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Temperature and Farm Labor in Nigeria
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We estimate the impact of temperature shocks on the composition of farm labor in rural Nigeria using a nationally representative household panel survey. Leveraging plausibly exogenous year‐to‐year variation in growing season temperatures, we find that warmer temperatures significantly alter farm labor composition, prompting a substantial shift
Andu Berha
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Revista Eletrônica: Tempo - Técnica - Território / Eletronic Magazine: Time - Technique - Territory, 2016 The Brazilian rural area has potential for different activities is fundamental reordering in rural targeting the rearrangement of existing properties in an area in order to optimize the use of land observing ecological, social, and economic landscape. The objective of this work is to compare three redevelopment projects in rural areas developed in the ...
conceição Walkowski, Marinês +3 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia +4 more
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LandChina’s rural revitalization strategy has led to the emergence of a new group of immigrant entrepreneurs. As they manage industries in villages, social contradictions with the native individuals inevitably arise.
Wei Meng, Hengyu Wang, Shengcong Wang
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Considerations sur le développement du tourisme rural dans les Souscarpates de Vâlcea [PDF]
Annals of the University of Bucharest: Geography Series, 2016 Rural development must prioritize keeping the specific conditions of the countryside, while respecting certain principles, that to consider putting to the fore the return of to nature, knowledge of traditions, culture and of creation popular, practice ...
AMALIA MIHAELA OGLINDOIU +1 more
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Competition Policy and Agribusiness in the Biden Administration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Biden Administration pursued a set of ambitious competition policy initiatives in agriculture and agribusiness, primarily aimed at livestock and poultry supply chains, farm inputs, and food retailing. The initiatives included expanded antitrust enforcement; new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) contract regulations requiring poultry ...
James M. MacDonald
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Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics, 2013 Book review for the publication Gendered Rural Spaces. Studia Fennica. Ethnologica 12. Edited by Pia Olsson and Helena Ruotsala. Helsinki: Finnish Literature Society 2009, 158 pages.
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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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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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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov +4 more
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