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U.S. Consumer Preferences for Cage‐Free Eggs and Hen Housing Policies
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farm animal welfare (FAW) continues to be a divisive issue in the egg industry. In the United States, 10 states and most major retailers have implemented policies or voluntary pledges to transition to 100% cage‐free egg sales. We use best‐worst scaling and discrete choice experiments to evaluate U.S.
Vincenzina Caputo +3 more
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FARM BENEFITS AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROJECTS IN HONDURAS AND EL SALVADOR [PDF]
A model of conservation adoption, diversification and household income, including farm and off-farm sources was formalized, wherein households simultaneously allocate assets to different activities.
Bravo-Ureta, Boris E. +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines food price inflation rate convergence among EU27 Member States from 2005 to 2024, focusing on structural breaks, external shocks, and regional disparities. Using panel unit root tests and club convergence analysis, the findings reveal no overall convergence but identify multiple convergence clubs.
Tibor Bareith, Imre Fertő
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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND ON-FARM WHEAT ALLOCATION IN RURAL CHINA [PDF]
Market-oriented policy reforms have potentially important effects on farm-level grain production and utilization decisions in developing countries. This paper provides an empirical evaluation of the potential effects of market liberalization in China on ...
Buschena, David E. +2 more
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The changing structure of farm household economy in Malay rice-growing villages [PDF]
, 2015 This study focuses on the structure of household expenditure in discovering the real condition of household economy in rice-growing villages. We identified actual expenses and detailed consumption items for basic subsistence at the household level in two
Fujimoto, Akimi, Terano, Rika
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate variability is affecting the productivity, profitability, and resilience of smallholder dairy producers in developing countries. The adoption of climate‐smart (CS) dairy practices has been promoted to mitigate these negative effects. However, while interest in dairy CS practices is growing, empirical evidence on their adoption patterns
Mercy Mburu +4 more
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THE ROLE OF FARM OWNERSHIP IN OFF-FARM WORK PARTICIPATION [PDF]
A labor supply model is used to examine the relationship between farm ownership and operators' participation in the off-farm labor market for the Northeast region.
Li, Farong +2 more
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Returns from Income Strategies in Rural Poland. Factor Markets Working Document No. 64, August 2013 [PDF]
, 2013 In order to stabilise and improve their income situation, rural households are strongly encouraged to diversify their activities both within and outside the agricultural sector. Often, however, this advice is only moderately pursued. This paper addresses
Fałkowski, Jan +2 more
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Does off-farm income compete with farm income?: Evidence from Malawi
, 2011 This thesis is submited in partial fulfilment for MSc degree in Development and Resource Economics at the Norwegian University of Life ...
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