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Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Goals and objectives of the «effective contract»: ideology and problems of implementation

open access: yesEkonomika Nauki, 2015
Introduction of an effective contract exceeded the framework of a «concrete labor contract». It relates to a wide bredth of questions, such as how to increase salaries, at the cost of which resources, is it possible to cut renumeration within an ...
F. N. Kadirov
doaj  

Labor Contract Law of the People\u27s Republic of China - Unofficial English Translation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The Dong Bao Hua Legal Center at East China University of Politics and Law and Ashley Russell (M.R.P. Cornell University), with review and advice from Pan Shih-wei of Chinese Culture University in Taiwan, have produced an English translation of China ...
National People’s Congress Standing Committee
core   +1 more source

Import Wheat Tenders and the Effects of the Russian Invasion

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Risk and volatility for many commodities escalated sharply following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, creating numerous uncertainties for trading firms and importers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the bidding behavior in Egyptian wheat import tenders in the pre‐ and post‐invasion periods.
William W. Wilson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commodity Money and the Valuation of Trade [PDF]

open access: yes
In a previous essay we modeled the enforcement of contract, and through it the provision of money and markets, as a production function within the society, the scale of which is optimized endogenously by labor allocation away from primary production of ...
Eric Smith, Martin Shubik
core  

Economic and Environmental Tradeoffs in Cultivating Short Food Supply Chains With Urban Indoor Agriculture

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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
wiley   +1 more source

Tariffs in an Economy with Incomplete Markets and Unemployment [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines the optimal labor contract in a small open economy with incomplete markets under international price uncertainty. The effect on employment, wages, and profits of different realizations of the state of nature is studied and agents ...
Raquel Fernandez
core  

Workers Rights Consortium Assessment re Easy Group (Mariveles/BEZ, Philippines): Easy Fashion Corporation, Allen Garments, & Kasumi Apparel Ltd. Corporation: Summary of Findings and Recommendations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Report of an assessment of labor practices at three closely related manufacturing facilities located in the Bataan Economic Zone (BEZ) in Mariveles, Phillipines. The WRC’s assessment has been carried out in response to three principal complaints: working
Worker Rights Consortium
core   +2 more sources

Return and Volatility Spillovers Among Major Cotton Markets

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores return and volatility transmission among major cotton markets. Several events have disrupted cotton supply and demand in recent years, leading to heightened price volatility and significant shifts in market interconnections.
Susmitha Kalli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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