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Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Doria A. Medondjeu, Dorothy E. Fon, Stefan Sieber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Access in all areas? A round-up of developments in market access and health technology assessment: part 12. [PDF]

J Comp Eff Res
Ramagopalan SV, Pannelay AJ.
europepmc   +1 more source

Deforestation and Efficiency: Insights From Forest Transition in the Brazilian Cerrado

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper estimates technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of agricultural production at the municipal level of the Brazilian Cerrado in 2006 and 2017, and investigates their underlying mechanisms in relation to forest transition theory.
Ricardo Muniz Simões, Cassiano Bragagnolo, Humberto Francisco Silva Spolador   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adoption of international good manufacturing practices in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry: promising results from a decade of investment. [PDF]

J Pharm Policy Pract
Adeyeye M, Ekwunife O, Esuga M, Njoku N, Boateng K, Ezeoke U, Monemeh F, Ekundayo O, Sambo A, Ogwuche E, Longe A, Ukwuru J, Nwokike J.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Blockchain‐Based Smart Contracts in US Specialty Crop Marketing: Grower Preferences and Adoption Potential

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using survey and discrete choice experiment data, we examined US specialty crop growers' preferences for marketing contract attributes in the context of emerging blockchain‐based technologies and expanding traceability initiatives. Results show that farmers preferred traditional written contracts but might be willing to accept digital ...
Elizabeth Canales, Alba J. Collart, Matthew G. Interis, Esther Mmenaa Agyemang‐Duah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing brain drain in gastroenterology: current challenges and future prospects. [PDF]

Ann Med Surg (Lond)
Bharadwaj HR, Gaur A, Abbasher Hussien Mohamed Ahmed K, Bone M, Dhali A, Dahiya DS.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Not All Agreements Are Equal: Heterogeneous Effects of RTAs on Latin American Agri‐Food Exports, 1990–2019

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the final decade of the 20th century, Latin American countries have increasingly regarded the signing of regional trade agreements (RTAs) as a promising strategy for expanding their exports. Within this context, the main objective of this study is to assess the impact of RTAs on agri‐food exports in Latin America over the period 1990 ...
María‐Isabel Ayuda, Ignacio Belloc, Vicente Pinilla   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Global Standards to Local Action: Practical Pathways for Adopting the International Council of Nurses's (ICN's) Updated "Nursing" and "a Nurse" Definitions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. [PDF]

Policy Polit Nurs Pract
Ghimire A, Neupane MS.
europepmc   +1 more source

Do More Open Economies Export Less Diversely in Brazilian Agribusiness?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper asks whether municipalities with a larger export‐to‐revenue ratio display a more concentrated bundle of exported goods in Brazilian agribusiness. Recent advances in export imputation for Brazilian municipalities allow for an analysis of the concentration profile of each municipality and its association with export openness.
Alan Leal, Michelle Marcia Viana Martins
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing the interdependencies: the role of global health diplomacy in designing One Health governance. [PDF]

Sci One Health
Zhao J, Calmy A, Kazatchkine M.
europepmc   +1 more source