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U.S. Consumer Preferences for Cage‐Free Eggs and Hen Housing Policies
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farm animal welfare (FAW) continues to be a divisive issue in the egg industry. In the United States, 10 states and most major retailers have implemented policies or voluntary pledges to transition to 100% cage‐free egg sales. We use best‐worst scaling and discrete choice experiments to evaluate U.S.
Vincenzina Caputo +3 more
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Labor markets and labor allocative efficiency among farm households in western Kenya [PDF]
This paper evaluates how efficiently farm households allocate labor between farm and offfarm activities. It estimates farm and off-farm labor supply functions to determine the factors that influence labor allocation. Both the shadow wage and the off-farm
Burger, C.P.J. +3 more
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Book Review: Mexican Workers and American Dreams: Immigration, Repatriation and California Farm Labor, 1900–1939 [PDF]
, 1995 Victor O. Story
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques +2 more
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Conservation Payments, Liquidity Constraints and Off-Farm Labor: Impact of the Grain for Green Program on Rural Households in China [PDF]
This study evaluates the off-farm labor response of rural households participating in the Grain for Green program in China, the largest conservation set-aside program in the developing world.
Rozelle, Scott, Uchida, Emi, Xu, Jintao
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Examining the Effect of Animal Resource Scarcity on Farm Labor and Farm Production in Northern Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2020 Muuz Hadush
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study analyzes the effects of value co‐creation and creation of shared value in agricultural input marketing. This study used a sample of 178 agricultural companies in Costa Rica. The data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS‐SEM) with SMART PLS software. Our findings reveal the significant influence
Luis Ricardo Solís‐Rivera +1 more
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Farm labor contractors play new roles in agriculture
California Agriculture, 1995 The role of farm labor contractors in California agriculture has evolved along with changes in the state's immigration and labor policies. Today, the role of FLCs in California is expanding, due in part to an increase in farm labor regulations.
D Thilmany, P Martin
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The Impact of Labor Constraints on the Farm Performance [PDF]
Stricter immigration policies that affect an estimated 12 million unauthorized immigrants, 40% of whom are hired as farm workers, can potentially leave the highly labor-dependent organic farms more economically vulnerable.
Escalante, Cesar L. +2 more
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Demand for On-Farm Permanent Hired Labor in Family Holdings: A Comment [PDF]
, 2009 Ayal Kimhi, Kimhi, Ayal
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