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ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING LOAN DEFAULT AMONG POULTRY FARMERS IN OGUN STATE NIGERIA [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2006
This study is interested in determining factors infl uencing default in loan repayment among poultry farmers in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. A total of 100 poultry farmers were randomly sampled from the study area.
O Oni, O OLADELE, I Oyewole
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Generalized linear mixed models for the genetic evaluation of binary reproductive traits: a simulation study

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2012
The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of probit and logit link functions for the genetic evaluation of early pregnancy using simulated data.
Diogo Anastácio Garcia, Idalmo Garcia Pereira, Fabyano Fonseca e Silva, Guilherme Jordão de Magalhães Rosa, Aldrin Vieira Pires, Roseli Aparecida Leandro   +5 more
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Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
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Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
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Penanganan Endogenitas Modal Sosial Pada Pemodelan Kemiskinan Rumah Tangga di Indonesia Dengan Metode Two Probit Least Square (2PLS)

Jurnal Fourier, 2019
Kemiskinan merupakan salah satu permasalahan mendasar yang telah menjadi perhatian utama berbagai negara di dunia termasuk Indonesia. Agar pengentasan kemiskinan berjalan efektif tentunya perlu diketahui dan diukur kuat pengaruh faktor-faktor yang ...
Eko Yulian
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Objective Bayesian Inference in Probit Models with Intrinsic Priors Using Variational Approximations

Entropy, 2020
There is not much literature on objective Bayesian analysis for binary classification problems, especially for intrinsic prior related methods. On the other hand, variational inference methods have been employed to solve classification problems using ...
Ang Li, Luis Pericchi, Kun Wang
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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, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
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Computational Estimation of Protection Wall Height Impact on Hydrogen Explosion Consequences

Environmental and Climate Technologies
The purpose of the study is to determine numerically the height of a wall designed to protect people from the negative effects of a blast wave, ensuring a specified level of safety.
Skob Yurii, Yakovlev Sergiy, Pichugina Oksana, Kartashov Oleksii, Bychkov Igor, Khalturin Volodymyr   +5 more
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Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Climate‐Friendly Food Production: The Role of Production Method Information and Social Norms

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether information about production methods and social norms can increase consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for food produced using climate‐friendly farming methods. A randomized survey experiment was conducted with 1568 respondents across Denmark, Lithuania, and Spain, who were assigned to one of four ...
Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo, Tove Christensen, Sigrid Denver, Marilena Gemtou, Spyros Fountas, Søren Marcus Pedersen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source