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This study analyses the impact of income inequality on agricultural production among sample of farm households in rural … households in both rural and urban areas. The results also indicated that income inequality is higher in urban than in the rural … areas and that income level, farm size and household size are the factors that contribute to inequality in both rural and …
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of residence, and provides a better understanding of the process of rural labor adjustments in a country in transition …
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-experiment was constructed using farmers that applied sublethal dosages of pesticide in assessing the counterfactual for the impact … improve the effectiveness of parasitoids. The annual value of the economic impact of the introduced parasitoid is estimated to …
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The impact of genetically modified (GM) crops on the poor in developing countries is still the subject of controversy … farmers, highlighting that Bt cotton contributes to poverty reduction and rural development. …
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This paper investigates the effects of network based individual social capital on the access of rural households to … combination with socially distant ties bridginglink social capital) can potentially improve households’ access to rural services. …
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China’s rural reforms expose farm households to the risk of administrative land reallocation and adjustment. The … official controls on rural labor mobility have been relaxed, the rural labor market has not yet reached the optimal level, and …
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The purpose of this study is to assess the potential of clustering in the development of agriculture and rural …
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This paper examines potential of contract farming as a rural development tool by revealing its effect on productivity … important role in contract participation with 73% correct prediction. Finally, the impact of contract participation on income is …
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success in agricultural commercialisation, and in relation to rice, drawing on data from a detailed rural panel survey for …
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This paper examines how change in rainfall patterns induces autonomous adaptation of farmers and affects their rice production. Based on recently collected household data from seven provinces in Indonesia, the analysis clearly demonstrate delays in the onset of rainy season and increased...
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