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The private sector's role in agricultural extension systems: potential and limitations

Feder, Gershon; Birner, Regina; Anderson, Jock R. - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 1 (2011) 1, pp. 31-54

Purpose – The poor performance of public agricultural extension systems in developing countries engendered interest in pluralistic concepts of extension involving a variety of service providers. Within the reform agenda, modalities relying on private‐sector providers were perceived as a path...

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Agricultural credit market participation in Finoteselam town, Ethiopia

Shete, Maru; Garcia, Roberto J. - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 1 (2011) 1, pp. 55-74

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the proportion of farmers with constrained and unconstrained participation in the agricultural credit market and estimate the parameters that determine agricultural credit market participation in Finoteselam town, Ethiopia....

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The 7 Cs of rural credit in China

Turvey, Calum G.; He, Guangwen; Kong, Rong; Ma, Jiujie; … - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 1 (2011) 2, pp. 100-133

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the farm and rural credit system in China. To do this the authors use the so‐called “7 Cs” of credit (these include: Credit, Character, Capacity, Capital, Condition, Capability, and Collateral) and for each “C” provide...

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China's feed industry in transition: the case of New Hope Group – an industry perspective

Fu, Wenge - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 1 (2011) 2, pp. 162-178

impact of mandates outlined in China's Twelfth Five‐Year Plan, such as the imperative to modernize agriculture and improve …

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Agricultural‐risk management through community‐based wildlife conservation in Zimbabwe

Muchapondwa, Edwin; Sterner, Thomas - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 2 (2012) 1, pp. 41-56

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether community‐based wildlife conservation can potentially be added in rural farmers’ investment portfolio to diversify and consequently reduce agricultural risk. Design/methodology/approach – The correlation coefficient is...

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The impact of changing marketing conditions on Ugandan banana farmers

Komarek, Adam M.; Ahmadi‐Esfahani, Fredoun Z. - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 2 (2012) 1, pp. 74-88

Purpose – Low productivity and the prevalence of marketing and demand constraints are all interrelated problems for banana growers in East Africa. The purpose of this paper is to examine how different marketing policies can alter the incomes of banana‐growing households in the Ntungamo...

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Hired‐labor demand on Chinese household farms

Rada, Nicholas E.; Wang, Chenggang; Qin, Lijian - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 2 (2012) 2, pp. 115-129

Agriculture. More specifically, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate the scale and dispersion of China's farm‐household hired …) of household survey data collected by the Research Center for Rural Economy at China's Ministry of Agriculture. Findings … present article makes a contribution by showing that hiring of labor in Chinese agriculture is much more prevalent than …

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Evaluating the constraints affecting land access among urban crop farmers in metropolitan Lagos

Odudu, Christopher O.; Omirin, Modupe M. - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 2 (2012) 2, pp. 130-146

Purpose – Urban crop farming as a variant of urban agriculture is a rising phenomenon in food and income generation …

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Bloom or bust? A global value chain approach to smallholder flower production in Kenya

Zylberberg, Ezequiel - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 3 (2013) 1, pp. 4-26

Purpose – Integrating smallholders into high‐value global markets represents a unique opportunity to effect large‐scale poverty reduction in the countryside. The purpose of the paper is to add empirical evidence to the discussion of how to best incorporate smallholders into the formal...

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Education for all and for what? Life‐skills and livelihoods in rural communities

Poole, Nigel; Álvarez, Fernando; Penagos, Nora; … - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 3 (2013) 1, pp. 64-78

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue for appropriate formal education for rural young people in order to sustain and enhance viable rural communities. Design/methodology/approach – In reviewing the literature, it bridges the gap between thinking on education and development...

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