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Factors influencing organic honey production level and marketing: evidence from southwest Ethiopia

Heliyon, 2021
The primary aim of this study was to identify factors influencing natural honey production and marketing constraints in Kafa, Sheka, Bench- Sheko, and West Omo zones which covered 23 woredas and 69 kebeles.
Benyam Tadesse, Yaregal Tilahun, Wondimu Woyamo, Mekuanint Bayu, Zelalem Adimasu   +4 more
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Current Issues in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics [PDF]

, 2023
George Halkos
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Quantifying the land‐use change due to soybean‐based biodiesel in the United States

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract We quantify the impact of soybean oil‐based biodiesel production on US cropland, using a method that accounts for the intermediate effect of soybean crushing facilities. Based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data for biodiesel production and proprietary data for soybean crushing facilities over 2011–2020, we find that the elasticities ...
Ruiqing Miao, Yijia Li, Madhu Khanna, Christopher Clark, Dallas Burkholder, Luoye Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of the Domestic Labor Market on Sustainability of Agriculture in Oman

Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, 2019
Undistorted factor markets are a perquisite for efficient allocation of resources and growth in production. In Oman by 2013, only 16% of households have reported agriculture as the main occupation and 53% have reported nonagricultural government ...
Hemesiri Bandara Kotagama, Hamam Al-Farsi   +1 more
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Assessment of challenges of crop production and marketing in Bench-Sheko, Kaffa, Sheka, and West-Omo zones of southwest Ethiopia

Heliyon, 2021
This study was conducted to identify the challenges of crop production and marketing in southwest Ethiopia. Primary and secondary sources of data were used.
Benyam Tadesse, Yaregal Tilahun, Tilahun Bekele, Getachew Mekonen   +3 more
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Non‐Tariff Measures and U.S. Agricultural Exports

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract How much do non‐tariff measures (NTMs) affect U.S. agricultural exports? While countries maintain a large and diverse set of NTMs to safeguard the health of plants, animals, and humans, policymakers and regulatory bodies may neglect the impact these measures have on international trade.
Yunus Emre Karagulle, Charlotte Emlinger, Jason H. Grant   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research Issues in Natural Resource Economics [PDF]

Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council, 1979
My task was to survey a field of staggering breadth and yet to avoid being superficial. It was complicated by the intent of providing something of professional interest to a group of economists without resorting to blackboards ro equations.
openaire   +2 more sources

Dissecting Extreme Price Fluctuations in Mineral Fertilizers: Regularities and Co‐Movements in Light of Global Food Security

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Extreme swings in food prices can put food security at risk. Fertilizer prices are among the main drivers of food prices. This work explores the recurrent behavior of the extreme global fertilizer price fluctuations underlying food price dynamics.
Massimiliano Calvia
wiley   +1 more source

Fifty years of Teikei: the evolution of the movement’s ten principles and its impact on alternative food initiatives in Japan

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionJapan’s teikei movement, recognized as a source of inspiration for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in Western countries, is now entering its fifth decade.
Chika Kondo, Simona Zollet, Mai Kobayashi, Nami Yamamoto   +3 more
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Factors Influencing the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practice by Small-Scale Farming Households in Wondo Genet, Southern Ethiopia

SAGE Open, 2022
Climate change is a global event that poses one of humanity’s most serious threats. Consequently, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to adapt to the effects of global climate change while lowering greenhouse gas ...
Bamlaku Ayenew Kassa, Abera Tilahun Abdi
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