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Uncovering renewable energy policy impact channels on land values, the local farm structure, and farmland heterogeneity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Germany's Renewable Energy Sources Act (REA), enacted in 2000 and subsequently amended, subsidized national renewable energy production with fixed feed‐in tariffs for renewable energy sources (RE) from wind, solar, and biogas. Empirical studies suggest that the policy was creating windfall effects for landowners and attribute farmland use ...
Lars Isenhardt   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying Visual Quality of Rural Landscapes: The Case of Şavşat/ Artvin

open access: yesForestist
With rapid population growth, increasing urbanization and intensive work life cannot meet people’s physical and psychological relaxation needs. For this reason, people started to turn to rural areas so as to regenerate both socially and psychologically.
Aslıhan Tırnakçı
doaj   +1 more source

LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES ON DANISH ORGANIC FARMS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO FARM BASED RURAL DEVELOPMENT [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Household livelihood strategies among Danish organic farmers are identified using combinations of off-farm income levels, time used for farming, and farm size.
Frederiksen, Pia, Langer, Vibeke
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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fresh Meat Sold in Five Markets in Luanda (Angola): Food Quality and Safety, Knowledge, and Practices of the Sellers

open access: yesJournal of Food Quality
Consumption of contaminated meat and meat by-products has been associated with several foodborne outbreaks worldwide. Particularly in informal markets, poor hygiene during slaughter, transportation, and sale, as well as inadequate sanitation at points of
Gomes Cahango   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A National Survey of Hand Surgeons: Understanding the Rural Landscape. [PDF]

open access: yesHand (N Y), 2023
Meyerson J   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Landscape aesthetics: towards a better understanding of rural landscape preferences [PDF]

open access: yes
The central aim of this study was to gain greater insights into the factors that affect individuals’ preferences for a variety of landscape settings. To achieve this aim, this paper derived dependent variables (based on a factor analysis of respondents ...
Howley, Peter
core   +1 more source

Agricultural Injuries With Dementia: Double Whammy?

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nearly 40% of US farmers are over 65 years old. Some emerging evidence links agricultural occupational exposure to increased dementia risk. However, little is known about dementia and injury outcomes in agricultural settings. Methods We employed data from the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Programs Participant Use File (
Kanika Arora   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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