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Perceived Occupational Benefits and Hazards of Soil Health Practices Among Colorado Farmers and Ranchers: A Qualitative Study. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health
Valley MA, Sawyer R, Machmuller MB, Silver HD, Hale J.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki, Francisca N. Muteti, Annemie Maertens, Michael Ndegwa, Hope Michelson, Mercy Mbugua, Jason Donovan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions, challenges and determinants of management strategy choices for combating fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) infestation in Ghana. [PDF]

Pest Manag Sci
Adabah R, Aidoo R, Asante BO, Mensah A, Etuah S, Appiah GB, Osei-Adu J.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Farmers' experiences of the farm assessment: interviews with farmers

, 2010
Bock, B.B., Swagemakers, P., Lever, P., Montanari, C., Ferrari, P.   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers, development agents, and cooperative workers' perspectives on the status, impacts, and solutions of agrochemical adulteration. [PDF]

PLoS One
Lelissa N, Mulugeta T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Premium subsidy designs and crowding out of insurance demand

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is an important instrument to protect farmers against extreme weather events. Many countries provide subsidies for crop insurance products to make insurance more affordable for farmers. The Federal Crop Insurance Program in the United States and major European crop insurance programs such as in Spain, Italy, and France focus on ...
Tim Philippi
wiley   +1 more source

Nature-Related Risk Perceptions Among Vietnamese Smallholder Tea Farmers and Implications for Environmental Management. [PDF]

Environ Manage
Vu TH, Bryan BA, Miller KK, Lam LM, Archibald CL.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler, Hope Michelson, Sarah Janzen, Christopher Magomba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community perceptions, trust, and experiences of malaria clinical research and participation in rural Cambodia. [PDF]

Trop Med Health
Adhikari B, Dysoley L, Ean M, Vattanak H, Soviet U, Mishra A, Cassidy-Seyoum S, Wynberg E, Tripura R, Thriemer K, Chu CS, Day NPJ, von Seidlein L, Dondorp AM, Peto TJ, Cheah PY.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source