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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Integrating STPA with DEMATEL for identification of critical risk factors and transmission path in chemical process system

Scientific Reports
The chemical industry occupies a critical position in the national economy, but its complex production process leads to many risks in the chemical process system.
Hongli Wang, Xiangyao Li, Bosi Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Farmers' Financial Literacy—Scale Development and Linkages to Accounting Practices and Financial Outcomes

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial literacy (FL) of Swedish farmers, its linkages to farmer characteristics, management accounting practices and farm outcomes by surveying Swedish Farm Accountancy Data Network farmers. Using item response theory, we expand the existing FL measurement specifically to the farming context, assess measurement ...
Uliana Gottlieb, Helena Hansson
wiley   +1 more source

The Function of Religiosity in Personal Development: Some Theoretical Remarks [PDF]

Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия I. Богословие, философия, 2014
Dwelling on a number of theoretical considerations bearing on the problem of the function of religiosity in personal development, the author specifi es the disciplines related to the study of the problem and formulates working defi nitions of the ...
Tatjana Folieva
doaj   +1 more source

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

Professional training as an instrument of adaptation of labor migrants in the host country

Путеводитель предпринимателя, 2020
The paper presents the analysis of the system of adaptation of labor migrants in the host country on the basis of the organization of vocational training.
V. A. Lyannoi, A. I. Ponomareva
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The approach of Swiss commercial companies to making decisions on the organization of in–house training programs

Путеводитель предпринимателя, 2023
It is recognized in the scientific literature that training in apprenticeship–mentoring programs is a very effective form of training that provides young people with skills that allow them to experience fewer problems when moving from the stage of ...
P. I. Ananchenkova
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The Role of Coordination Mechanisms and Transaction Costs Promoting Sustainability Performance in Agri‐Food Supply Chains: Evidence From Ecuador

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social tensions and resource depletion pose significant challenges to the agri‐food sector, highlighting the need for coordinated strategies to ensure sustainability in supply chains. Despite its critical importance, the relationship between coordination mechanisms and sustainability performance remains underexplored.
Carlos Moreno‐Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of the directions and causes of migration in the modern world

Путеводитель предпринимателя, 2023
The article deals with the essence of migration processes in various theoretical concepts, as well as existing approaches to assessing the impact of labor migration on the state and functioning of the labor market.
E. S. Lezin
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