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Changes and Challenges in EU Agricultural Holdings and Their Impact on Rural Development
LandThis study examines the impact of structural characteristics of agricultural holdings on their agricultural performance and contribution to rural development in EU countries over the past decade to identify potential measures to enhance rural development.
Emilia Herman
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Farm size and fertilizer sustainable use: An empirical study in Jiangsu, China
Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2019 Inefficient use of fertilizer has caused serious environmental problems and unsustainable development of agriculture in China. To meet the increasing food demand in the future without damaging the ecological environment, Chinese government officially ...
Ling-xiao HU +2 more
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Small is Beautiful: Empirical Evidence of an Inverse Relationship between Farm Size and Productive Efficiency in Small-Holder Cassava Production in Ideato North LGA of Imo State [PDF]
This study examined the relationship between farm size and technical efficiency in small holder cassava production in Ideato LGA of Imo state using data from a 2008 farm-level survey of 90 rural households.
Agbaeze, C.C +4 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The US hemp market is a new and nascent industry that has been devoid of research for about half a century. This study examined the effects of exogenous shock on price at each phase of the value chain—Farm (hemp biomass), and its impact on prices at other phases of the value chain—Intermediary Processor (crude cannabidiol hemp) and Final ...
Solomon Odiase +2 more
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Economic Impacts of Farm Program Payment Limits [PDF]
The high levels of government payments to farmers resulting from the 1985 farm bill have once again led the Congress to examine the payment limit issue. Payment limits were initially established in 1970 and have since been revised several times.
Rister, M. Edward +6 more
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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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Global dataset on mean farm size reveals important subnational variability
Environmental Research: Food SystemsFarm size is a key farming system characteristic at the heart of debates on productivity, land reform, smallholder production and livelihoods, and sustainability outcomes. Several global or regional datasets on farm size exist that form the foundation of
Julie Fortin +4 more
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What do we mean by a ‘small farm’? [PDF]
The holding of a seminar on the future for ‘small farms’ requires us to consider what is meant by a ‘small farm’. This is not as straightforward as might be imagined.
Lund, Philip J.
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Modelling dairy farm size distribution in Poland using an instrumental variable generalized cross entropy markov chain approach [PDF]
, 2008 The aim of this paper is to analyse the evolution of the dairy farm structure of Poland during the post-socialist period. First the paper focuses on how the farm structure has changed over time and what path it is likely to follow in the coming decade ...
Tonini, A., Jongeneel, R.
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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 +6 more
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