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Considering Specialty Crops?

, 2014
This publication reviews the important considerations that should be understood in all situations before one commits time, materials, labor and other expenses when interested in growing specialty ...
Bratsch, Tony
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Evaluation of Food Supply Security for Grain and Key Agricultural Products in Gansu Province Under the Comprehensive Food Security Perspective. [PDF]

Foods
Yang Y, Dong B, Liang W, Du D, Zhao Z, Jia L, Huang T.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Livelihood Diversification as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change and Household Food Security of Livestock Holders in Pakistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rural farm households continue to face significant risks from climate change, resulting in many of them diversifying their livelihood sources into other income‐generating activities to increase their incomes and improve food and nutrition security. In this study, we examine the drivers and impact of farm households' participation in livelihood
Mahwish Arshad, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Screening for unconventional pesticides in tropical fruits and vegetables from Hainan, China. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhang Y, Xu L, Wang C, Liu X, Jiao W, Chen Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets

Agribusiness, 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, Mark R. Manfredo, Michael N. Kozicki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Agribusiness, 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, Anna‐Liisa Ihuhwa, Armine Poghosyan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Residual characteristics and chronic health risk assessment of multiple pesticides in 23 daily-consumed vegetables from Shandong, China: A 4-year investigation. [PDF]

Curr Res Food Sci
Cai D, Sun H, Guo Y, Dong Y, Wang L, Sun X, Zhao S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China

Agribusiness, 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

The Effects of Cardiac Specialty Hospitals on the Cost and Quality of Medical Care [PDF]

The recent rise of specialty hospitals -- typically for-profit firms that are at least partially owned by physicians -- has led to substantial debate about their effects on the cost and quality of care. Advocates of specialty hospitals claim they improve
Daniel P. Kessler, Robert S. Huckman, Jason R. Barro   +2 more
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Microchemical Techniques for Multiclass Fungicide Residue Analysis in Complex Food Matrices. [PDF]

Foods
Suryoprabowo S, Romulo A, Cheah ESG, Guo Y.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source