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Do Tax Incentives for Farmland Leases Increase Farm Supply? Evidence From Iowa's Beginning Farmer Tax Credit

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictive Model Development and Validation for Low Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass in Chinese Older Adults

open access: yesAGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
This predictive model divides the low ASMI into three risk categories. Older adults in the low‐risk category, for whom SMM measurement is probably unnecessary. ABSTRACT Objectives Low skeletal muscle mass is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Due to constraints related to cost and equipment availability, direct measurement of skeletal muscle ...
Minmin Chen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Breaking barriers: ten essential steps to achieve gender equality in academia through scientific societies. [PDF]

open access: yesNPJ Biodivers
Genua-Olmedo A   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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

Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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