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Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traceability plays an important role in promoting a safe food supply by fostering transparent information exchange along the food supply chain. New technological innovations have the potential to improve traceability outcomes, as greater transparency along the food supply chain can aid in pinpointing precise origins of the contamination ...
Kelsey Vourazeris   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Explains Racial Differences in Farm Succession Planning? Evidence From Decomposition and Counterfactual Analysis

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines racial differences in farm succession planning using survey data from Tennessee farmers. While observed differences between White and Black farmers are small, decomposition and counterfactual analyses show that structural characteristics, particularly farm size, would predict higher succession planning among White farmers ...
Abdelaziz Lawani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The BittEr, the HeAlthy: promoting healthier VEgetables and olive oil through experimental and behavioral economics. BE.HA.VE.

open access: yes, 2017
This project has two core objectives: - Increasing the acceptance of bitter taste of vegetables and olive oil among consumers; - Developing guidelines for policymakers oriented at preserving and promoting healthy substances content, especially in the ...
VECCHIO, RICCARDO   +3 more
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Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
wiley   +1 more source

China: A Tiger only in the East or a World Player in High Quality Fresh Produce Exports? [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines patterns of recent change in Chinas international export trade in high quality fresh-vegetables between 2002 and 2005 since its WTO membership and some of the underlying determinants that will determine its future export opportunities.
Xue, Liu, Revell, Brian J.
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Estimation of Import Demand Functions of Two Key Food and Feed Commodities (Corn and Soybean) for India

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The derived demand for the increased demand for meat and dairy products is clearly observed in the fast‐paced growth of the Indian feed industry and its increased demand for agricultural commodities (e.g., corn, soybean, rice, wheat, broken rice, millet, etc.) as feed ingredients.
Dwiti Baruah Thapa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food Security Strategy, Macroeconomic Dynamics and Food Import Sensitivity in Qatar

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Qatar has limited agricultural land and water resources and therefore remains highly dependent on food imports. This structural dependency makes Qatar vulnerable to external shocks such as the recent Gulf crisis, threatening food security and disrupting global supply chains. In response to previous shocks, Qatar started implementing a National
Hansini Ranjan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions of Southern Mindanao Farmers On the Quality of Temperate Vegetables [PDF]

open access: yes
In Barangay Kapatagan, Digos City, Southern Mindanao Philippines, vegetable farmers hold a specific worldview on what quality vegetables are. This paper aims to define this worldview, compare this with expectations of marketing intermediaries down the ...
Concepcion, Sylvia B.   +1 more
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Domestic and External Drivers of Brazilian Pork Price Volatility Under Russian Trade Policies

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how Russian trade policies and domestic factors influence the volatility of Brazilian live swine prices from 2004 to 2019. We employ a DCC‐MGARCH framework, along with volatility impulse‐response functions and the connectedness approach, to analyze time‐varying co‐movement and dynamic volatility spillovers across pork ...
Gabriel Rosero   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A stress‐balance‐based critical Weber number for droplets and bubbles

open access: yesAIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Predicting droplet and bubble breakup in turbulent flows is critical for optimizing multiphase flow processes such as emulsification and atomization. Traditional models based on a fixed critical Weber number (Wec$$ {We}_c $$) may not capture interfacial‐stress dominance in low‐viscosity fluids or viscous resistance in high‐viscosity droplets ...
Supratim S. Dipta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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