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Farm labor scarcity and its uneven impacts on crop producers in the United States
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This study is the first to evaluate the impacts of farm labor scarcity on producers in the United States across different crop production systems. Between 2002 and 2017, we disentangle the effects of labor scarcity from the impacts of rising commodity demand, technological change, and supply of other inputs on labor market outcomes.
Srabashi Ray +4 more
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SciThis study examines the impact of sociodemographic factors on the attitudes of EU citizens towards animal welfare and their implications for trade policy. Variations in animal welfare legislation across major commercial blocks create ethical and economic
Fernando Mata +6 more
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Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: sources, estimation, and mitigation
Journal of Animal Science and TechnologyThe increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has resulted in climate change and global warming. Human activities in many sectors, including agriculture, contribute to approximately 9.2% of total GHG emissions from Annex I countries.
Eska Nugrahaeningtyas +2 more
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ASYMMETRIC PRICE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE U.S. BROILER INDUSTRY [PDF]
This study presents a testing methodology to analyze potential price asymmetries among the farm, wholesale, and retail levels of the U.S. broiler industry.
Willett, Lois Schertz, Bernard, John C.
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Intensification of smallholder livestock production, is it sustainable? [PDF]
, 2010 This paper discusses sustainability perspectives of intensification of different types of smallholder livestock production. A main sustainability issue of intensification is its contribution to household incomes.
Udo, H.M.J., Steenstra, F.A.
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Ghana - In touch with livestock challenge
, 2021 This video is one of a series putting farmers' perspectives at the centre of a global discussion. The ‘In Touch with Livestock Challenge’ initiative opens constructive dialogues on sustainable farming in relation to the global goals on climate ...
International Livestock Research Institute
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Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
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Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler +3 more
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Livestock researchers announce the eradication of rinderpest
, 2010 John McDermott, the deputy director general for research at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), talks about what the eradication of rinderpest means for livestock farmers around the world in a BBC World Service interview held on 15 ...
International Livestock Research Institute
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Siliao yanjiuThe high-quality development of the livestock industry is a key component of the construction of Chinese-style modernization and an important link in promoting rural revitalization.
WU Ying-zhi
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