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Farmers Union All-State Camp

Teens at the Farmers Union All-State Camp at Camp Judson in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Highlights include the Badlands, flag raising, Badger Clark visit, national board members visit, and a puppet theater.
Farmers Union Education Service
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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

Determinants of Crop Choices by Bangladeshi Farmers: A Bivariate Probit Analysis [PDF]

Using a bivariate probit model, the study jointly determines the factors underlying the probability of Bangladeshi farmers adopting a diversified cropping system and/or modern rice technology.
Sanzidur Rahman
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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

Willingness to pay for extension services in Uganda among farmers involved in crop and animal husbandry [PDF]

Although the Ugandan government is determined to aid farmers increase agricultural productivity as an intervention on increasing food security and reducing poverty through extension services, resources constraints are dampening its efforts.
Muwanika, Fred Roland, Mwaura, Francis, Okoboi, Geofrey   +2 more
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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

Cooperative Legacy Project oral history interview with Richard Harwood

, 2005
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Richard Harwood, former Union Center Farmers Union Oil Company and South Dakota Farmers Union ...
Harwood, Richard
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Farmers’ Perceptions of using Biochar Integrated with Inorganic Fertilizer for Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change on Cashew Plantations in Kogi State, Nigeria

Contemporary Agriculture
Cashew cultivation, which used to withstand the vagaries of weather, has become increasingly vulnerable to climate change, with losses of several seedlings within the first two years of field establishment. The study investigated the farmers’ perceptions
Agbongiarhuoyi Anthony Eghe, Agulanna Foluso Temitope, Ibiremo Olufemi Samuel, Adeyemi Eunice Abosede, Akanbi Olorunfemi Sunday Ojo   +4 more
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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

Cooperative Legacy Project oral history interview with Jack and Edna Smith

, 2007
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Jack Smith, former manager of the Farmers Union Oil Company at Union Center, and Edna Smith, former bookkeeper of the Farmers Union Oil Company at ...
Smith, Jack W.; Smith, Edna
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