Despite remarkable progress in the fight against poverty during the past few decades, the proportion of the poor living in developing countries is still on the high side. Many countries have promoted integration as an important development strategy; however, its impact on welfare of the poor is...

Despite remarkable progress in the fight against poverty during the past few decades, the proportion of the poor living in developing countries is still on the high side. Many countries have promoted integration as an important development strategy; however, its impact on welfare of the poor is...

The challenge of food security in Nigeria hinges on several factors of which poor technical efficiency is key. Using a stochastic frontier framework, we estimated the technical efficiency of agricultural households in Nigeria and tested for the significance of mean technical efficiency of...

The challenge of food security in Nigeria hinges on several factors of which poor technical efficiency is key. Using a stochastic frontier framework, we estimated the technical efficiency of agricultural households in Nigeria and tested for the significance of mean technical efficiency of...

With the growing advancements in technology increasingly available to farmers, there is a need to recognize this influence when making farm management decisions. This study investigated the influence of auto-steer navigation on machinery selection and land investment decisions by developing a...

Natürliche Ressourcen und Ökosystemleistungen sind unsere Lebensgrundlagen. Ihre Nutzung kann durch Erhöhung der Ressourceneffizienz optimiert werden. Zahlreiche Indikatoren zur Beschreibung der Inanspruchnahme natürlicher Ressourcen weisen allerdings darauf hin, dass trotz erhöhter...

A mezőgazdaságban egy-egy tevékenységnél magas tőkeigényű beruházások szükségesek a termeléshez. Ezek fényében érthető, hogy a gazdálkodó a piac változékonyságát csak lassan képes követni, ezért több időbe telik a piaci hatásokra történő reagálás. Napjaink...