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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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Based on a unique farm survey, this article intends to shed new light on the intriguing relationship between …
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This paper explores farmer-specific cultural, social and economic objectives within the extensive rice system in the Kolda region (south of Senegal). We classify and characterize farmers according to the relative importance of their multifunctional goals. The empirical analysis uses farm-level...
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Palestinians. We conduct a cross country web survey including a choice experiment addressed to the four European countries … survey questions on lifestyle factors, attitudes towards Israel, Palestine and the Israel-Palestinian conflict, personal and …
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This paper analyzes the participation of small farmers in the fresh fruit and vegetable supply systems of supermarkets … in Mexico, using the case of small-scale guava farmers in the state of Michoacán. Several findings emerge. The most … aimed at promoting the inclusion in modern markets of small-scale farmers such as those producing guava in Michoacán, must …
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and welfare in rural areas in Africa. We develop a game-theory model of supply chains in cash crop agriculture between … all rural households, the distribution of these impacts for poor vis-à-vis non-poor households, and the differences in … for the farmers. However, small changes to the level of competition are unlikely to have significant effects on farmers …
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This paper presents an analysis of GlobalGAP adoption by small-scale fruit and vegetable farmers in Thailand focusing … is vital to enable small-scale farmers to adopt the standard. GlobalGAP group certification encourages the formation of …
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in urban areas while it has increased of about 3 points in rural areas. This, despite the numerous agro-pastoral programs … that were undertaken by the government between 2002 and 2008 in favour of rural people. The aim of this study is to assess … of the survey on the assessment of the impact of programs (EIPA) conducted by Ministry of Economy and Planning in 2009 …
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Use of ICTs by smallholder farmers in accessing agricultural market information
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