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INTERTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS ON AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS IN SLOVENIA

The paper attempts to quantify determinants influencing dynamics of employment decisions on agricultural households in Slovenia and to test specific aspects of labour reallocation during transition period by application of agricultural household model ...
Juvancic, Luka, Erjavec, Emil
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The association between climate-smart agriculture practices adoption and farm income and wealth of small-scale urban crop farmers in eThekwini municipality, with implications for food and nutrition security. [PDF]

Front Nutr
Khumalo NZ, Sibanda M, Mdoda L.
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
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THE DETERMINANTS OF PARTICIPATION DECISION IN OFF-FARM WORK: THE IOWA CASE

This paper examines factors affecting the role of individual, farm production, family finance, and regional characteristics in affecting labor force decisions by farm households.
Orazem, Peter F., Kwon, Chul-Woo, Otto, Daniel M.   +2 more
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From health protection to labor incentive: health and economic impacts of Medical Financial Assistance in rural China. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Wang Y, Yang W, Yin S.
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Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, 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, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
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REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE CONTRIBUTION OF OFF-FARM WORK TO INCOME INEQUALITY

This paper uses the concept of the Gini Coefficient and data from the 1991 Farm Costs and Returns Survey (FCRS) to measure the role of off-farm income and that of other income sources in the size distribution of farm operator households' total personal ...
El-Osta, Hisham S., Bernat, G. Andrew, Jr., Ahearn, Mary Clare   +2 more
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Research on the Impact of Homestead Withdrawal on Rural Residents’ Well-Being—An Analysis of the Mediating Effect of Non-Agricultural Employment

Agricultural & Rural Studies
Homestead withdrawal is a key component of China’s rural land-system reform and plays a vital role in unlocking rural land assets, advancing farmers’ common prosperity, and implementing the rural revitalization strategy.
Xue Wang, Xiuli Han
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India–United States Agricultural Trade Under the America‐First Agenda

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines India–United States agricultural trade under the America‐First agenda, highlighting trade patterns, tariff structures, and potential impacts of United States trade policies. Total agricultural trade remains modest at $7 billion annually, with India imposing higher tariffs (average 39%) than the United States (5%).
Badri N. Gopalakrishnan, Munisamy Gopinath, Kannan Kumar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

OCCUPATIONAL DIVERSIFICATION AND ACCESS TO RURAL EMPLOYMENT: REVISITING THE NON FARM EMPLOYMENT DEBATE

There is a growing feeling of urgency for enlarging the ambit of non-farm activities for accelerating the pace of rural development, battering the employment prospects, augmenting productivity and earnings, alleviating poverty and redressing urban ...
Ranjan, Sharad
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