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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

Hybrid machine learning modelling with explainability for predicting case delays and durations in Indian lower courts

Journal of Big Data
This research leverages an automated machine learning (AutoML) framework for predicting case durations and delays, offering valuable assistance and insights to judicial stakeholders and administrators. Utilising a large dataset of cases from lower courts
Mohit Bhatnagar, Shivaraj Huchhanavar
doaj   +1 more source

The Business of Globalization and the Globalization of Business

International Journal of Business and Applied Social Science
This paper examines the complex and dynamic relationship between globalization and business operations in the modern economy. Through a comprehensive analysis of multiple business functions, the study explores how globalization simultaneously creates opportunities and challenges for organizations worldwide.
openaire   +1 more source

International Business Enterprise before 1945: Evolution of the Global Cigarette Market. [PDF]

, 2004
This paper examines the international growth and development of the British-American Tobacco Co. from 1900 to 1945. As one of the first cases of a market-driven multinational corporation, the paper is able to highlight both the international development ...
Cox, Howard
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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

Female sterilization paradoxical association with premature menopause in Bihar

Scientific Reports
Premature menopause is a growing public health crisis with serious implications for women’s well-being. While premature menopause prevalence varies across India, Bihar’s rates are exceptionally high (11%), warranting specific investigation.
Karan Babbar
doaj   +1 more source

Slavery is bad for business: analyzing the impact of slavery on national economies [PDF]

, 2013
Public discourse on human trafficking and modern-day slavery is reaching a tipping point -- it is coming to be understood as a global problem with economic and policy implications far beyond simple reports of cross-border human trafficking.
Bales, Kevin, Datta, Monti Narayan
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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

Leveraging Environment and Climate Change Initiatives for Corporate Excellence [PDF]

This paper reviews selected initiatives taken by Asian countries to comply with emerging global sustainability standards, reporting, and management systems, and tracks the response of Asian businesses to global environmental concerns, examines market ...
Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam, Isono, Kumiko, Kimura, Mari   +2 more
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Open ICT tools project [PDF]

, 2009
The paper will introduce a project titled the ‘Open ICT Tools’ which aims to explore and trial out ICT tools to facilitate a global collaborative and secured engagement with external business and community partners.
Bohemia, Erik, Lovatt, Ben, Smith, Neil, Turnock, Chris, Woodhouse, Jed   +4 more
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