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Autor:
Stephanie Myrick, Willy Pradel, Canhui Li, Victor Suarez, Guy Hareau, Catherine Larochelle, George W. Norton, Jeffrey Alwang
Publikováno v:
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
Abstract Background Limited analysis has been conducted of the role of agricultural research in promoting Chinese agricultural growth in less-favored areas. This paper analyzes how a particular potato variety generates benefits to producers and discu
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https://doaj.org/article/16d9494d2c2e4c5a88d379e0d97b00d3
Autor:
Nadezda Amaya, Jeffrey Alwang
Publikováno v:
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, Vol 1, Iss 4 (2016)
Potato incomes are critical determinants of Andean farmers' household well-being. Efforts to improve incomes of producers should recognize the role of access to market information. In highland Bolivia, market information has entered the digital age.
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https://doaj.org/article/35ff72eeae19432dbad391c34bc17a8d
Publikováno v:
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 54:674-696
New production from public and exclusive varieties released by the small grains breeding program at Virginia Tech generated cumulative discounted benefits of $41 million from 2000 to 2018. Fitted yields from field trials were combined with acreage es
Publikováno v:
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies. 12:549-566
PurposeMotivated by transformations in global food systems and increasing demand for multidimensional credence attributes, the authors analyze cacao value chains in Ecuador – the main producer of fine and flavor cacao worldwide. The authors identif
Publikováno v:
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 54:157-174
Data from 1,422 feeder cattle teleauction lots were used to assess the impacts on profitability of the Virginia quality assured (VQA) feeder cattle program. The analysis finds higher profits for VQA cattle due to their faster turnover and lower feed
Publikováno v:
Agronomy Journal. 113:4494-4509
The Andean region of Ecuador is dominated by small-scale agriculture on steep slopes vulnerable to erosion, soil degradation, and subsequent productivity loss. Soil erosion rates exceed the average rate of soil formation by 9-286 times, making curren
Publikováno v:
Agricultural Economics. 52:863-877
This article explores how farmer risk preferences are related to their perception of risk of climate change. We measure risk preferences and risk perceptions using a survey and a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment conducted with one of the most vulner
PurposeThis study explores the determinants of growth of credence-based exports of yerba mate from Paraguay, potential for increased export growth, and the fragility of the credence-based export model. Much of the growth in value of yerba mate export
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::7779b88482db8a197f72fa94f5d2815d
https://hdl.handle.net/10919/113054
https://hdl.handle.net/10919/113054
Using data from three waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, this study identifies a causal effect of the distance adult children reside from their parents on the mental health of the rural elderly. We use panel correlated rando
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https://hdl.handle.net/10919/113055
https://hdl.handle.net/10919/113055
Autor:
Jeffrey Alwang, Catherine Larochelle
Publikováno v:
The European Journal of Development Research. 34:1144-1166
Bean is a key staple crop in Rwanda; it is produced by nearly all rural households and consumed most days, making bean an important source of calorie, protein, and micronutrient. Consequently, substantial investment has been devoted to the developmen