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Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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
wiley   +1 more source

Wine Tourism as a Catalyst for Sustainable Performance: The Mediating Role of Corporate Legitimacy and Green Innovation

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Secondary Qualitative Analysis of Interviews. A Method Used for Gaining Insight Into the Work/Life Balance of Middle Managers in Germany

open access: yesForum: Qualitative Social Research, 2005
This paper outlines a secondary analysis of interviews from an application-oriented perspective. We conducted secondary analysis in a project focusing on "work/life balance of managers".
Petra Notz
doaj  

The Search for the American Dream:Interpersonal, Cultural, and Structural Constraints on Immigrants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The American Dream is a goal sought out by many people from around the globe. But immigrants must overcome many barriers that may inhibit that dream.
Smith, Milenna
core   +1 more source

Price Premiums for Single‐Name and Compound‐Name Geographical Indications in Swiss Cheese Trade

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Geographical indications (GIs) have become increasingly important in agri‐food markets, especially in Europe. For Swiss cheese imports and exports, we analyze whether GIs are associated with higher trade prices. We find that price premiums can be obtained for both exports and imports. However, this is only the case for cheeses with single name
Judith Irek
wiley   +1 more source

Review: Karin Flaake (2001). Körper, Sexualität und Geschlecht. Studien zur Adoleszenz junger Frauen [Body, Sexuality, and Sex/Gender. Studies in Women's Adolescence]

open access: yesForum: Qualitative Social Research, 2003
Sexual maturity in humans is accompanied by a variety of changes, among which are the necessity to leave behind one's role as a child and to constitute oneself as an adult woman or man: gender identity and sexuality have to be established and learned. In
Tilmann Walter
doaj  

A Skills Gap Analysis of Farmer Directors of US Farmer Cooperatives

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Boards of directors are vital to firm performance and are an integral part of the decision‐making process of any business. Several studies have been conducted that observe corporate or nonprofit board characteristics, skills, and the board's connection to firm performance.
Jody S. Herchenbach   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Students\u27 Perceptions of Academically Based Living-Learning Communities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This qualitative study employed focus group interviews to explore students\u27 perceptions of three well established academically based living-learning communities at a large, land-grant university in the Midwest.
Beaulieu, Jacqueline   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding how and why travel mode changes: analysis of longitudinal qualitative interviews

open access: yesInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Background Encouraging alternatives to the car such as walking, cycling or public transport is a key cross-sector policy priority to promote population and planetary health.
Kate Garrott   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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