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Effects of Flooding on Rice Farmers Poverty Status in Niger State, Nigeria [PDF]

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development Studies
The study analyzed effect of flooding on rice farmers’ Poverty status in Niger State. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 234 respondents for the study. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Augustine Apuyor, Benson Obukowho Apuyor, Shema Andraw Monday, Daniel Matthew, Kingsley Efe Apuyor, Stanley Ejohwomu Apuyor, Moses Ogar Okachi, Baba Usman   +7 more
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Exceptional Education Outreach Bahamas: 2020-2021 Impact Report

, 2020
Exceptional Education Outreach (EEO) is a non-profit special education and literacy program that operates in the Bahamian Family Islands. EEO’s mission is to partner with the Bahamian Ministry of Education to create a sustainable special education ...
Exceptional Education Outreach (EEO)
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Determinants of Knowledge and Usage of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Extension: Evidence From Tennessee Extension Personnel

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the determinants of generative AI (GenAI) knowledge and usage among agricultural extension professionals. Drawing on survey data from agricultural extension personnel in Tennessee, we employ regression analyses and latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) for topic modeling of open‐ended responses to study the knowledge and usage ...
Abdelaziz Lawani, Jason de Koff, James Muriuki, Anna‐Liisa Ihuhwa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Competition and Wide Outreach of Microfinance Institutions [PDF]

While the theoretical literature has found that intense competition leads to the poorest borrowers dropping out of the microfinance market, we do not possess sufficient research accumulated for empirical analysis in this field.
KAI, Hisako
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Prescribed safer supply during dual public health emergencies: a qualitative study examining service providers perspectives on early implementation

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Background Within North America and worldwide, drug related overdoses have increased dramatically over the past decade. COVID-19 escalated the need for a safer supply to replace unregulated substances and to reduce toxicity and overdoses.
J. McCall, H. Hobbs, C. Ranger, F. Cameron, H. Stuart, J. Nelken, J. Majalahti, K. Urbanoski, G. Kolla, J. LeMaistre, K. Toombs, R. Herriot, Bernie Pauly   +12 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, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Too Complex to Choose? The Role of Heuristics in Shaping Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Income Stabilization Tool in Italy

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European agriculture is increasingly exposed to economic instability driven by extreme weather events, market volatility, and geopolitical tensions. To manage these growing risks, farmers are encouraged to adopt innovative risk management strategies such as the Income Stabilization Tool (IST), which offers protection against severe income ...
Alice Stiletto, Ruggiero Rippo, Samuele Trestini, Elisa Giampietri, Roberta Raffaelli, Simone Cerroni   +5 more
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What Explains Racial Differences in Farm Succession Planning? Evidence From Decomposition and Counterfactual Analysis

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines racial differences in farm succession planning using survey data from Tennessee farmers. While observed differences between White and Black farmers are small, decomposition and counterfactual analyses show that structural characteristics, particularly farm size, would predict higher succession planning among White farmers ...
Abdelaziz Lawani, Anna‐Liisa Ihuhwa, Armine Poghosyan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Organizations Learn and Innovate to Institutionalize Generative AI: Trust, Feedback Loops, and Cultural Friction

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how organizations advance in their use of Generative AI (GenAI) tools after initial adoption with particular attention to the dynamics of trust, cultural resistance, and feedback mechanisms. Grounded in organizational learning theory and institutional theory, we propose a framework that captures the factors influencing how ...
Surajit Bag, Gautam Srivastava, Santosh Kumar Shrivastav, Daniel Rees   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Operational strategies for achieving comprehensive cancer center community outreach and engagement objectives: impact and logic models

Archives of Public Health
Background The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs) encourages Cancer Centers to address health disparities and reduce the cancer burden in their Catchment Area (CA) through an organized Community Outreach and Engagement
Folakemi T. Odedina, Manisha Salinas, Monica Albertie, Doug Murrell, Kristin Munoz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source