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Integrated veterinary practices and farm performance of small ruminants. [PDF]

Vet Anim Sci
Ziba D, Danso-Abbeam G, Mabe FN, Dagunga G, Ogundeji AA.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Farm labor scarcity and its uneven impacts on crop producers in the United States

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study is the first to evaluate the impacts of farm labor scarcity on producers in the United States across different crop production systems. Between 2002 and 2017, we disentangle the effects of labor scarcity from the impacts of rising commodity demand, technological change, and supply of other inputs on labor market outcomes.
Srabashi Ray, Alexandra E. Hill, Iman Haqiqi, J. Edward Taylor, Thomas W. Hertel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Could Agroecological Markets Support Healthier Diets in Urban and Periurban Areas for Low-Income Women? A Case Study of Dakar, Senegal. [PDF]

Curr Dev Nutr
Bezner Kerr R, Seye M, Alpha A, Sirdey N.   +3 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

Stability and turbulence in illegal drug markets. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Kilmer B.
europepmc   +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

Determinants of pesticide use and food safety awareness in a dryland vegetable system in Burao Somaliland using an exploratory value chain approach. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Ongachi W, Bhat BA, Dub R, Belinder I, Ahmed AA.   +4 more
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

Level of Vegetable Commercialization and Its Determinants Among Smallholder Farmers in Northwestern Ethiopia. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
Aynalem M, Zhou Y, Liu X, Liu X, Wang G, Wang A, Wosene G, Chu H.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From Cultivation to Commerce: A Comprehensive Review of the Ecology, Chemistry, Production, Sustainability, and Market Prospects of an Ethiopian Herb Korarima (<i>Aframomum corrorima</i>). [PDF]

Scientifica (Cairo)
Tena N, Desta B.
europepmc   +1 more source