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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

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, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Herfindahl neutral point: A firm‐level threshold for managing market concentration with evidence from US hog packing

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper derives a firm‐level threshold, the Herfindahl Neutral Point, from the standard concentration index used in merger review. At this threshold, a marginal expansion leaves the index unchanged. Firms below the threshold reduce concentration when they expand; firms above it increase concentration.
Andrew J. Keller, Krishna P. Paudel
wiley   +1 more source

A Codesigned Approach to Develop Tailored Antimicrobial Stewardship Strategies in Bangladesh: A Social-Ecological Systems Framework Analysis. [PDF]

Health Expect
Masud AA, Chowdhury KIA, Walpola RL, Zafar Shafique SM, Sultana T, Akter M, Niloy N, Islam MS, Seale H.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Preferential trading in agriculture: New insights from a structural gravity analysis and machine learning

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) contain various non‐tariff provisions, yet identifying their trade effects remains challenging because these commitments are high‐dimensional and strongly correlated within agreements. We estimated a theory‐consistent structural gravity model with domestic flows for 26 agricultural subsectors over 1988–2017
Dongin Kim, Sandro Steinbach
wiley   +1 more source

The Carceral Shadow: Criminal Justice as a Determinant of Health and Challenges for Policymakers. [PDF]

Milbank Q
Ray R, Gilbert K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Crop insurance and irrigation behavior: The conditional role of pumping costs

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Excessive water use for irrigation can accelerate the depletion of water resources, undermining agriculture's resilience to weather‐related shocks. Understanding how farmers make water use decisions is essential for developing effective water management policies.
Sungmin Cheu, Molly Sears
wiley   +1 more source

Development and Psychometric Validation of an Intercultural Mediation Questionnaire for Law Enforcement Personnel in Spanish Border Regions. [PDF]

Behav Sci (Basel)
Torres-Aranda JA, Fernández-Leyva C, Tomé-Fernández M, Ortiz-Marcos JM.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Police experiences with cannabis legalization and perceptions of broader drug policy reform. [PDF]

Int J Drug Policy
Silberzahn BE, Schneider KE, Sisson LN, Winiker AK, Weiss M, Pozo BD, Rouhani S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Alcohol-related fatal-and-injury traffic crashes in Türkiye (2015-2024): temporal trends and an ecological evaluation of alcohol control policies. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Acat O, İmre O, Ulusal O, Çağlar S, Kara F.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Textual analysis of 38 Chinese subnational tobacco control regulations against FCTC Article 8. [PDF]

Tob Induc Dis
Chen Y, Zhao X, Chen C, Zhang X, Li J, Lan J, Liu S, Yu X, Chan KS, Zeng Q.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source