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Urban PlanningUrban agriculture (UA) is increasingly recognized in policy and academic discussions for its potential to promote sustainable food systems and reduce food insecurity.
Marcela Alonso Ferreira +5 more
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Agribusiness: From Automation to Augmentation in a Global Context
Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Alexis H. Villacis
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AI &Innovation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The rapid advancement of large language model (LLM) technology is profoundly transforming the practice of social science research. Scholarly discussions on Artificial Intelligence (AI)'s role in social science research can be organised into three levels: AI as a research tool, AI as a methodological infrastructure and AI as a quasi‐cognitive ...
Jie Xiong
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Seeing entrepreneurship : visual ethnographies of embodied entrepreneurs [PDF]
, 2007 In the last twenty years, the term entrepreneurship has become of significant importance in political and cultural spheres promulgated as a source of economic growth and a solution to unemployment.
Clarke, Jean Siobhan
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen +5 more
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An Analysis of the Obstructive Factors that Impact the Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka [PDF]
Kelaniya Journal of ManagementThe sector of small and medium enterprises is considered an encouraging platform for the economic empowerment of women through participating in economic development as entrepreneurs.
D. N. P. Amarasooriya +2 more
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Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang +3 more
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Yak Herding in Gatlang, Nepal: The Shift From Traditional to Market-Driven Practices
Mountain Research and DevelopmentThis article explores shifting yak herding practices in Gatlang, a Tamang village in Rasuwa district, Nepal. It argues that the customary, community-based agropastoral system, known as the Choko system of the Tamangs, is shifting from community-regulated
Indra Mani Rai +3 more
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Food inflation pass‐through from agricultural imports in a small open economy
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper develops a new framework for quantifying cost pass‐through in a small open economy by estimating firm‐level markup responses to agricultural import price shocks. We show theoretically that markup adjustments depend on firms' reliance on imported inputs and demand curvature, generating heterogeneous inflationary effects across firm ...
Minseong Kang, Seungki Lee
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The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff +2 more
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