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Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmer preferences for milpa diversity and genetically modified maize in Mexico: a latent class approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Maize, the second most globally important staple crop after wheat, originated in Mexico, where it is typically grown as part of a set of associated crops and practices called the milpa system.
Birol, E., Smale, M., Villalba, E.
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Loudly sing cuckoo : More-than-human seasonalities in Britain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This research was funded by a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, grant number AH/E009573/1.Peer ...
Andrew Whitehouse   +17 more
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Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers Vocational Education and Training: The Case of Public Institutes of Vocational Training at ELGO-DIMITRA

open access: yesProceedings
The aim of this study was to investigate the current organizational climate of Public Vocational Education and Training Initiatives at ELGO-DIMITRA in Greece.
Vasiliki Bitsopoulou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Climate and seed mass drive intraspecific variation in seed longevity in storage

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Conservation seed banks are essential for ex situ plant conservation, but stored seeds slowly deteriorate and lose viability. Seed longevity in storage is determined by the initial seed viability and the rate of seed viability loss. The rate of seed viability loss in storage varies between species and possibly between populations or ...
Lea Klepka   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Participatory cropping and farming system design among multiple stakeholders to contribute to sustainable agricultural production. Experiences and lessons with the agrarian reform sector in the brazilian cerrados [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Involving users in the development of innovations has become not only legitimate, but necessary, especially when users face strong constraints. The Unai project in the Brazilian Cerrados is using such an approach for accompanying small holders of the ...
Hocdé, Henri   +7 more
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Examining pathways by which socioeconomic instability in adolescence influence sexual health during emerging adulthood in an agricultural setting in California

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the longitudinal impact of socioeconomic instability on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living in an agricultural region and examines pathways including supportive family and social structures, decision making autonomy in romantic relationships ...
Marie C. D. Stoner   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

IMPACT OF THE “BONUSES FOR YOUNG FARMERS” MEASURE UNDER RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2014-2020 ON THE EFFICIENCY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF FARMS [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists
The aim of the article is to assess the effects of the implementation of the sub-measure “Sup-port for young farmers to start their business”, type of measure “Bonuses for Young Farmers” under the Rural Development Program 2014-2020 on the results of ...
Wojciech Ziętara, Agata Żak
doaj   +1 more source

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