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Labor management strategies in facing the economic crisis. Evidence from Greek livestock farms
New Medit, 2018 This paper investigates the role of labor – either family or hired – in the development of the Greek livestock sector and the effects of labor management strategies undertaken against the crisis.
Alexandros Theodoridis +4 more
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The Use of Econometric Methods in Family Farm Succession Studies
Revija za Geografijo, 2009 Farm succession is an important issue for any family farm, for the future structure of farming and for rural policy makers. This is the process whereby the skills, traditions and capital of farming are passed from one generation to the next.
Zarja Bohak, Andreja Borec
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Off-farm role in stabilizing disposable farm income: A Lithuanian case study
Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2020 The paper aims to investigate family farm income volatility by decomposing disposable farm income (DFI) into the on-farm income, income from production support and off-farm income (OFI) over time. The research is focused on the OFI, assessing its role in
Vida Dabkienė
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Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2022 Cryptococcal meningitis is a fungal central nervous infection typically occurring in patients with severe immunocompromise. We present a case of cryptococcal meningitis occurring in a patient with active injection drug use (IDU) but no immunocompromising
L. Madeline McCrary +4 more
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Effect of the family life cycle on the family farm scale in Southern China
Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2015 This study empirically analyses the impact of family life cycles on the family farm scale of rural households in Southern China. The ordered Probit modelling is applied to examine the survey data that comprise 2040 valid questionnaires distributed in 88 ...
Lin LIANG, Shanlang LIN, Zuoxiong ZHANG
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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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Mountain Research and Development, 2015 Family farming plays a vital role in mountain areas. Its survival is related to multiple factors, including intrafamily farm succession. This study examined data on apple-producing family farms in an Italian Alpine valley, trying to identify which ...
Daniele Cavicchioli +3 more
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Repair of neuronal DNA damage in Alzheimer's disease by KCL‐286. (A) Amyloid‐β oligomers and plaques impair neuronal DNA repair pathways, leading to DNA double‐strand breaks and glial activation. (B) KCL‐286 activates RARβ/RXR signalling via retinoic acid response elements (RAREs), associated with increased BRCA1 expression, enhanced DNA repair and ...
Natasha Hill +6 more
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Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community DevelopmentFirst paragraphs: In the spring of 2023, members of the organizations in La Via Campesina’s North America region who participate in the Seeds, Agroecology, and Biodiversity Collective became aware of plans for a summit on agroecology to take place in
Mollie Wills +2 more
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Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 2023 The efficient use of labour input is essential to the success of farms; however, many countries are experiencing a decreasing family workforce on-farm as a result of perceived labour intensive work and poor work–life balance.
M. Beecher +4 more
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