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Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, David L. Mather, Nicole M. Mason   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accounting for Substitution: Improving Estimates of GHG Reductions From Cattle‐Based Product Demand Shifts

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Estimates of reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from lower demand for cattle‐based products must account for substitution effects. This study collected data through two surveys—one on ground beef and another on dairy milk—to evaluate substitution effects and potential GHG reductions.
Brandon R. McFadden, Sara Gardner Hedgecock, Lawton L. Nalley, Alvaro Durand‐Morat, Aaron Shew, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel function of RHOA as a host-dependent factor in Glaesserella parasuis infection of LLC-PK1 cells

Veterinary Research
Glaesserella parasuis (G. parasuis), a lethal pathogen causing Glässer’s disease, poses severe threats to global swine health. While the small GTPase Ras homolog gene family member A (RHOA) is implicated in viral pathogenesis, its role in bacterial ...
Huanhuan Zhou, Xuexue Chen, Xinqi Zeng, Shengsong Xie, Xiaoyu Zhang, Jiayi Zeng, Ke Xu, Bo Yu, Hailong Liu, Hongbo Chen   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Factors Affecting the Satisfaction and Sustainability of the Dairy Cattle Farms: The Case of Muş Province

Türkiye Tarımsal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 2019
This study was conducted for the purpose of investigating the satisfaction and sustainability of bovine livestock farms in Muş province along with certain factors known to affect these parameters such as age, educational status, duration of livestock ...
Galip BAKIR, Mustafa KİBAR
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang, Anna Kristina Edenbrandt, Elin Röös   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward sustainable food system: the role of livestock farming in Matiyani village in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, South Africa

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
This study explored the role of livestock farming in Matiyani village toward achieving a sustainable food system, in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, South Africa. Africa has made advancements in addressing agriculture and rural development.
Mukona T. Kone, Andani E. Budeli, Rerani Ramaano   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Tax Incentives for Farmland Leases Increase Farm Supply? Evidence From Iowa's Beginning Farmer Tax Credit

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross, Wesley M. Zebrowski, Julia C. D. Valliant   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Boma: International Women's Day 2023 - Digital apps and drones in livestock farming

, 2023
Where does digital technology fit in with livestock farming? Can flying animal vaccines in by drone to remote regions help address gender inequality? Find out on this special episode of The Boma!
International Livestock Research Institute
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Explaining diversity of livestock-farming management strategies of multiple-job holders: importance of level of production objectives and role of farming in the household

Animal, 2007
We characterised the livestock-farming management strategies of multiple-job holders and identified which variables contributed most to the differentiation of these strategies.
C. Fiorelli, B. Dedieu, J.-Y. Pailleux
doaj   +1 more source