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Evaluating the OECD-FAO and USDA agricultural baseline projections

Fang, Xiaoyi; Katchova, Ani L. - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 3 (2023) 2, pp. 1-29

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural …

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Combining ex-ante and ex-post assessments to support the sustainable transformation of agriculture : the case of Swiss pesticide-free wheat production

Möhring, Niklas; Huber, Robert; Finger, Robert - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 3 (2023) 3, pp. 1-21

Sustainable intensification of agriculture requires the adoption of new production techniques, tools, and programmes on a large scale. This implies substantial shifts in established ways of farming under uncertain information about potential economic and environmental outcomes. Research can...

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Automation and efficiency : a latent class analysis of Irish dairy farms

Garcia-Covarrubias, Luis; Läpple, Doris; Dillon, Emma; … - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 3 (2023) 1, pp. 1-24

Automation has always played a significant role in the productivity and efficiency of agriculture. This paper explores the role of automation on farms' technical efficiency (TE) in an expanding dairy sector. We use a representative sample of Irish dairy farms that includes detailed data on...

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Off-farm income and direct payments : an indispensable diversification strategy of Swiss farmers

El Benni, Nadja; Schmid, Dierk - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 2 (2022) 1, pp. 1-24

Following the theory of a farm household model, the relations between farm and farmer characteristics, including two different kinds of direct payments, and their effects on the off-farm labour allocation decisions of farm operators were analysed. Swiss farm accountancy data network (FADN) data...

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The role of contractors in the uptake of precision farming : a spatial economic analysis

Wang, Yanbing; Huber, Robert A.; Finger, Robert - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 2 (2022) 1, pp. 1-27

Contractors will play a vital role in providing farms with access to new precision farming technologies, especially in small-scale farming systems. We investigate the impact of spatial competition among contractors on the uptake of precision farming and the effectiveness of policy interventions,...

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Orphan crops and the vulnerability of rural livelihoods : the case of enset in Ethiopia

Feyisa, Ashenafi Duguma; Mey, Yann de; Maertens, Miet - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 2 (2022) 2, pp. 1-29

research attention. We analyze the contribution of enset to household income, food security, and vulnerability to shocks. We … function method to limit endogeneity bias. We find that household income slightly improves with enset cultivation, but food … security does not. Yet, enset plants significantly reduce the negative impact of shocks on food security. Households with enset …

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Healthy food traditions? : nutritional quality and food composition of EU geographical indications

Höhn, Gero Laurenz; Huysmans, Martijn; Crombez, Christophe - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 3 (2023) 1, pp. 1-20

, we examine the nutritional quality and food composition of GIs compared to non-GIs. We analyse more than 6,000 cheeses … and prepared meats marketed in France. We find that in these food categories GIs are associated with lower nutritional … the positive side, we find that GIs in the considered dairy and meat categories tend to be less likely to contain food …

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Effect of the traffic-light system on nutrition labeling in processed food products in the Ecuadorian population

Sarasty, Oscar; Carpio, Carlos E.; Cabrera, Tania - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 3 (2023) 2, pp. 1-19

-light (TL) nutritional labeling to be displayed on all processed food and beverages for sale in the country. We aimed to … cross-sectional study, 1,152 Ecuadorian consumers aged 18 and older in charge of food purchases completed an online survey …

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Consumer food waste decisions in British and Thai consumers : a vignette approach

Walter, Ponjan; Asioli, Daniele; Balcombe, Kelvin G. - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 3 (2023) 2, pp. 1-21

This study uses an experimental vignette methodology to investigate and compare, for the first time, consumer food …

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Safeguard measures and fresh produce trade : the case of US blueberry imports

Muhammad, Andrew; Countryman, Amanda M. - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 1 (2021) 2, pp. 1-15

Safeguard measures are used to limit excessive import growth and protect domestic producers from unfair import competition. The global safeguard investigation for blueberries highlights these concerns and raises questions about the relationship between imports, prices, and the well-being of US...

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