Farm management, labor and human capital,

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Pork Managers' Perception of Labor Management Practices and Their Risks [PDF]

Although managing labor has become important for farm operations success, training and education for farm managers focuses on agricultural production management and few studies provide an empirical basis on how agricultural labor management differs from ...
Bitsch, Vera, Olynk, Nicole J.
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How Multiple Streams Influence Agenda‐Setting for Water Reuse in Swiss Substates

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As climate change creates significant challenges for both the environment and society, potential mitigation and adaptation solutions are widely discussed. Yet, neither challenges nor their potential solutions automatically reach the political agenda or lead to a policy decision.
Magdalena A. Knabl +4 more
wiley +1 more source

How does rural population aging affect agricultural green development in China? [PDF]

PLoS One
Xu L, Teng Z, Liu Y, Liu W.
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Off-farm Income and Investments in Farm Assets: A Double Hurdle Approach [PDF]

The farm household structure is a complex set of inter-relationships between and among a variety of internal and external factors involving consumption, investment, and income-earning activities. In this paper we use ARMS data to explore the contribution
Blank, Steven C. +3 more
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A'mmomat and weshu processing as a mechanism of balancing gender power relations among the Kambaata community of Central Ethiopia

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article argues that power in gender relations within the Kambaata people of central Ethiopia is expressed through relational, mutual, and complementary dynamics rather than domination or control. It critiques Western liberal feminist frameworks—especially those emphasizing rights, equality, and resistance—for their limitations in ...
Desta Lorenso
wiley +1 more source

Impact of the rural population aging on land ecological security. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Jin H, Zhu Y.
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Farm Technology and Technical Efficiency: Evidence from Four Regions in China [PDF]

In this paper we fit stochastic frontier production functions to data for Chinese farms grouped into each of four regionshousehold farm; labor migration; land fragmentation; stochastic production frontier; technical ...
Rozelle, Scott, Huffman, Wallace, Chen, Zhuo +2 more
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Bioactive compounds in insects—Composition, extraction, functionality, food applications, and safety concerns

Food Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
This review synthesizes 94 studies (2000–2025) exploring edible insects as sustainable sources of peptides, lipids, and chitin. Utilizing “green” extraction, these bioactives offer antioxidant and antimicrobial benefits for functional foods. However, addressing safety concerns like allergenicity and heavy metals through standardized frameworks remains ...
Blessing Rachael Adeyeye, Samuel Ayofemi Olalekan Adeyeye +1 more
wiley +1 more source

Driving mechanisms of forest ecological product value realization using fsQCA analysis of 43 cases in China. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Zhu X, Wang W, Shi Q, Zhao F, Zheng Z.
europepmc +1 more source

OFF-FARM INCOME, TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION, AND FARM ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE [PDF]

The economic well-being of most U.S. farm households depends on income from both onfarm and off-farm activities. Consequently, for many farm households, economic decisions (including technology adoption and other production decisions) are likely to be ...
Gregory, Alexandra +5 more
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