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Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki +6 more
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Recul des pesticides : les calculs biaisés du gouvernement
, 2013 Recul des pesticides : les calculs biaisés du gouvernement, par Stéphane Foucart (Le Monde, 19/12 ...
Nathalie Jas
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Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
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Le coût social de l'utilisation des pesticides en France
, 2023 J'ai participé en tant qu'orateur invité pour présenter le résultat de ma publication à la conférence 'Semaine pour les alternatives aux pesticides 2023' organisée par l'Institut de géographie et durabilité (Faculté des Geosciences et de l'Environnement -
Borniotto, Diana +1 more
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Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler +3 more
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HEALTH COSTS AND EXTERNALITIES OF PESTICIDE USE IN LOCUST AND GRASSHOPPER CONTROL IN THE SAHEL [PDF]
To evaluate the economic cost of classical chemical control of locusts, externalities of chemical pesticides in the Sahel are estimated through a farmer survey.
Houndekon, Victorin A., De Groote, Hugo
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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 +5 more
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Alternate Strategies for Managing Resistance to Antibiotics and Pesticides [PDF]
How should one manage the problem of resistance to antibiotics and pesticides? Although the salience of this question has now been recognized, the formal modeling of this question is very much in its infancy.
Peter Nijkamp, Amit Batabyal
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Pesticides: Berne doit jouer la transparence
, 2018 OPINION. Deux chercheurs de l’Université de Neuchâtel, Alexandre Aebi et Edward Mitchell, demandent à l’Office fédéral de l’agriculture de publier les informations détaillées sur l’usage des pesticides en Suisse, après une première communication ...
Aebi, Alexandre, Mitchell, Edward
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Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.Preparation of a highly porous cellulose‐coated stir bar for the selective, environmentally friendly extraction of free glycerol from biodiesel using the SBSE method, followed by HPLC‐DAD analysis of the extract after derivatization with benzoyl chloride.
Caroline Lopes da Silva +3 more
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