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Chinese Journal of Population, Resources and Environment, 2023 This study examines the effects of digital financial inclusion on non-farm employment of rural labor and the mediating mechanism of innovation and entrepreneurship activity using China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) and the provincial index of digital ...
Jin Ren +4 more
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Implications of Water Scarcity for Water Productivity and Farm Labor [PDF]
Water (Switzerland), 2020 James F. Booker, W. Scott Trees
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Families, Labor and Farms [PDF]
, 2014 The rural worlds in the South have changed dramatically in recent decades. In addition to transformations brought about by globalization (Losch et al. 2012), they have also been affected, from near or far, by the major trends which have taken place in most contemporary societies: demographic transition (in Latin America and Asia), family ...
Ancey, Véronique +1 more
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Pay method affects vineyard pruner performance
California Agriculture, 1992 A new study indicates that vineyard pruners paid on a piece-rate basis tend to work more quickly than those paid by the hour. Pay method had little effect on pruning quality as perceived by growers, although crews paid by the hour did ...
Gregory E. Billikopf, Maxwell Norton
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Workers prefer growers over FLCs
California Agriculture, 1997 Given a choice, crew workers overwhelmingly prefer working for a grower rather than for a farm labor contractor. FLCs generally have a couple of advantages over growers including less of a language barrier and the potential for ...
Gregory Encina Billikopf
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EDIS, 2003 Farm labor contractor registration and testing regulations establish state standards and registration procedures for farm labor contractors (crew chiefs) operating in the State of Florida.
Leo C. Polopolus +3 more
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Interpersonal communication tops concerns of farm supervisors
California Agriculture, 2001 I interviewed 42 farm supervisors in the northern San Joaquin Valley, in order to explore how they became supervisors and how they feel about the work and deal with employee discipline.
Gregory Encina Billikopf
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Crew workers split between hourly and piece-rate pay
California Agriculture, 1996 When properly managed, piece-rate pay can result in enhanced wages for crew workers and increased productivity for growers. Despite the benefits of piece rate, crew workers were evenly divided between those who favor hourly pay and those who prefer piece-
Gregory Encina Billikopf
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No-tillage sorghum and garbanzo yields match or exceed standard tillage yields
California Agriculture, 2022 To meet the requirements of California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, there is a critical need for crop production strategies with less reliance on irrigation from surface and groundwater sources.
Jeffrey P. Mitchell +12 more
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Labor Allocation under Income Surplus: A Coastal Farming Case in Yogyakarta, Indonesia [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesCoastal farming households in Indonesia face structural labor underutilization despite high reliance on on-farm activities. In recent years, income diversification and labor shifts toward non-farm sectors have become increasingly visible, particularly in
Fauzan Muhammad +3 more
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