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Drivers and nutritional losses associated with post-harvest loss of fruits and vegetables in Ghana: a cross-sector analysis. [PDF]

BMC Nutr
Twum-Dei B, Lutterodt HE, Annan RA, Aduku LNE, Annan-Asare J.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Thomas L. Marsh   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutional dynamics, stakeholder interactions, and sustainability pathways in North Toraja's Arabica coffee sector: a systems approach to inclusive agribusiness transformation. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Astaman P, Darma R, Azkar R, Kamarulzaman NH, Bakheet Ali HN, Amandaria R, Viantika NM, Hikmah AN.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Lost ground, lost value: Investigating the relationship between soil erosion and agricultural land value

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the impact of soil erosion on agricultural land values in the United States (US) Midwest. Based on a novel county‐level panel data set with information on soil erosion levels and agricultural land values covering five census years (1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017), we separately investigate the direct effect of two types ...
Le Chen, Roderick M. Rejesus, Hongqiang Yan, Serkan Aglasan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resourceful utilization of crop residue by smallholder farmers in major grain-producing areas: pathways and countermeasures. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Ge Y, Fan L.
europepmc   +1 more source

How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar, Laura Meriluoto, Richard Watt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanisms for agricultural companies in enabling smallholders' integration into modern agriculture. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Chen Y, Zhang H, Lu Y, Song Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can returning home for entrepreneurship improve the agricultural economic resilience: Investigation based on the pilot policy of returning home for entrepreneurship. [PDF]

PLoS One
Yu X, Ma H.
europepmc   +1 more source