Impact of contract farming on income: Linking small farmers, packers, and supermarket in China [PDF]
"Contract farming is seen by proponents as a way to raise small-farm income by delivering technology and market information to small farmers, incorporating them into remunerative new markets.
Hu, Dinghuan +2 more
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A newsletter produced by Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, all about the Farmers Markets in ...
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EQUITY SCHEMES IN SOUTH AFRICA: BENEFITS DELIVERED TO FARM WORKERS AS FUNCTION OF COMMERCIAL FARMERS' STRATEGY [PDF]
With the end of Apartheid, the South African Government created and corrected agricultural factor and product market failures in its attempt to improve the distribution of wealth and incorporate previously disadvantaged farmers into the mainstream of ...
Arellano-Vaca, Juan Francisco
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Profitability of Organic Agriculture in a Transition Economy: the Case of Organic Contract Rice Farming in Lao PDR [PDF]
, 2008 Poverty is prevalent among smallholder farmers in transition economies where market failures prevail and where the capacity of the public sector is limited.
Cai, Junning +3 more
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Seed value chains for Sorghum and Millet in Mali: A state-based system in transition [PDF]
"This paper reviews the structure and performance of the sorghum and millet seed sector in Mali. The Sahel is the origin of pearl millet and sorghum, seed selection and management of these crops is embedded in local cultures, and most producers of these ...
Diakité, Lamissa +3 more
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Identifying and assessing factors affecting farmers' markets Electronic Benefit Transfer sales in Hawai'i. [PDF]
Public Health Nutr, 2020 Wolff G, Nelson-Hurwitz DC, Buchthal OV.
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Fruit and Vegetable Marketing and its Efficiency in India: A Study of Wholesale Markets in the Ahmedabad [PDF]
There has been great concern in recent years regarding the efficiency of marketing of fruits and vegetables in India. It is believed that poor efficiency in the marketing channels and poor marketing infrastructure leading to high and fluctuating consumer
Gandhi, Vasant P., Namboodiri N V
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Marketing of Fruits and Vegetables in India: A Study Covering the Ahmedabad, Chennai and Kolkata Markets [PDF]
There has been concern in recent years regarding the efficiency of marketing of fruits and vegetables, and that this is leading to high and fluctuating consumer prices and only a small share of the consumer rupee reaching the farmers.
Gandhi, Vasant P., Namboodiri N V
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How Will Tobacco Farmers Respond to the Quota Buyout? Findings from a Survey of North Carolina Tobacco Farmers [PDF]
The tobacco quota buyout is expected to have significant impacts on U.S. tobacco markets, farmers, tobacco-dependent communities, and public health. Using data from four surveys of a panel of North Carolina tobacco farmers conducted between 1997 and 2004,
Austin, David H. +3 more
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Unexploited Agricultural Growth: The Case of Crop–Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe [PDF]
Livestock is the most important source of cash for small-scale farmers in the semi-arid tropics of southern Africa. However, with limited access to markets, farmers do not have the incentive to invest in improved livestock management.
Homann, Sabine, Rooyen, Andre van
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