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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate variability is affecting the productivity, profitability, and resilience of smallholder dairy producers in developing countries. The adoption of climate‐smart (CS) dairy practices has been promoted to mitigate these negative effects. However, while interest in dairy CS practices is growing, empirical evidence on their adoption patterns
Mercy Mburu +4 more
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Detecting causality in policy diffusion processes. [PDF]
Chaos, 2016 Grabow C +3 more
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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 +3 more
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Conservation LettersCoordinated policies and effective global environmental governance are needed to address the global biodiversity crisis. Human dimensions like geopolitics influence conservation decision‐making and outcomes.
Hubert Cheung +3 more
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Information Inequality and Network Externalities: A Comparative Study of the Diffusion of Television and the Internet [PDF]
This paper sheds light on whether intergroup inequality in Internet access is likely to persist as the diffusion process continues. To what extent is a given level of inequality in technology diffusion (e.g., use of the Internet) a long-term policy ...
Joseph Cohen, Paul DiMaggio
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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 +3 more
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Diffusion Paths: Fixed Points, Periodicity and Chaos [PDF]
It is common to recognize that ideas, technology and information disseminate across the economy following some kind of diffusion pattern. Typically, the process of adopting a new piece of knowledge will be translated into an s-shaped trajectory for the ...
Orlando Gomes
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Advancing European Plant Variety Registration: Data‐Driven Insights and Stakeholder Perspectives
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Efficient plant variety registration is crucial for fostering innovation in the European Union, yet the current regulatory framework is complex and faces calls for reform. This study provides data‐driven evidence to inform the ongoing legislative debate by employing a mixed‐methods approach.
Sergio Urioste Daza +2 more
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Passive compliance or active innovation: The diffusion of public sport policies in China.
PLoS ONEAs an important tool for governing, regulating, and safeguarding national sports, sports policy not only centralizes and expresses the state's vision for sports but also advances the development of the sports economy, and distributes the benefits of ...
Zhiliang Li +3 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.In a prospective study of 20 elderly gastric cancer patients who declined gastrectomy, laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) was technically safe and preserved postoperative function. However, as oncological curability cannot be assured in advanced cases, careful selection and informed consent are essential.
Marie Washio +9 more
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