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Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceived Occupational Benefits and Hazards of Soil Health Practices Among Colorado Farmers and Ranchers: A Qualitative Study. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health
Valley MA, Sawyer R, Machmuller MB, Silver HD, Hale J.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Eveluation of the Quality of the Soil From Soil Physical-Hydrical Indicators

, 2013
Paulo Leonel, Flvia Carvalho
openaire   +2 more sources

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

Perennial and annual cropping sequences differentially influence soil functionality in Luvisolic soils. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Bhattarai K, Khanal N, Thilakarathna MS, Lupwayi NZ, Rahman N, Shrestha BM, Lemke RL, Kroebel R.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever, Marius Michels, Oliver Musshoff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A potential stormwater management intervention: Compost incorporation improves infiltration rate and associated soil hydro-physical properties. [PDF]

PLoS One
Islam MM, McLaughlin RA, Heitman JL.
europepmc   +1 more source

Deforestation and Efficiency: Insights From Forest Transition in the Brazilian Cerrado

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper estimates technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of agricultural production at the municipal level of the Brazilian Cerrado in 2006 and 2017, and investigates their underlying mechanisms in relation to forest transition theory.
Ricardo Muniz Simões, Cassiano Bragagnolo, Humberto Francisco Silva Spolador   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Composted Agricultural and Forestry Organic Materials Amendment Rates Alter the Fluorescence Characteristics of WE-DOM and Chrysanthemum Growth in a Soil-Based Growing Medium. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Li Y, Zhang X, Hu Y, Gao H, Yang H, Bi R, Song D, Xiong X, Wei D.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Weather Attention in Online Discourse and Price Uncertainty in Agricultural Futures Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Weather is a central determinant of production risk in agricultural markets, but markets respond not only to weather conditions themselves, but also to how those conditions are noticed, framed, and interpreted in public discourse. In this setting, real‐time online weather discussions may shape price uncertainty by influencing how market ...
Mario A. Ortez, Olga Isengildina Massa, Michael Liam Smith, Nicole Olynk Widmar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source