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Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, David L. Mather, Nicole M. Mason   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychographic determinants of private-label adoption: a feasibility study in the Portuguese yogurt market

Tourism & Management Studies, 2015
This study seeks to point out the main psychographic determinants of private-label brand proneness in a specific industry: the Portuguese yogurt market.
Ana Oliveira Brochado, Susana Henriques Marques, Pedro Mendes   +2 more
doaj  

Does Chain Labeling Make Private Labels More Successful?

Schmalenbach Business Review, 2015
Some retailers use their chain names to identify their private labels. We find that chain labeling increases the likelihood that consumers correctly recognize a private label as belonging to a specific retailer, and that on average, chain labeling improves consumers’ attitudes toward private labels.
Schnittka, Oliver, Becker, Jan-Michael, Gedenk, Karen, Sattler, Henrik, Victoria Villeda, Isabel, Völckner, Franziska   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley, Sean Posey, Kathy Baylis, Daniel Osgood, Stuart Sweeney   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Economics of US Agricultural Policy

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an economic analysis of US agricultural policy, building on a modified version of Gardner's efficient redistribution. We argue that agricultural policy is motivated as an attempt to implement an efficient redistribution scheme that redistributes income toward farmers who, as a group, have been adversely affected by ...
Jean‐Paul Chavas
wiley   +1 more source

Research on Private Label Introduction and Sales Mode Decision-Making for E-Commerce Platforms Considering Coupon Promotion Strategies

Systems
With the rapid development of the digital economy and the evolving shopping preferences of consumers, e-commerce platforms have been enhancing their competitiveness by launching private label brands and optimizing their sales channel strategies.
Zuoying Lu, Yinyuan Si, Zhihua Han, Chao Ma   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Food Labels

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2019
Have you ever made a purchase based on a food label? Everyone gives food labels a cursory glance, but for the many consumers who wish to make purchasing decisions that reflect their personal and social values, food labels are critical.
Carol Hamilton, Brian Raison
doaj   +1 more source

Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park, Seong D. Yun, Brandy E. Phipps, Tyler Mark, Craig Schluttenhofer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of novel inhaler technique reminder labels on the retention of inhaler technique skills in asthma: a single-blind randomized controlled trial

npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 2017
Asthma: Reminder labels improve inhaler technique Personalized labels on asthma inhalers remind patients of correct technique and help improve symptoms over time. Iman Basheti at the Applied Science Private University in Jordan and co-workers trialed the
Iman A. Basheti, Nathir M. Obeidat, Helen K. Reddel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organic Food Certification in South Africa: A Private Sector Mechanism in Need of State Regulation?

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2016
Organic production targets the development of a sustainable cultivation system and a variety of high-quality products with an emphasis on environmental protection and high standards of animal protection.
Odile Juliette Lim Tung
doaj   +1 more source