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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Mekong Delta (MKD), Vietnam has achieved high rice productivity through rapid intensification. However, this progress has led to environmental degradation and adverse economic and health effects. To mitigate these challenges, sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) have been promoted.
Nguyen Thi Thu Hien +5 more
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Off-farm income and risk reduction in agriculture: when does it matter? [PDF]
Investment behavior is analyzed using a dynamic portfolio model including off-farm income. The correlation structure of off-farm income and asset returns and the ratio of off-farm income to wealth is shown to affect portfolio choice.
B. Sailesh Ramamurtie +2 more
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Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
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Tax-Deferred Retirement Savings of Farm Households: An Empirical Investigation [PDF]
This study examines factors affecting tax-deferred retirement savings among farm households. A double-hurdle model is estimated using 2003 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) farm-level national data. Results indicate that demographic factors,
Chang, Hung-Hao, Mishra, Ashok K.
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Explaining off-farm labour supply : the importance of income
, 2008 We have collected a panel of 4,723 farm holders as of 1994. In 1995 these farmers face the choice either to continue or to quit farming, for example by working full time in an another industry. Presumable, when individuals take this choice, income possibilities in and out of farming will count.
Bratberg, Espen +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores Swedish consumers' protein preferences by estimating the willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) for minced meat and plant‐based proteins in pasta sauce from an in‐store experiment (n = 206) and an online discrete choice experiment (n = 517). On average, the WTP was highest for minced meat.
Emilia Mattsson +3 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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SAGE OpenThe payment for ecosystem services (PES) scheme shows great poverty alleviation potential and recognizing this connection contributes to enhancing the development of residents in ecologically endowed areas.
Bohao Jin, Heming Wang
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Agricultural Household Hedging With Off-Farm Income [PDF]
Agricultural Finance, Risk and Uncertainty,
Blank, Steven C., Erickson, Kenneth W.
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Off farm employment among paddy farmers in the Muda and Kemasin Semarak granary areas, Malaysia [PDF]
, 2008 Poverty is one of the most serious problems confronting paddy farmers worldwide, Malaysia inclusive. Off farm employment is an alternative strategy and has a potential to improve the income and well being of the paddy farmers. This study assessed the off
Ismaila, Sadiya Sami
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