Results 11 to 20 of about 123,533 (301)
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
doaj +1 more source
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
doaj +1 more source
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
doaj +1 more source
Sustainable economic development assessment model for family farms
Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2018 This article is aimed to address the issue of sustainable economic development assessment in family farms. A complex methodology of family farm sustainable economic development assessment based on the family farm sustainable economic development index ...
Jūratė SAVICKIENĖ +1 more
doaj +1 more source
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
doaj +1 more source
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
doaj +1 more source
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
doaj +1 more source
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.
openaire +2 more sources
Natural Biomaterials for Osteochondral Repair: From Source to Strategy
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Biological origin‐guided overview of natural biomaterials and therapeutic strategies for osteochondral tissue engineering. The circular diagram categorizes representative materials and strategies into plant/algae‐derived, microbial‐derived, animal‐derived, and human‐derived sources, centered on an osteochondral defect repair model.
Hengyu Liu +5 more
wiley +1 more source
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
doaj +1 more source