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

Agribusiness, 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, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
wiley   +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

Trans* People Experiencing Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence: Insights from Professionals Within Portugal's National Support Network. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel)
Andrade L, Costa PA.
europepmc   +1 more source

Circularity, Sustainability, and the Quality of Coffee Sold via Vending Machines: What Do Italian Consumers Prefer?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vending is an important sector in the daily lives of many people, and coffee is the most frequently consumed product in the European market. Like many other sectors, vending is responding to the challenge of sustainable development by taking various actions, such as offering increasingly ecologically sound coffee while maintaining/improving ...
Alberto Bertossi, Stefania Troiano, Francesco Marangon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Behavioral Health Readiness for Gender-Affirming Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Mental Health Provider Practices. [PDF]

Cureus
Brown M, Zeitouni F, Ghafoor E, Hassan B, Schuster CR, Ascha M, Smith R, Thomas K, Berger Z, Liang F.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Empowering Change: A Systematic Review of the Challenges Faced by Female Healthcare Workers in Pakistan. [PDF]

Cureus
Afzal M, Turuzhbaeva D, Rahman H, Madhusuthanan AK, Mahmood S, Malasevskaia IA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Skills Gap Analysis of Farmer Directors of US Farmer Cooperatives

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Boards of directors are vital to firm performance and are an integral part of the decision‐making process of any business. Several studies have been conducted that observe corporate or nonprofit board characteristics, skills, and the board's connection to firm performance.
Jody S. Herchenbach, Brian C. Briggeman, Jason S. Bergtold, Aleksan Shanoyan, Sarah A. Low, Brandi Miller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perception of Dog Welfare in Veterinary Students: A Six-Year Study of Ethical Priorities, Cohort Variation, and Influencing Factors. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Henríquez-Hernández LA, Martín-Cruz B, Luzardo OP, Zumbado M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source