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Reexamining Rural Decline: How Changing Rural Classifications Affect Perceived Growth [PDF]
This article illustrates the commonly overlooked sample selection problem inherent in using rural classification methods that change over time due to population changes.
Artz, Georgeanne M., Orazem, Peter
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Swedish farmers' approval of nudges
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen +2 more
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ASSESSING THE RESEARCH FRAMEWORK AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY [PDF]
The economic context for rural development has changed markedly since the 1970s. While natural resource industries have continued to decline in importance as rural employers, the internationalization of markets, reorganization of industries, new ...
McGranahan, David A.
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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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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 +2 more
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Technical efficiency analysis in Italian sheep and goat farms using FADN dataset
Икономика и управление на селското стопанствоThe sheep and goat farms are one of the main breeding in many Italian regions located in mountainous and disadvantaged rural areas. One of the main Italian Protected Designation Origin cheese as Pecorino Romano is made by sheep milk from many regions ...
Nicola Galluzzo
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Transformation of Rural Patterns in Greece in a European Regional Development Perspective (The Case of Crete) [PDF]
Rural space in Greece is experiencing a significant transformation. During the last four decades the traditional urban-rural dichotomy has given its place to complex spatial patterns which are in a process of continuous change.
Andreas Tsatsaris +2 more
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Do dentists from rural areas practice in rural areas? [PDF]
The Journal of the American Dental Association, 2016 Marko, Vujicic +2 more
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Social innovation in rural areas [PDF]
Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 2020 Markus Schermer, Sigrid Kroismayr
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Agribusiness, 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
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