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Community perspectives on the Zambian Farm Block Development Program and an evaluation of household income factors: Lessons from Kawambwa district. [PDF]

PLoS One
Chanda O.
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The impact of non-farm income on the investment in agriculture: evidence from Hungary and Slovenia [PDF]

The article investigates the impact of non-farm income on the investment for Hungarian and Slovenian farms using FADN panel data for the years 2004-2008 and different econometric estimation approaches.
Bojnec, Stefan, Bakucs, Lajos Zoltan, Latruffe, Laure, Ferto, Imre   +3 more
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How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar, Laura Meriluoto, Richard Watt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dairy Goat Farming in Alpine Mountain Areas: Sustainability and Profitable Approach. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Flach LF, Sabia E, Zanon T.
europepmc   +1 more source

FARM WORK, OFF-FARM WORK, AND HIRED FARM LABOR: ESTIMATING A DISCRETE-CHOICE MODEL OF FRENCH FARM COUPLES' LABOR DECISIONS [PDF]

We estimate jointly three types of discrete-choice labor decisions of farm couples: farm work, off-farm work, and hired farm labor. Using a 16-choice multinomial logit model, we find that operators' and spouses' farm labor are substitutes.
Kimhi, Ayal, Benjamin, Catherine
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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying risk and protective factors for mental health outcomes: a cross-sectional survey predicting stress, depression, and suicide ideation among Florida farmers. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Baker CN, Bush SA, Sewell M, Sewell T, Baker LM, Galindo S, Lindsey AB, Chiarelli C.   +7 more
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DETERMINANTS OF PART-TIME FARMING AND ITS EFFECT ON FARM PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY [PDF]

Little attention has been given in the agricultural economics literature to the impact of off-farm work on farm productivity and efficiency. More knowledge about what determines part-time farming and whether farm productivity and efficiency are affected ...
Lien, Gudbrand D., Kumbhakar, Subal C., Hardaker, J. Brian   +2 more
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Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra, Abdulaziz B. Shifa, Lan Anh Tong, Mehmet A. Ulubasoglu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women's non-farm employment and household dietary quality in rural China: evidence from a national rural health perspective. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Gao Y, Wang G, Zhang X.
europepmc   +1 more source