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Are Hispanic Immigrant Families Reviving the Economies of America's Small Towns? [PDF]

In the 1990s, rural areas and small towns in the United States, which had been losing population, became the destinations for an increasing number of Hispanic immigrants and their families, slowing and in some cases reversing population declines. In this
Coates, Dennis, Gindling, T. H.
core  

Growth of Omnichannel Grocery Retailing and Food Prices

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of the growth of omnichannel grocery retailing on food prices. We first develop a conceptual model of consumer choice and retailer pricing that allows us to evaluate changes in equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits with online channel growth and alternative pricing strategies.
Xiangwen Kong, Metin Çakır, Qingxiao Li   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the Child Care Cliff Effect in a Rural Setting

Social Work and Society, 2018
The purpose of this study was to better understand the experience of families accessing government subsidized child care support in a largely rural California county.
Susan Roll
doaj  

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding how personalized pediatric asthma information and support addresses rural families' unmet needs. [PDF]

J Rural Health
de Groot A, Mackle R, Gray M, Chan M, Hodgins M, Hu N, Angell B, Campbell N, Owens L, Fletcher J, McCrossin T, Piper S, Du H, Haggie S, Doyle AK, Woolfenden S, Gould B, Ward F, Jaffe A, Homaira N, Lingam R, Crespo-Gonzalez C, Asthma Care from Home Collaborative Group.   +22 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fruit and Vegetable Preferences and Practices May Hinder Participation in Community-Supported Agriculture Among Low-Income Rural Families. [PDF]

J Nutr Educ Behav, 2019
Hanson KL, Garner J, Connor LM, Jilcott Pitts SB, McGuirt J, Harris R, Kolodinsky J, Wang W, Sitaker M, Ammerman A, Seguin RA.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

Store Safely: A firearm injury prevention strategy for rural families. [PDF]

Rural Ment Health
Foster CE, Magness CS, Derwin S, Kahsay E, Smith T, Rivara FP, Massey L, King CA.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source