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Diversification strategies to improve cocoa farmers’ household income: the case of Côte d’Ivoire

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Diversification is a strategy adopted by farming households to meet several challenges. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence to support these positions. We contribute to filling this research gap by providing quantitative evidence of the impact
Bonna Antoinette Tokou, Bonna Antoinette Tokou, Claudia Coral, Claudia Coral, Flora Isabella Montiel, Flora Isabella Montiel, Constant Yves Adou Yao, Constant Yves Adou Yao, Stefan Sieber, Stefan Sieber, Katharina Löhr, Katharina Löhr   +11 more
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INCOME DIVERSIFICATION AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN THE NORTHERN UPLANDS OF VIETNAM [PDF]

In the context of the economic development, income diversification is sometimes defined as the process by which households switch from growing low-value staple food crops to growing a mix of food crops and higher-value commercial crops (crop ...
Minot, Nicholas
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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

Export-Led Growth v2.0 [PDF]

The U.S. recession could hurt the South, particularly in oil and apparel exports, and Latin America and the Caribbean. But South-South trade is partly picking up the slack.
Canuto, Otaviano, Haddad, Mona, Hanson, Gordon   +2 more
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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

Income Diversification of Farm Households: Relevance and Determinants in Germany [PDF]

During recent years, the number of farms able to generate satisfactory income from agricultural production has continuously decreased in advanced economies.
Glauben, Thomas, Loy, Jens-Peter, Pieniadz, Agata, Rathmann, Christoph, Renner, Swetlana   +4 more
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Assessing Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity in Latin America

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agricultural sector in Latin America plays a vital role in ensuring food security while impacting the environment. However, there remains a lack of analysis regarding the inputs responsible for pollution within its sub‐technologies. Hence, this article aims to assess agricultural green total factor productivity (TFP) through a novel ...
Tianxiang Li, Vanessa Ormeño‐Candelario, Xueli Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of income diversification on rural household food security in Ethiopia. [PDF]

Afr J Sci Technol Innov Dev, 2023
Gebre GG, Ashebir A, Legesse T.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Dynamics of Income Diversification in Ethiopia: Evidence from Panel data [PDF]

Block and Webb (2001) in food policy address the issue of the dynamics of livelihood diversification in Ethiopia. Their study uses the ratio of per capita income derived from crops to the sum of all other incomes as an indicator of livelihood ...
Adugna Lemi
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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