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Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Market development and food demand in rural China [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper seeks to understand how market imperfections affect the behavior of consumers in China's rural economy. A theoretical and empirical model is developed and estimated using a household-level data from six counties in Hebei Province.
Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott
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Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of rural non-farm diversification and employment in [PDF]

open access: yes
The radical changes that have occurred in the Romanian economy during the last decade have created new pressures on the country’s rural areas. Increasing industrial unemployment generated an urban-rural migratory flow of the population.
Adriana Cristoiu, Junior Davis
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prática do aleitamento materno em comunidades rurais do semi-árido baiano

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública
Com o objetivo de conhecer p estabelecimento e duração do aleitamento materno total e exclusivo em comunidades rurais do Semi-Árido Baiano, Brasil, foram estudadas 226 crianças de O a 2 anos de idade, filhas de pequenos produtores rurais que vivem numa ...
Ana Marlúcia O. Assis   +5 more
doaj  

Impact of Digital Ability and Rice Technology Adoption on Rice Farming Performance in Benin

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the combined effects of digital ability and the adoption of various rice technologies among smallholder rice farmers, using GPS‐spatially matched data sources that include household surveys and a general census of rice value chain actors in Benin.
Landry Bellarmin Kassa, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Violence against children with disabilities in a rural population of Upper Egypt: a community-based study. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Egypt Public Health Assoc
Ali WA   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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