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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

Reaching the Rural Poor: A Renewed Strategy for Rural Development

, 2003
The World Bank's new strategy for reaching the rural poor will revitalize World Bank activities in rural areas by adjusting the strategies framework and formulating a program of concrete and attainable actions.
The World Bank
core  

Recentering Resource-Based Livelihoods: Prosperity Beyond Extractivism and Pastoralism. [PDF]

Can Rev Sociol
Curley E.
europepmc   +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

Rural and Agricultural Development – Maximising the Potential in the Islands of Orkney, Shetland & Outer Hebrides - Local Presentations of Findings

Presentation of research findings on Rural and Agricultural Development: Maximising the potential in the islands of Orkney, Shetland and Outer Hebrides to elected Councillors, Local Authority staff and Local Action Group members in Shetland, Orkney and ...
Thomson, Steven; id_orcid, Scotland's Rural College, Rural Development & Food Marketing   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The World Journal of Surgery Celebrates Its 50th Year! [PDF]

World J Surg
Shearer L.
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Invited Commentary: Capturing the Patient Perspective: The Missing Voice in the World of Hospital Expansion. [PDF]

J Am Coll Surg
Fleischer CM, Harbaugh CM.
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

Service Coverage and Financial Hardship Under Universal Health Coverage: Uneven Associations Across 159 Countries (2000-2023). [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health
Díaz-Pérez A, Pérez WA.
europepmc   +1 more source