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Agriculture, 2020 The study explored the contribution of information and communication technology (ICT)-based information sources to market participation among smallholder livestock farmers.
Christopher Ugochukwu Nwafor +2 more
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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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Factors explaining household payment for potable water in South Africa
Cogent Social Sciences, 2018 The critical role of clean water for sustaining life is enshrine in the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. However, water scarcity currently affects more than 40% of people globally and by 2030, demand for water is expected to grow by 50%.
B. E. Akinyemi +2 more
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
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Os determinantes da migração no Brasil: uma análise Probit para os anos de 2004, 2009 e 2014
Economía, Sociedad y Territorio, 2018 This paper analyzes the interstate migratory process focusing on the more educated individuals, besides other characteristics that affect the decision to migrate.
Fransuellen Paulino-Santos +3 more
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Female Directors on Audit Committees and Corporate Environmental Decoupling
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Analyzing the connection between female directors on audit committees and corporate environmental decoupling, this study recognized the moderator effect of sustainability assurance on this link. Based on stakeholder agency theory, we used a sample of listed firms on the STOXX Europe 600 index (2178 firm‐year observations) from the business ...
Patrick Velte
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Revista de Economía y Estadística, 2012 Una reversión de la cuenta corriente es, en general, un cambio brusco, sustancial y sostenido del déficit, pero existen diversas propiedades estadísticas para su identificación empírica.
Sergio Barone +2 more
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Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2021 Available literature shows that most famers abandon promoted soil conservation technologies soon after financial and technical supports cease. This is because technologies are launched without serious evaluation of factors affecting continued use of ...
Kipsat M.J., Bwari M.P., Osewe D.O.
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Selection-endogenous ordered probit and dynamic ordered probit models [PDF]
In this presentation we define two qualitatitive response models: 1) Selection Endogenous Dummy Ordered Probit model (SED-OP); 2) a Selection Endogenous Dummy Dynamic Selection Ordered Probit model (SED- DOP).
Alfonso Miranda, Massimiliano Bratti
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study evaluates the effectiveness of green public procurement (GPP) in stimulating green products and resource efficiency in SMEs. The research uses sample data from 28 European countries (27 EU country members and the United Kingdom) to test two hypotheses, namely, one on the effects of GPP on green products and processes as well as ...
Dragana Radicic, Ian Jackson
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