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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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Professional Sports Facilities, Franchises and Urban Economic Development [PDF]
Local political and community leaders and the owners of professional sports teams frequently claim that professional sports facilities and franchises are important engines of economic development in urban areas.
Dennis Coates, Brad R. Humphreys
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels +4 more
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Frontiers in PhysicsIntroductionIn the new pattern of digital economy, digital finance, as an innovative financial model, is reshaping the development path of cities, yet its impact on resourcebased cities remains largely unexplored.MethodsBased on the panel data of ...
Peipei Qi, Qi Wang
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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SystemsSmart city construction aims to promote the digital transformation of cities, support the modernization of urban governance, and stimulate urban innovation and development.
Ruiguang Ma, Jingwen Sun, Jiangbin Yin
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Land, 2020 In recent years, it has become common practice for Chinese local governments to inject land assets into financing platform companies and use them as mortgage or credit guarantees to obtain bank loans and issue urban investment bonds, which is known as ...
Yunyang Ji +3 more
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"Performance of Urban India during Globalization Period: An Economic Analysis" [PDF]
This paper aims at economic analysis of globalization and performance of urban India during the globalization period. India's recent process of globalization is identified with the start of national economic reforms since July 1991.
Narayana, Muttur Ranganathan
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Accelerating Green Growth: The Impact of Government Environmental Audits on Urban Green Economy [PDF]
Green growth, as a universal objective in the pursuit of sustainable development, represents a critical pathway for harmonizing economic expansion with sustainability.
Bangsheng Xie +4 more
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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