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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner +3 more
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Firms’ Investment in the Presence of Labor and Financial Market Imperfections [PDF]
This paper analyses how financial and labor market imperfections jointly influence investment. The contemporaneous presence of imperfections in both markets gives rise to a negative correlation between EPL and investment: firms facing negative shocks see
Enrico Saltari +2 more
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India–United States Agricultural Trade Under the America‐First Agenda
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines India–United States agricultural trade under the America‐First agenda, highlighting trade patterns, tariff structures, and potential impacts of United States trade policies. Total agricultural trade remains modest at $7 billion annually, with India imposing higher tariffs (average 39%) than the United States (5%).
Badri N. Gopalakrishnan +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
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Diversification and Ownership Concentration [PDF]
In a mean-variance economy where controlling shareholders can divert profits, equity ownership is more concentrated the higher the stock returns correlation.
Bruno Maria Parigi, Loriana Pelizzon
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Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo +5 more
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The effects of the U.S. Plant Variety Protection Act on wheat genetic improvement: [PDF]
The U.S. Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) of 1970 was meant to strengthen intellectual property protection for plant breeders. A model of investment under partial excludability is developed, leading to the hypotheses that any increase in excludability
Alston, Julian M., Venner, Raymond J.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study advances the literature on sustainable urban agriculture and alternative sustainable food production systems, which have gained momentum due to the need to strengthen regional food supply chains and meet the growing urban demand for fresh food. Indoor agriculture (IA) holds promise for year‐round cultivation of fresh produce even in
Joseph Seong +2 more
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The role of comparison processes in maintenance goals: Evidence from the health and relationship domains. [PDF]
Appl Psychol Health Well BeingEcker Y +4 more
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Legal considerations and cooperative opportunities for space commercial activities [PDF]
It is a national policy to make the capabilities of the Space Transportation System available to a wide range of potential users. This includes its availability as a space manufacturing facility for commercial activities, which may be carried out on a ...
Hosenball, S. N.
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