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Rural and Urban Children Have Lower Rates of Health Insurance Coverage and are More Often Covered by Public Plans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This Carsey brief looks at the geographic distribution of health insurance for children. Based on data from the 2008 American Community Survey, it includes such findings as one in ten children are still uninsured, insurance rates vary considerably by ...
Mattingly, Marybeth J.   +1 more
core   +1 more source

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

The Promotion of Rural Tourism in Korea and Other East Asia Countries: Policies and Implementation [PDF]

open access: yes
Within a context of global trade liberalisation and constrained national budgets, agriculture in many countries has proved incapable of sustaining household livelihoods an d socio-economic development in rural areas.
Lee, Jae-Ouk, Thomson, Kenneth J.
core   +1 more source

Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome-wide analysis of the FKBP gene family and the potential role of GhFKBP 13 in chloroplast biogenesis in upland cotton

open access: yesBMC Genomics
Background In plants, FK506-binding proteins (FKBPs) have been shown to participate in various biological processes such as photosynthetic system reaction, stress response, and growth and development.
Jianguang Liu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

REGIONAL IMPACT ANALYSIS OF EUROPEAN POLICY SPENDING IN A RURAL REMOTE AREA (CAITHNESS & SUTHERLAND, SCOTLAND, UK) [PDF]

open access: yes
A modified version of a system dynamics model constructed for an EU-wide case-study project (TOP-MARD) using STELLA software was used to simulate the effects of a number of development scenarios for a remote rural area in Northern Scotland, i.e ...
Bergmann, Holger, Thomson, Kenneth J.
core   +1 more source

Do dentists from rural areas practice in rural areas? [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of the American Dental Association, 2016
Marko, Vujicic   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Social innovation in rural areas [PDF]

open access: yesÖsterreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 2020
Markus Schermer, Sigrid Kroismayr
openaire   +1 more source

Analyzing individual rent price ratios in eastern German agricultural land markets: A GAMLSS approach

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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