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Did the Indian Green Revolution Change the Farm Size–Productivity Relationship?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the relationship between farm size and productivity during India's Green Revolution, a period of rapid technological transformation. Using a unique panel of over 5000 Indian farm households that spans the Green Revolution (1971–1999), we show that the classic (linear) inverse farm size–productivity relationship gradually evolved ...
Rabail Chandio, Leah E. M. Bevis
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Bridging Infrastructure Gaps for Intergenerational Caregivers in Public Health Emergencies. [PDF]

Public Health Rep
Cross I, Martin IK, Brooks AK, Restrepo A, Njai R, Masessa G, Rizek J, Hinton DM.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban sustainability in the global south. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Yang L, Hagishima A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, David L. Mather, Nicole M. Mason   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutional Biobanking as shared public health infrastructure: a financially sustainable service center model. [PDF]

Front Health Serv
Olson MV.
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards resilience: investigating resources for enhancing climate resilience in health care facilities in low and middle-income countries. a scoping review. [PDF]

BMC Health Serv Res
Haider Z, Rocklöv J, Berry P, Jobanputra K, Ebi KL, Ngo TA, Schwerdtle PN.   +6 more
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Temperature Sensitivity and Adaptation of Cereal Yields: Empirical Evidence From Italy

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the evolving temperature sensitivity and climate adaptation of cereal yields in Italy from 1952 to 2023, using province‐level data for maize, common wheat, and durum wheat. Employing panel data econometric methods, we estimate yield responses to heat exposure, changes in sensitivity over time, and adaptation to climate ...
Paolo Nota, Giacomo Coughlan, Alessandro Olper   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extreme weather and sanitation in Bangladesh: a mixed-methods study of lived experiences of people with disabilities. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia
Nawaz S, Wilbur J, Upoma TA, Tabassum KF, Goshami A, Podder B, Akter J, Hasan M, D'Mello-Guyett L, Shoaib DM, Ruuska D, Banks LM, Kovats S, Chen S, Alam MU.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source