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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
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Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang, Enoch Owusu‐Sekyere, Karin Alvåsen, Helena Hansson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra, Abdulaziz B. Shifa, Lan Anh Tong, Mehmet A. Ulubasoglu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Steering open-source AI to accelerate the sustainable development goals. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Chen M, Wu K, Pradhan P, Allen C, Nativi S, Hubacek K, Voinov A, Creutzig F, Filatova T, Boers N, Meadows M, Ma P, Biermann F, Schellnhuber HJ, Ludden J, Paradiso M, Batty M, Guo H, Cao M, Hou P, Lü G.   +20 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff, Charles A. W. de Grazia, Nicholas E. Rada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Awareness of Zoonotic Infections and a Seroprevalence Meta-Analysis of Brucellosis, Q-Fever and Toxoplasmosis Among Abattoir Workers. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
Mazwi KD, Byaruhanga C, Geyer H, Kolo FB, Jaja IF, Ochai SO, van Heerden H.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Made‐in‐Africa Evaluation framework: A decolonial approach to program evaluation

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) framework is a decolonial approach to program evaluation developed by African evaluators over the past 14 years. MAE may be appropriate to community psychologists who practice program evaluation or conduct research in Africa, but little is known about its implementation.
Takatso Sibanda, Robin Lin Miller
wiley   +1 more source

On the functional redundancy of alcohol tolerance in rice societies. [PDF]

Evol Hum Sci
Wigger B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Recombinant Human Thrombopoietin Reduces the Need for Platelet Transfusion in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease and Thrombocytopenia

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chronic liver disease (CLD)‐related thrombocytopenia can limit the feasibility of invasive procedures. Recombinant human thrombopoietin (rhTPO) has demonstrated a favorable safety profile without hepatotoxicity. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of rhTPO in patients with CLD‐related thrombocytopenia who were undergoing elective invasive ...
Yifan Han, Ning Lin, Jinghang Xu, Sikui Wang, Jinglan Jin, Jia Shang, Yongning Xin, Youwen Tan, Dazhi Zhang, Jinlin Hou, Ping An, Wen Xie, Yujuan Guan, Qingfang Xiong, Hong Wu, Huiguo Ding, Yu Chen, Rongkuan Li, Zhili Wen, Mingqin Lu, Jinhui Yang, Zhongyin Zhou, Yongjian Zhou, Zujiang Yu, Kecan Lin, Wei Wang, Yan Huang, Yuemin Nan, Xinhua Luo, Rongshu Shi, Yi Kang, Tao Han, Shiyan Chen, Kai Wang, Yunfeng Shan, Jiaping Li, Pingguo Liu, Zheng Lu, Jun Chen, Zhen Liu, Liaoyun Zhang, Li Yang, Jifang Sheng, Zhan Zeng, Yanyan Yu, Xiaoyuan Xu   +45 more
wiley   +1 more source