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Farm labor scarcity and its uneven impacts on crop producers in the United States

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study is the first to evaluate the impacts of farm labor scarcity on producers in the United States across different crop production systems. Between 2002 and 2017, we disentangle the effects of labor scarcity from the impacts of rising commodity demand, technological change, and supply of other inputs on labor market outcomes.
Srabashi Ray   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluasi Ruang Terbuka Hijau di Kota Pekanbaru

open access: yesPlanta Tropika: Jurnal Agrosains, 2015
The research was conducted to evaluate the availability of open green area in Pekanbaru  and to make the landscape model of green open area. This evaluation was needed to improve the functional and aesthetic value of green open area in Pakanbaru.
Lis Noer Aini   +2 more
doaj  

Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linking community structure and climate vulnerability in desert plant assemblages of southern California

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Desert plant assemblages in southern California provide an opportunity to link patterns of community structure with climate‐driven vulnerability in a rapidly changing environment. California sustains an exceptionally diverse flora of approximately 4300 plant species, with 31% identified as endemic.
Hector Zumbado‐Ulate   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exposure to heat waves and drought improves subsequent leaf heat tolerance for five oak species in southern California

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Given the threats of climate change, we investigated the impact of high temperatures separately and in combination with reduced soil water on leaf heat tolerance for five oaks (Fagaceae) with overlapping ranges in southern California, USA: Quercus agrifolia and Q. chrysolepis (evergreen species), Q. douglasii and Q.
Casey D. Wisely   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

HANOI'S OPEN SPACE AND GREEN AREAS IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING PROCESS

open access: yesHANOI'S OPEN SPACE AND GREEN AREAS IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING PROCESS
Joint Research on Environmental Science and Technology for the ...
openaire   +1 more source

Immigrant mental health, safe work, discrimination, and state policies: From racism and xenophobia to health equity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract An ecological model was developed to examine the pathways linking immigration state policies to physically safe work conditions and work volition, interpersonal discrimination, and mental health distress. The ecological framework was tested among two subsamples totaling 529 Latinx immigrant participants: (1) immigrants who resided in states ...
Germán A. Cadenas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Green Open Space's Impacts on Human Wellness in selected areas of Urban Lahore

open access: yes
The study aimed to investigate how green spaces in Lahore impact residents' well-being, focusing on essential amenities, reasons for visiting, and the overall significance of these spaces. It explored how the presence of green spaces influences physical and mental health, social interaction, and overall quality of life in an urban environment facing ...
openaire   +1 more source

Urban Heat Islands Mitigation by Green Open Space (GOS) Canopy Improvement: A Case of Yogyakarta Urban Area (YUA), Indonesia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Technology, 2014
The growth of the Yogyakarta Urban Area (YUA) has led to an increasing of the microclimate, characterized by elevated temperatures. One of the efforts to decrease temperature is by establishing the development of Green Open Space (GOS). According to Law Number 26/2007 about Spatial Planning, a minimum of 30% of the total area must be designated as ...
Widodo Brontowiyono   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

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