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Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Climate‐Friendly Food Production: The Role of Production Method Information and Social Norms

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether information about production methods and social norms can increase consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for food produced using climate‐friendly farming methods. A randomized survey experiment was conducted with 1568 respondents across Denmark, Lithuania, and Spain, who were assigned to one of four ...
Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo, Tove Christensen, Sigrid Denver, Marilena Gemtou, Spyros Fountas, Søren Marcus Pedersen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is There a Market for Organic Milk in Serbia? Insights From Integrated Choice and Latent Variable Model

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Past growth in the global organic market has been concentrated in high‐income countries, while in middle‐income countries such as Serbia the organic market remains nascent and characterized by a sparse assortment of organic products, high retail premia and limited evidence on consumer preferences and their drivers.
Milan Tatic, Sanja Dzever, Bojan Matkovski, Danilo Djokic   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of maternal urinary pesticide metabolites with neonatal birth outcomes and the moderating effects of iodine

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
s: Previous studies have demonstrated the effects of prenatal pesticide exposure on birth outcomes. How to mitigate the harmful effects of pesticide exposure is of great practical significance. The micronutrient iodine is a cornerstone for the growth and
Qinxin Huang, Conghui Xu, Fenfang Deng, Jia He, Juntao Li, Pengzhe Qin, Lei Tan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Doria A. Medondjeu, Dorothy E. Fon, Stefan Sieber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occupational pesticide exposure and cognitive impairment among adult farmers in northern Thailand

Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny
Background Thai farmers are directly exposed to pesticides, which may result in adverse effects including cognitive impairment. Objective The aim of this study was to examine the association between occupational pesticide exposure and cognitive decline ...
Nichapa Phitsadang, Warangkana Naksen, Parichat Ong-Artborirak   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Uncovering renewable energy policy impact channels on land values, the local farm structure, and farmland heterogeneity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt, Stefan Seifert, Saskia Wolff, Tobia Lakes, Marten Graubner, Axel Werwatz, Silke Hüttel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survey of Pesticide Residues in Vegetables in the Albanian Market and Associated Dietary Exposure

Foods
Vegetables constitute an essential component of the daily diet in Albania; however, they also represent a major pathway of human exposure to pesticide residues.
Elda Marku, Matilda Likaj, Ridvana Mediu, Jonida Tahiraj, Sonila Shehu, Aurel Nuro, Vjollca Vladi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Crop insurance and irrigation behavior: The conditional role of pumping costs

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Excessive water use for irrigation can accelerate the depletion of water resources, undermining agriculture's resilience to weather‐related shocks. Understanding how farmers make water use decisions is essential for developing effective water management policies.
Sungmin Cheu, Molly Sears
wiley   +1 more source

Dietary exposure to pesticides in poultry: From semen quality to embryonic mortality and tissue accumulation

Poultry Science
The widespread use of pesticides in agriculture increases the risk of chronic dietary exposure in poultry. This study investigated the effects of low-dose exposure to tebuconazole (TEB), imidacloprid (IMI), and glyphosate (GLP), administered individually
Skarlet Napierkowska, Pascal Froment, Artur Kowalczyk, Joanna Rosenberger, Piotr Kaczyński, Bożena Łozowicka, Jan P. Madej, Joelle Dupont, Mariusz Birger, Łukasz Smaga, Wojciech Niżański, Agnieszka Partyka   +11 more
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Reproductive stages in lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) occur earlier with increasing temperature

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Climate change is altering the timing of many plant phenological events, yet most studies focus on flowering, with less attention given to later reproductive stages such as fruit development and ripening. Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry) is an important perennial berry species that may be sensitive to these changes.
Jenna Floyd, Elise Cadiou, Alain G. Belliveau, Zoe A. Panchen, Terrell T. Roulston, Zoë Migicovsky   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source