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Determinants of Farm Revenue in Pakistan [PDF]
Will small farm viability decline with the reduction of average farm size in Pakistan? This paper addresses the determinants of rural household and farm-related income.
Alberto Valdes, Gustavo Anriquez
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY FARM INCOME, FARM SIZE AND FIELD CROP PRODUCTION STRUCTURE
Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2011 The greatest share of field crop production (88% оf corn, 73% wheat, 65% sunflower and about 50% of soybean and sugar beet production) in Serbia may be attributed to family farms.
Petar Munćan
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Resource Use Efficiency of Millet/Cowpea Intercropping in Niger State, Nigeria [PDF]
The study examined the profitability and resources-use efficiency of millet/cowpea mixed farmers production in Niger state Nigeria. The primary data for the study was obtained using structured questionnaire administered to 80 randomly sampled farmers in ...
Adiele, M.A. +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah +4 more
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Background of the development of small entrepreneurship in rural areas
Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2018 Purpose. The purpose of the article is to analyze the background of the creation of family-type farms based on personal peasant farms, to consider possible scenarios for the development of such processes in Ukraine, to identify the strategic objectives ...
Oleksandr Maslak +2 more
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“Waiting for Godot”- Restructuring on Small Family Farms [PDF]
This paper examines the extent to which favourable off-farm labour market conditions coupled with growth in land values have contributed to the observed resilience of small scale family farms.
Jack, Claire G. +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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A Study of Time and Labour Use on Irish Suckler Beef Farms [PDF]
, 2006 End of project reportLabour is one of the four factors of production and an increasingly costly and scarce input on farms. The attractiveness of non-farming employment, the nature of farm work and the price received for farm outputs are resulting in ...
Fallon, R.J. +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal +2 more
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