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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scaling up coral spawn collection: Impacts of method and timing on Acropora valida larval quality. [PDF]

PLoS One
Langley C, Doropoulos C, Dela Cruz D, Harrison PL.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sperm-Derived Extracellular Vesicles (Sperm-EVs), Emerging Biomarkers and Functional Modulators in Male Infertility and Assisted Reproduction. [PDF]

Genes (Basel)
Voros C, Chatzinikolaou F, Papadimas G, Polykalas S, Mavrogianni D, Koulakmanidis AM, Athanasiou D, Kanaka V, Kanaka M, Bananis K, Athanasiou A, Athanasiou A, Papapanagiotou I, Vaitsis D, Tsimpoukelis C, Daskalaki MA, Theodora M, Thomakos N, Antsaklis P, Loutradis D, Daskalakis G.   +20 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Topological Properties of International Commodity Market: How Uncertainty Affects the Linkages?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study aims to explore the network topology of the international commodity market by examining the interconnections among 21 commodity futures across various categories, including energy, precious and industrial metals, and agriculture. We analyze the market structure of these commodity futures under both low and high uncertainty conditions
Ibrahim Yagli, Bayram Deviren
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental Evidence That Prenatal and Postnatal Developmental Stress Affects the Adult Seminal Fluid Proteome in a Precocial Bird. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
Mason C, Garlovsky M, Vedder O, Pham TK, George R, Tschirren B, Hemmings N.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Simulated microgravity alters sperm navigation, fertilization and embryo development in mammals. [PDF]

Commun Biol
Lyons HE, Nikitaras V, Arman BM, McIlfatrick SM, Nottle MB, Gonzalez MB, McPherson NO.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in the Use and Indications for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Between 2005 and 2017: A State-Wide Descriptive Cohort Analysis. [PDF]

Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol
Kink A, Mehdipour P, Hiscock RJ, Vollenhoven BJ, Stern CJ, Walker SP, Green MP, Osianlis T, Agresta F, Wilkinson D, Tong S, Hastie R, Kennedy AL, Lindquist AC.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source