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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rice is the main staple food for more than half of the world's population and the income from rice is an essential source for livelihoods of millions of households. We examine whether direct seed in rice production is an adaptation of rice farmers to rainfall changes and farm labor scarcity.
Manh Hung Do
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Prognozowanie plonu nasion lucerny (Medicago sp. L) na podstawie wybranych elementów struktury plonu
Agronomy Science, 2004 The aim of the study was to attempt the prognosis of seed yielding of two lucerne subspecies: Medicago sativa ssp. media and Medicago sativa ssp. sativa.
Małgorzata Wyrzykowska
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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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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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, 2014 Abstract This chapter compares the formal versus informal method of seed potato production, and describes the true potato seed as well as the diseases and pests of concern. The certification process, sanitation and the early-generation stocks are discussed. Seed potato production is a complicated business.
Davidson, R.D., Xie, K.
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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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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah +4 more
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SEEDS HETEROGENEITY AND PRIMARY SEED PRODUCTION
RICE GROWING, 2022 NADEZHDA OSTAPENKO +2 more
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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 +3 more
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The productivity and quality of seeds of winter triticale varieties with various seeding rates
Зерновое хозяйство России, 2018 The seed quality is the most important factor for productivity increase of all agricultural crops. Its formation depends on many factors including agro technologies. It’s common knowledge that seed quality depends on a degree of plant density.
T. A. Babaytseva +2 more
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