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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli +2 more
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The Economic and Ecological Impact of Dairy Production in Alpine Prehistory: A Numerical Approach
Journal of Computer Applications in ArchaeologyThe dairy industry has played a central role in the economy of the Alps for many centuries, and archaeological evidence suggests a prehistoric origin for this practice.
Francesco Carrer
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Quaternary, 2019 Southern Scandinavia experienced significant environmental changes during the early Holocene. Shoreline displacement reconstructions and results from several zooarchaeological studies were used to describe the environmental changes and the associated ...
Anton Hansson +7 more
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Bacteria Subsisting on Antibiotics [PDF]
Science, 2008 Antibiotics are a crucial line of defense against bacterial infections. Nevertheless, several antibiotics are natural products of microorganisms that have as yet poorly appreciated ecological roles in the wider environment. We isolated hundreds of soil bacteria with the capacity to grow on antibiotics as a sole carbon source.
Gautam, Dantas +3 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Discrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to estimate land managers' willingness to accept participation in incentive‐based environmental programs. This is a specific application of discrete choice experiments: the estimation of willingness to accept for a private good (program participation) where respondents have to make trade ...
Anastasio J. Villanueva +2 more
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The Corded Ware Phenomenon in the Eastern Baltic Sea Area: 15 Years Later
Archaeologia PolonaThis article reflects on developments in Corded Ware-related material and research in the eastern Baltic Sea area (Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, north-western Russia).
Kerkko Nordqvist +2 more
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Seabirds as a subsistence and cultural resource in two remote Alaskan communities
Ecology and Society, 2014 Small rural Alaskan communities face many challenges surrounding rapid social and ecological change. The role of local subsistence resources may change over time because of changes in social perception, economic need, and cultural patterns of use.
Rebecca C. Young +3 more
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021 Low intake of fruits and vegetables and high intake of sugar-sweetened beverages persists as a public health concern in rural remote Alaska Native (AN) communities.
Kathryn R. Koller +8 more
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Le service civique au service de l’insertion des jeunes Réunionnais·es ?
La Nouvelle Revue du Travail, 2023 The French Civic service, a voluntary work status, has been widely promoted on Réunion Island since its inception. It is part of a particular employment situation: the unemployment rate is very high, especially among young people, who are encouraged to ...
Florence Ihaddadene
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