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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
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Who Is Structurally Able to Participate in the Sustainable Protein Transition and Through What Mechanisms?

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Participation in transitions toward more sustainable protein consumption is driven primarily by sustainability motivation, whereas behavioural capability determines whether intentions translate into action. Despite high awareness among Chinese consumers, gaps persist, indicating that policies must jointly address motivational and practical barriers to ...
Zhihan Li, Toritseju Begho
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04-02 "The Paradox of Agricultural Subsidies: Measurement Issues, Agricultural Dumping, and Policy Reform" [PDF]

World trade talks have foundered recently, in part due to developing country demands that industrialized countries reduce their large farm support programs to allow poor farmers in the global South to compete more fairly.
Timothy A. Wise
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Long memory in German energy price indices [PDF]

, 2012
This study examines the long-memory properties of German energy price indices (specifically, import and export prices, as well as producer and consumer prices) for hard coal, lignite, mineral oil and natural gas adopting a fractional integration ...
Gil-Alana, Luis A., Barros, CP, Barros, Carlos Pestana, Caporale, GM, Barros, Carlos P., Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, LA   +6 more
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Harvesting energy’s worth: an economic assessment of energy at wheat farms

Frontiers in Energy Research
Spurred by the need to produce more food for a growing population, the agricultural sector has recently become much more resource-hungry and energy-intensive.
Hamed Rafiee, Omid Karami, Atabak Kazempour Kahriz, Reza Shakeri Bostanabad, Alireza Kermani   +4 more
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Disentangling the relationships between denomination of origin regulatory councils activities and Spanish wineries' export performance

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract World markets for quality differentiated agri‐food products are highly competitive, presenting significant challenges for firms aiming to compete effectively. Government agencies and business organizations often implement various export promotion policies to address these challenges.
Nicolás Depetris‐Chauvin, Marta Fernández‐Olmos   +1 more
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Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
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Le coton dans le monde, place du coton africain et principaux enjeux [PDF]

Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2006
Cotton in the world, the position of African cotton and the major stakes. Cotton farming is a very old activity. More recently, cotton fi bre production impacted industrial history and allowed a tremendous rise of the textile industry.
Hofs JL., Zagbaï HS., Lebailly P., Berti F.   +3 more
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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
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OECD Agricultural Trade Reforms Impact on India's Prices and Producers Welfare [PDF]

Rich countries use a combination of domestic market interventions and border protection or export subsidies as a part of their domestic policies. Developed countries such as the United States and the European Union (EU) resort to trade distorting ...
Surabhi Mittal
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