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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

Effects of Deficit Irrigation on Growth, Yield, and Quality of Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Grown in Semi-Arid Conditions

Water scarcity, especially in countries like Egypt, is one of the biggest challenges facing agricultural development. Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is drought-resistant but only if the irrigation can be optimized.
Maybelle S. Gaballah, Habib ur Rehman Athar, Ahmed F. Abd El-Khalek, Islam F. Hassan, Shamel M. Alam-Eldein, Harlene M. Hatterman-Valenti, Rahaf Ajaj   +6 more
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Improving Peach Fruit Yield and Quality Using Foliar Application of Nano Chelated Zinc and Seaweed Extract (<i>Spirulina platensis</i>): A Multivariate Analysis Approach. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
Dawood AI, Waheeb SA, Majeed LSA, Meftahizadeh H.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The NAC transcription factors play core roles in flowering and ripening fundamental to fruit yield and quality. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci, 2023
Liu J, Qiao Y, Li C, Hou B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Seed Yield and Yield Contributing Traits of Okra As Influenced By Fruit Positions and Fruit Retention Loads

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2018
Sagar Kumar Sharma, C.P. Sachan, C.L. Maurya, Udai Singh Chaudhary, Parikshit Singh   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foliar potassium-calcium nutrition enhances fruit yield, quality and mitigates cracking in guava (<i>Psidium guajava</i> L.) under humid subtropical conditions. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Dangwal V, Singh VP, Mishra DS, Rawat M, Krishna, Kumar R, Ravat P, Rai R, Yadav V, Kumar P, Sharma G, Kumar A, Kumar V, Singh O, Jat R.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Canopy Density, but Not Bacterial Titers, Predicts Fruit Yield in Huanglongbing-Affected Sweet Orange Trees. [PDF]

Plants (Basel), 2023
Levy A, Livingston T, Wang C, Achor D, Vashisth T.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source