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THE DETERMINANTS OF PARTICIPATION DECISION IN OFF-FARM WORK: THE IOWA CASE [PDF]

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This paper examines factors affecting the role of individual, farm production, family finance, and regional characteristics in affecting labor force decisions by farm households.
Orazem, Peter F.   +2 more
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Gender Analysis of Accessiblity to Farm Resources among Small Scale Farmers in Lafia Area of Nasarawa State of Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Extension, 2007
This study focusedongenderaccessibility to farmproductionresourcesandthe extent of women involvement in farm-decision making among farm households. Sixty (60) farm households were selected using double stage random sampling techniques.
E S Salau, S A Rahman
doaj   +4 more sources

Effects of the epidemic and obstacle factors on the evolution of livelihood resilience of scenic farm households: a case study of the Wulingyuan scenic area, China

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionInvestigating the dynamic transformation of livelihood strategies of scenic farm households affected by COVID-19 is required for farmers to cope with external influencing factors, optimize their livelihoods, and ensure the sustainable ...
Jilin Wu   +6 more
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Is There a Market for Organic Milk in Serbia? Insights From Integrated Choice and Latent Variable Model

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Past growth in the global organic market has been concentrated in high‐income countries, while in middle‐income countries such as Serbia the organic market remains nascent and characterized by a sparse assortment of organic products, high retail premia and limited evidence on consumer preferences and their drivers.
Milan Tatic   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Off-Farm Labor Supply Responses to Permanent and Transitory Farm Income [PDF]

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A sample of Iowa farm couples is used to evaluate whether off-farm labor supply decisions respond to permanent and transitory components of farm income.
Orazem, Peter   +2 more
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Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES ON THE OFF-FARM LABOR SUPPLY OF FARM OPERATORS [PDF]

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In addition to farm work, most farm families have someone working in off-farm employment. The purpose of this paper is to examine if, and how, the change in the nature of government farm programs in the recent past has affected the labor allocation of ...
El-Osta, Hisham S.   +2 more
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Deforestation and Efficiency: Insights From Forest Transition in the Brazilian Cerrado

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper estimates technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of agricultural production at the municipal level of the Brazilian Cerrado in 2006 and 2017, and investigates their underlying mechanisms in relation to forest transition theory.
Ricardo Muniz Simões   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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