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The Off-Farm Labour Force Participation of Mayo Farm Households
, 2005 The objective of this paper is to examine the factors affecting both participation in an off-farm job and the number of hours worked off-farm by couples in farm households in an Irish region. Data from 278 farm households in Co. Mayo was analysed to this
Cuddy, Michael P. +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores Swedish consumers' protein preferences by estimating the willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) for minced meat and plant‐based proteins in pasta sauce from an in‐store experiment (n = 206) and an online discrete choice experiment (n = 517). On average, the WTP was highest for minced meat.
Emilia Mattsson +3 more
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Tax-Deferred Retirement Savings of Farm Households: An Empirical Investigation [PDF]
This study examines factors affecting tax-deferred retirement savings among farm households. A double-hurdle model is estimated using 2003 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) farm-level national data. Results indicate that demographic factors,
Mishra, Ashok K., Chang, Hung-Hao
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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 +3 more
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Internet Access and Internet Purchasing Patterns of Farm Households [PDF]
The Internet is becoming an increasingly important management tool in production agriculture. Using data from the 2004 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) and a double-hurdle estimation approach, we explore the adoption of computers with ...
Williams, Robert P. +2 more
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DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS OF U.S. FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS: ACCOUNTING FOR FARM AND NON-FARM HOUSEHOLDS [PDF]
Using a highly disaggregated U.S. Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model, we analyze the distributional impacts from the commodity programs governed by the 2002 Farm Act on U.S. farm and non-farm households.
Somwaru, Agapi, Hanson, Kenneth
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Open AgricultureThe aim of this study is to examine the determinants of livelihood strategy choices, encompassing on-farm, off-farm, non-farm, and combined strategies among 576 households in Central Vietnam.
An Le Thanh +4 more
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AgronomyFarm households, especially in developing countries, are among the most vulnerable to food insecurity and poverty. A farming system approach is largely recognized to play an important role in supporting strategies to improve food security and alleviate ...
Máriam Abbas +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines whether information about production methods and social norms can increase consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for food produced using climate‐friendly farming methods. A randomized survey experiment was conducted with 1568 respondents across Denmark, Lithuania, and Spain, who were assigned to one of four ...
Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo +5 more
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Non-farm income diversification of rural farm households in Central and Southeastern Europe: an application of fuzzy set theory [PDF]
A fuzzy logic model for quantifying farm households’ potential for non-farm income diversification is developed and applied to 1,077 farm households in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovenia.
Fritzsch, Jana +2 more
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