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Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Asymptomatic and submicroscopic Plasmodium vivax infection: a study previous to malaria-free certification in Argentina. [PDF]

Malar J
Dantur-Juri MJ, Coello-Peralta RD, Calle-Atariguana DE, Arevalo-Bozada MM, Duque PL, González-Piñeres N, Rougeron V, Degrugillier F, Dentice-Maidana S, Liria-Salazar J, Zaidenberg MO.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family forest owner's perspectives on headwater streams in boreal forests: Motivations, values, and conservation actions. [PDF]

Ambio
Annala MJ, Lehtoranta V, Hilli A, Hokajärvi R, Kuoppala M, Mykrä H, Piirainen S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Determinants of local food producer participation in state‐sponsored marketing programs: Evidence from Missouri

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines producer participation choices considering a variety of potential benefits linked to state‐sponsored marketing programs, using a real choice dataset of farmers in Missouri. Multinomial logit models are employed to predict determinants of farmer enrollment in three tiers of the Missouri Grown local food marketing program ...
Lan Tran, Ye Su, Laura McCann
wiley   +1 more source

A Meta-Analysis of ChatGPT's Performance on Dermatology Specialty-Level (Board-Style) Certification Questions. [PDF]

Indian Dermatol Online J
Andrew A.
europepmc   +1 more source

How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Sensitive Environmental DNA Methods for Low-Risk Surveillance of At-Risk Bumble Bees. [PDF]

Mol Ecol Resour
Richardson RT, Avalos G, Garland CJ, Trott R, Hager O, Hepner MJ, Raines C, Goodell K.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon sequestration potential of community forests in Bhutan: a possible forest carbon pathway, trade-offs, and stakeholder perceptions. [PDF]

Carbon Balance Manag
Delma S, Gilmour D, Putz FE, Warner K, Ota LS, Temphel KJ, Herbohn J.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source