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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

Sorghum-peanut intercropping under salt stress mediates rhizosphere microbial community shaping in sorghum by affecting soil sugar metabolism pathways. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Shao X, Yang C, Chen Y, Liu C, Liu C, Shi X, Zhou Y.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effects of Outsourced Agricultural Extension Services on the Technical Efficiency and Financial Returns of Soybean Farms in Northern Cameroon

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda, Doria A. Medondjeu, Dorothy E. Fon, Stefan Sieber   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of genotype and soil fertility on wheat rhizosphere microbiota under the trans-gangetic plain. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Kumar M, Ansari WA, Singh A, Kumar SC, Zeyad MT, Chakdar H, Farooqi MS, Sharma A, Srivastava S, Jha GK, Srivastava AK.   +10 more
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

Beyond temperature: Why climate adaptation in agriculture needs a systems approach. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Basso B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Blockchain‐Based Smart Contracts in US Specialty Crop Marketing: Grower Preferences and Adoption Potential

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using survey and discrete choice experiment data, we examined US specialty crop growers' preferences for marketing contract attributes in the context of emerging blockchain‐based technologies and expanding traceability initiatives. Results show that farmers preferred traditional written contracts but might be willing to accept digital ...
Elizabeth Canales, Alba J. Collart, Matthew G. Interis, Esther Mmenaa Agyemang‐Duah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A GIS-based MCDM approach to achieve optimal cropping pattern (theory and application in a semi-arid region). [PDF]

Sci Rep
Naeimi M, Akbari M, Nahvinia MJ, Mardian M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Vertical Price Transmission in Food Markets: New Evidence From Meta‐Analysis

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A growing body of empirical research has examined price dynamics along the food supply chain, yet findings remain heterogeneous and often conflicting. This study conducts a meta‐analysis of 140 studies, totaling 652 observations, to examine (1) the reported presence of asymmetric price transmission and (2) the reported direction of price ...
Sushan K C, Xiaoli Etienne, Andres Trujillo‐Barrera   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Siderophore-producing Bacillus and free-living nematodes are associated with soil suppressiveness to banana root-knot nematodes. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Lu Q, Wang K, Gu S, Ma J, Cui D, Chi Z, Li B, Zai X, Wang N, Wang T, Dou Z, Zhang F, Geisen S, Raaijmakers JM, Song C, Zuo Y.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source