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Social networks, rice value chain participation and market performance of smallholder farmers in Ghana

African Development Review, 2020
This paper examines the impact of rice value chain participation and social networks on smallholder farmers' market performance outcomes (paddy price, quantity of paddy traded, and net returns), using data from a recent survey of 458 smallholder rice ...
A. Abdul‐Rahaman, A. Abdulai
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Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah, Obed Quaicoe, Fafanyo Asiseh, John N. Ng'ombe   +3 more
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The Effect of Market and Operational Risks on Farmers’ Interest in Honey Star Fruit Cultivation: The Moderating Role of Chili Farming in Banjar City [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Farmers' interest in honey star fruit farming in Banjar Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia has decreased. Farmers have difficulty replanting plants during the dry season because it requires high production cost.
Nuraini Candra, Helbawanti Octaviana, Mutolib Abdul, Rofatin Betty, Yuliyani Leny   +4 more
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The development of vegetable enterprises in the presence of transaction costs among farmers in Omusati Region of Namibia: An assessment

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2020
The paper investigates how transaction characteristics influence the development of vegetable enterprises among smallholder farmers in north-central Namibia.
Benisiu Thomas, Nick Vink
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Unpacking the Farmland Capitalization Effect of Ethanol Establishment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We unpack the impact of expansions in ethanol production—as measured by proximity to newly constructed ethanol plants and capacity expansions—on farmland values using land transaction data from Kansas in combination with modern causal inference techniques.
Gabriel S. Sampson, Jisang Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Market Participation and Farmers’ Adoption of Green Control Techniques: Evidence from China

Agriculture
As a standard clean production technology, the wide use of green control techniques (GCT) helps improve the quality of agricultural products and protect the environment. However, the level of application of GCT by Chinese farmers is not high. The market,
Wulai Jijue, Junlan Xiang, Xin Yi, Xiaowen Dai, Chenming Tang, Yuying Liu   +5 more
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Crop Insurance Design and On‐Farm Risk Adaptation

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The United States spends billions annually on crop insurance premium subsidies, yet the prevailing distance‐based guarantee design unintentionally rewards risk‐taking by linking subsidies to yield variability. We consider a simple redesign: define guarantees in terms of probability so that coverage reflects a consistent likelihood of indemnity.
Gerald Van Tassell, Alan P. Ker
wiley   +1 more source

The farmers of farmers' markets

California Agriculture, 1989
Growers selling at Certified Farmers' Markets include both small and large commercial farms. Many sell at more than one market, traveling over 200 miles each way. Profit was the main reason.
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On the Economics of US Agricultural Policy

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an economic analysis of US agricultural policy, building on a modified version of Gardner's efficient redistribution. We argue that agricultural policy is motivated as an attempt to implement an efficient redistribution scheme that redistributes income toward farmers who, as a group, have been adversely affected by ...
Jean‐Paul Chavas
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Drivers of Precision Agriculture Adoption in Italian Viticulture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the main drivers influencing the adoption of two types of precision farming technologies in the viticultural sector: Decision Support Systems (DSSs) and Variable Rate Technologies (VRTs). We apply a partial proportional odds model and find that socio‐demographic characteristics are not significant determinants of adoption ...
Olimpia Fontana, Linda Arata, Margherita Muzzillo, Paolo Sckokai   +3 more
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