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FACTORS INFLUENCING LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN EJIGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OSUN STATE, NIGERIA [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2022
The study identified farming households’ livelihood activities and reasons for their multiplication, determined the underlining factors for livelihood diversification, and examined the militating constraints faced.
Olaide AKINTUNDE   +3 more
doaj  

Farmland Rental Participation, Agricultural Productivity, and Household Income: Evidence from Rural China

open access: yesLand, 2021
The rural land rental market is playing an increasingly important role in the agricultural transformation period for developing countries, including China, where rural farmland rental is highly context-specific with the implementation of the collective ...
Wenjing Han   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The distributional effects of agricultural policy reforms in Switzerland

open access: yesAgricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2012
This paper analyses the effects of Swiss agricultural policy reforms and the effects of farm income, off-farm income and direct payments on the distribution of the farm household income.
Nadja El Benni   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring within- and between-effects of the factors influencing off-farm work decisions in Switzerland

open access: yesAgricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2023
We examine the determinants of off-farm work in Swiss agriculture between 2003 and 2013. By differentiating between the between-farm effects and the within-farm effects, our model provides new insights into the labour allocation process as compared with ...
Dierk Schmid   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

MFP and CFAP Official Announcement and Pre‐Official Announcement Effects on the Corn and Soybean Futures Market

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the official announcement effect of the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) and the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) on the corn and soybean futures market. Using a permutation test and a 2‐stage GLS model, we find no significant official announcement effect.
Zhining Sun   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Off-Farm Income among Smallholder Rice Farmers in Northern Ghana: Application of a Double-Hurdle Model

open access: yesAdvances in Agriculture, 2019
Income diversification by farm households has gained the attention of researchers and policy makers due to its commonness especially in developing countries.
Benjamin Tetteh Anang   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Revisiting the diversification and insurance relationship: Differences between on– and off-farm strategies

open access: yesClimate Risk Management, 2021
Crop insurance is an important instrument for farmers to cope with climate risks. Yet, also, diversification plays a crucial role. The use of crop insurance and diversification is interrelated.
Ladina Knapp   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Examination of the contribution of off-farm income to the viability and sustainability of farm households and the productivity of farm businesses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
End of project reportThe number of farm households in Ireland participating in the off-farm labour market has increased significantly in the last decade.
Behan, Jasmina   +6 more
core  

Beyond the Ban—Shedding Light on Smallholders' Price Vulnerability in Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Indonesian government imposed a palm oil export ban in April 2022 to address rising cooking oil prices. This study explores oil palm smallholders' vulnerability to the policy using descriptive statistics, Lasso, and post‐Lasso OLS regressions.
Charlotte‐Elena Reich   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Change Agricultural Comparative Advantage and the US Trade Balance

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Current science indicates that warming and elevated atmospheric CO2 will have ambiguous results for crop productivity depending on crop type and geographic location, whereas increased heat stress makes livestock and human labor less productive.
Elizabeth A. Fraysse   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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