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Minimum tillage combined with mulching (MTM) is critical to conservation agriculture, yet its use by smallholder farmers raises challenging questions regarding adoption, diffusion and scaling at farm level. In...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2017 5:12
Published on: 21 June 2017
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The article empirically examines the timing of initial decisions to adopt food safety systems and subsequent decisions to maintain the certification. Survival models are used to evaluate firm-level decisions a...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2017 5:11
Published on: 8 June 2017
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This paper examines the importance of two resources, namely a market orientation and an entrepreneurial orientation, in new product development and satisfaction with firm performance among direct and alternati...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2017 5:10
Published on: 23 May 2017
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Agricultural income volatility has become a major hurdle for Irish farmers and policymakers to overcome in their drive to increase investment, production and ultimately income in the sector. This paper studies...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2017 5:9
Published on: 12 May 2017
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The literature reiterates the need to employ indicators that reflect the multidimensional nature of food security. In a quest to capture the multidimensional nature of food security, this study uses a novel id...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2017 5:8
Published on: 19 April 2017
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This study evaluated the impact of agricultural cooperative membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers using cross-sectional data collected from the eastern part of Ethiopia. Using consumption per adul...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2017 5:6
Published on: 3 April 2017
Erratum
Agricultural and Food Economics 2017 5:7
Published on: 27 March 2017
The original article was published in Agricultural and Food Economics 2017 5:3
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South Korea is one of the largest beef importing countries in the world. Australia, USA, and New Zealand provide the majority of beef they import. The objective of this study is to evaluate the price relations...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2017 5:5
Published on: 16 March 2017
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Consumers have recently become more concerned about food additives and food safety. Since its first meeting on September 17, 2003, the Risk Communication Expert Committee has studied and discussed the ideal me...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2017 5:4
Published on: 9 March 2017
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The aim of this paper is twofold. First, it discusses how the functioning and performance of food chains are affected by the way stakeholders are embedded in the chains, by the coordination modes, and by the k...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2017 5:3
Published on: 13 February 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in Agricultural and Food Economics 2017 5:7
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The present study aims at (1) assessing how the existing local formal and informal institutions affect farmer managed natural regeneration (FMNR) practices and, (2) evaluating the benefits of such practices on...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2017 5:2
Published on: 3 February 2017
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Beef is a staple food for Argentine consumers, and although the country has been a major exporter, the highest proportion of beef production is consumed in the domestic market. With rising inflation rates in t...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2017 5:1
Published on: 16 January 2017
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This study examined socio-economic and behavioral factors affecting Nigerian poultry producers’ biosecurity practices in terms of knowledge about bird flu symptoms, beliefs about safe practices, and handling p...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:25
Published on: 16 December 2016
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This study fills a void in the literature by providing the first evaluation of the impact of consumer ratings on beer prices using hedonic methods. Our work is based on a dataset consisting of over 400 beers a...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:24
Published on: 9 November 2016
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Recent changes to the common agricultural policy (CAP) saw a shift to greater market orientation for the EU dairy industry. Given this reorientation, the volatility of EU dairy commodity prices has sharply inc...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:23
Published on: 3 November 2016
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Recent years have witnessed closer diplomatic relations between Egypt and Russia, which have led to significant growth in the countries’ bilateral agricultural trade. As a world-leading producer and exporter o...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:22
Published on: 26 October 2016
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Smallholder farmers have two basic decisions to make regarding selling their surplus produce: selling at farmgate at low prices or travelling to a market centre where higher prices are offered while incurring ...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:21
Published on: 6 October 2016
Erratum
Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:20
Published on: 26 September 2016
The original article was published in Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:17
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A significant and growing share of US agricultural output is produced under a production or marketing contract. An important controversy regarding agricultural production contracts is the control of non-labor ...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:19
Published on: 23 September 2016
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The importance of power is underlined by many scientists who view it as a key behavioral construct. Power distinguishes itself as an effective tool in coordinating and promoting harmonious relationships, solvi...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:18
Published on: 19 August 2016
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Forecasting food production is important to identify possible shortages in supply and, thus, food security risks. Such forecasts may improve input allocation decisions that affect agribusiness and the input su...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:17
Published on: 17 August 2016
The Erratum to this article has been published in Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:20
Short note
The reform of Common Agricultural Policy for 2014–2020 aims at promoting greater competitiveness, efficient use of public goods, food security, preservation of the environment and specific action against clima...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:16
Published on: 26 July 2016
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The present research proposes a model for the assessment of the social pillar of sustainability at the farm scale. Contrary to what is available for the environmental and economic pillars, there is a considera...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:15
Published on: 21 July 2016
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The information asymmetries inherent in credence goods have typically led economists to conclude these markets require well-defined quality standards and third-party verification that producers are meeting tho...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:14
Published on: 29 June 2016
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Social farming is gaining increasing attention from multiple stakeholders in Europe because it can generate several socioeconomic benefits, for farming households too. The research—which is part of a project c...
Agricultural and Food Economics 2016 4:13
Published on: 10 June 2016
