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Assessment of agricultural contacts for market access in South Africa a smallholders' perspective [PDF]

, 2011
1. Objectives: This project intends to contribute to the on-going debate about whether and how restructured agri-food markets can provide viable market opportunities for small-scale farmers in Africa.
Anseeuw, Ward, Banda, K., Biénabe, Estelle, Derembwe, A., Freguin-Gresh, Sandrine, Nicholson, Richard   +5 more
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Consumer Valuation of Meat Alternatives and Labeling Policies: A Comparative Perspective

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates and compares US consumer perceptions and the impact of environmental, human health, and animal welfare information related to conventional meat on preferences for meat alternatives and labeling policies. Using the best–worst scaling method across 10 different burger alternatives, our results show that the meat burger is
Daniele Asioli, Wei Yang, Jia Han, Quoc Cuong Nguyen, Massimiliano Petracci, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Encouraging and Discouraging Attendance at Farmers’ Markets: An Application of The Kano Model [PDF]

The Retail and Marketing Review, 2021
Farmers’ markets have become fashionable places for shopping, entertainment, and socialising, and in many cases are no longer sources of cheaper or more convenient shopping.
Prof T Dobbelstein, Dr KM Corbishley, Prof RB Mason   +2 more
doaj  

Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Social Food Infrastructure in Addressing SNAP Participation Gaps: Evidence From Linked Administrative and Ground‐Sourced Data

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We link American Community Survey and SNAP records for 185,000 units with ground‐sourced social food infrastructure data from FindFoodIL (Illinois Extension SNAP‐Ed) to examine SNAP participation determinants among eligible units. Bivariate probit models reveal, beyond SNAP offices, quantity of social infrastructure is associated with ...
Michael Lotspeich‐Yadao, Caitlin Kownacki, Jennifer McCaffrey, Craig Wesley Carpenter   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers of dairy farmers’ engagement in informal milk markets: Policy implications for developing countries

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Persistent engagement of dairy farmers in informal milk markets poses economic and health challenges while limiting the supply of raw milk to processing plants that heavily rely on smallholder dairy farmers.
Ezekiel Kanire, Elibariki Msuya, Roselyn Alphonce   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang, Anna Kristina Edenbrandt, Elin Röös   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Participation in virtual animal markets and its impact on livestock farmer income in an Indonesian livestock-centric region

Cogent Food & Agriculture
The rapid growth of digital technology during the COVID-19 era has transformed livestock marketing in Indonesia. A notable innovation is the emergence of virtual livestock markets as an alternative to traditional markets, particularly in East Java. Using
Agus Suman, Dwi Budi Santoso, Hidsal Jamil, Muhammad Salahudin Al-Ayyubi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Free trade and deregulated domestic markets: Attitudes of commercial farmers in KwaZulu-Natal

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 1998
This study analyses farmers' attitudes towards free trade and deregulated domestic product and input markets using a survey conducted in 1996 among 112 commercial farmers in KwaZulu-Natal.
R. C. Stockil, G. F. Ortmann
doaj   +1 more source

To what extent smallfarmers are affected by their lack of GlobalGAP certification? Evidnece from mango export sector in Peru [PDF]

, 2012
A range of the economic development literature focuses on the debate of whether international standards exclude small-scale farmers from highvalue food markets.
Lemeilleur, Sylvaine
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