoting the transition to a more sustainable food system. However, consumer confusion regarding labels' meaning undermines their effectiveness.
Monika Hartmann, Ching‐Hua Yeh, Matthew Gorton, Barbara Tocco, Áron Török   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate risk screening tools to enhance access to finance: A global framework piloted by the FAO

Climate Risk Management
A multidisciplinary lens is required to effectively incorporate climate risk considerations into the agricultural investment decision-making process. Adaptation and mitigation efforts must be anchored on scientific evidence, focusing on expected impacts,
Jorge Alvar-Beltrán, Arianna Gialletti, Andrea Setti, Ricardo Soldan, Theodore Allen, Caroline Kirungu, Hideki Kanamaru, Lev Neretin   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Building capacities in Sub-Saharan African countries for antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the food and agriculture sectors using the FAO ATLASS tool

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
FAO has developed the ‘Assessment Tool for Laboratories and AMR Surveillance Systems” (FAO-ATLASS) to support the national food and agriculture sectors in describing and assessing their AMR surveillance system in a standardized manner.
Labia Irene I. Ouoba, Michael Treilles, Ranyl Nguena Guefack Noumedem, Nicolas Keck, Joshua Kimutai Kiptiness, Alpha A. Diallo, Béatrice Mouillé, Morgane Gourlaouen, Tabitha Kimani, Mark Obonyo, Mamadou Niang, Esther Dsani, Francesca Latronico, Alejandro Dorado Garcia, Emmanuel Kabali, Junxia Song, Mohamed Shamsuddin   +16 more
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