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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, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Animal‐Based Brands Taking the Plant‐Based Opportunity: A Tasting Experiment Exploring Consumer Acceptance of Plant‐Based Brand Extensions

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how consumer taste and brand equity perceptions shape the acceptance of plant‐based milk products. Using a blind/informed tasting experiment, we evaluated consumers' willingness to buy (WTB) and taste perception of a plant‐based milk alternative produced by a traditional dairy brand, compared with competing plant‐based ...
Federico Parmiggiani, Mirta Casati, Elena Castellari, Fosca Vezzulli, Veronica Vitali, Milena Lambri, Claudio Soregaroli   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Profiles of small-scale dairy farms assessed by socioeconomic and farm management practices: a case study from Poland. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Rychła A, Díaz de Otálora X, Dragoni F, Frątczak-Müller J, Kierończyk M, Méndez DA, Suchowska-Kisielewicz M, Winiwarter W, Amon B.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Production diversity and dietary diversity in smallholder subsistence- and market-oriented farming households in rural Paraguay

, 2018
PROCIENCIA
Bubak, Vit, Meyerhoefer, Chad
openaire   +1 more source

Impacts of Industrial Crop Production by Smallholders on Household Food Security in Ghana: Evidence From the Oil Palm Sector. [PDF]

Plant Environ Interact
Etuah S, Aidoo R, Ohene-Yankyera K, Haleegoah J, Adams F, Mensah JO, Etuah AA, Appiah GB, Wiggins SL.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Climate‐Friendly Food Production: The Role of Production Method Information and Social Norms

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, Tove Christensen, Sigrid Denver, Marilena Gemtou, Spyros Fountas, Søren Marcus Pedersen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revealing gut microbiota profiles and their influencing factors in commercial boars of three breeds by a large-scale metagenome study. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Hu Z, Chen C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Advancing European Plant Variety Registration: Data‐Driven Insights and Stakeholder Perspectives

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficient plant variety registration is crucial for fostering innovation in the European Union, yet the current regulatory framework is complex and faces calls for reform. This study provides data‐driven evidence to inform the ongoing legislative debate by employing a mixed‐methods approach.
Sergio Urioste Daza, Ibtissem Taghouti, José María Gil Roig   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phenotypic Variability of Wool Traits in the Gentile di Puglia Sheep Breed: Implications for Conservation and Sustainable Management. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Molina MG, Bramante G, Pierini C, Saleh MS, D'Onghia A, Grande S, Mangini G, Bruno S, Devoto V, Ciani E, Sarti FM, De Palo P, Landi V.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Video and Text‐Based Supplemental Health Information and Consumer Willingness to Pay for Nutrient‐Enhanced Eggs

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutritional information is very important in the food choices of consumers. However, when they are too scientific or technical, they have the potential to confuse consumers, resulting in information asymmetry and dissuading them from making beneficial choices.
Edeoba W. Edobor, Michael J. Best, Anita R. Best, Ondulla T. Toomer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source