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Adapting to Changing Rainfall and Developing Off‐Farm Employment: Implications for the Adoption of Direct Seeding in Rice Production

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rice is the main staple food for more than half of the world's population and the income from rice is an essential source for livelihoods of millions of households. We examine whether direct seed in rice production is an adaptation of rice farmers to rainfall changes and farm labor scarcity.
Manh Hung Do
wiley   +1 more source

Risk of cryptorchidism among sons of horticultural workers and farmers in Denmark

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2014
OBJECTIVES: Previous studies indicate an increased risk of cryptorchidism, incomplete testicular descent, among sons of women working with pesticides. This study assessed the risk of cryptorchidism among boys of parents employed as horticultural workers ...
Kristian Tore Jørgensen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
wiley   +1 more source

FARMERS’ LIVELIHOODS STRATEGY BASED ON ASSET IN PANDANSARI VILLAGE POST ERUPTION OF MOUNT KELUD

open access: yesAGRISE, 2021
This study examines farmers' livelihood strategies based on livelihood assets in Pandansari Village, Ngantang District, Malang Regency. This study uses a quantitative descriptive approach using a Likert scale.
Abraham Ruylthon Illu   +2 more
doaj  

Farm products’ direct sale in accordance with national and EC Regulations

open access: yesItalian Journal of Food Safety, 2019
Primary production has always been considered the weak link in the entire food production chain (from farm to fork) and, due also to the grave health and food emergencies that have taken place over the years (BSE, dioxin, avian flu etc.), greater ...
Massimo Renato Micheli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Model mount system for testing flutter [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
A wind tunnel model mount system is disclosed for effectively and accurately determining the effects of attack and airstream velocity on a model airfoil or aircraft.
Farmer, M. G.
core   +1 more source

Consumer Valuation of Meat Alternatives and Labeling Policies: A Comparative Perspective

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates and compares US consumer perceptions and the impact of environmental, human health, and animal welfare information related to conventional meat on preferences for meat alternatives and labeling policies. Using the best–worst scaling method across 10 different burger alternatives, our results show that the meat burger is
Daniele Asioli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Another type of FMIS: Government systems turned over to farmers [PDF]

open access: yes
Irrigation management, Farmer managed irrigation systems, Privatization, Farmer participation, Indonesia, West Java, West ...
Vermillion, D.
core  

The Rural Development Programme (2007-2013) and Farmer Innovation: A Review to Date and Look to the Future [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
working paperThis paper seeks to comment on farmer innovation in relation to the measures within the Rural Development Programme (2007-2013). Evidence is presented on the general extent of innovation among farmers and the specific uptake of measures ...
Heanue, Kevin, Macken-Walsh, Aine
core  

Assessing Photovoltaic Recycling Capacities and Policy Gaps in the European Union

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study maps photovoltaic recycling capacity in the EU and key global regions, highlighting gaps between growing waste volumes and available infrastructure. It combines survey insights and policy analysis to identify recycling bottlenecks and offers recommendations to boost circularity in the solar sector.
Nieves Espinosa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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