The recent trend of development policy makes emphasis on gender disparity in performance, especially in the agricultural sector whereby women partake and play a crucial role and their contribution to the sector cannot be overemphasized. However, the contention is whether such disparity in...

Agriculture is a risky business that is subject to endogenous risks. Endogenous risks caused by input utilization, input affordability and input availability may prove detrimental to the production potential of farmers. The study was aimed at examining the risk perception, risk aversion and risk...

Maize is important for the economy as its output is widely used as raw material and intermediate goods by downstream sectors such as feed (62.72%) and processed flour (11.40%). Additionally, maize is the agricultural sector with the third-highest value-added, after rice and palm oil. Compared to...

Post-harvest losses (PHL) reported in maize production put Sub-Saharan African countries at higher risks of food insecurity. Recent studies reported that higher percentage of PHLs occur during the production stage when farmers are in full control of the crop, suggesting that farmers are not...

Implementation of the European legislation on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) requires monitoring their presence in food and feed by analytical testing. The analytical tests are carried out by laboratories designated for official controls by the EU Member States. In line with Regulation...

Agriculture is the major source of income and employment creation for majority of least developed countries. Ethiopia as one of least developed countries of sub Saharan Africa, majority of its citizen's livelihood is predominantly dependent on agricultural products, more specifcally on the...

Implementation of the European legislation on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) requires the monitoring of the presence of GMOs in food or feed by analytical tests. The analytical tests are carried out by laboratories designated for official controls by the EU Member States. In line with...

ERM®-BF444c, ERM®-BF444d and ERM®-BF444e are three matrix materials certified for the mass fraction of DP202216 maize (unique identifier DP-2Ø2216-6), produced within the scope of ISO 17034 accreditation [1]. Genetically modified (GM) maize seeds of the DP202216 event and seeds from a non-GM...

ERM®-BF444a and ERM®-BF444b are matrix materials certified for the mass fraction of DP202216 maize (unique identifier DP-2Ø2216-6), produced within the scope of accreditation to ISO 17034:2016 [1]. Genetically modified (GM) maize seeds of the DP202216 event and seeds from a non-GM maize...

The paper presents the results of research conducted under the conditions of Turda Agricultural Research and Development Station (ARDS Turda) located in the hill area of Transylvania, regarding the influence of the soil tillage system (CS - plow, MC - minimum chisel, MD - minimum disk and NT -...

Estimating farmers' supply responses to changes in framework conditions is important to in-form decision-makers on the expected impacts on production volume as well as the resulting land-use shifts. Existing agricultural supply response models generally require either larger databases with...

Agriculture is a risky business that is subject to endogenous risks. Endogenous risks caused by input utilization, input affordability and input availability may prove detrimental to the production potential of farmers. The study was aimed at examining the risk perception, risk aversion and risk...

Climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices are increasingly being promoted as nature-based solutions to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farm households amid a sharp increase in climate-change anomalies. However, the extent to which CSA practices contribute to smallholder food security and...

Food systems are under increasing pressure. They must meet the food requirements of a growing world population, and socio-economic changes also influence the type of foods which are under demand. At the same time, food systems are a major contributor to global environmental change, and...

In an effort to address the decline in maize productivity, the government of Zimbabwe in 2016/17 endorsed a special program for input support named command agriculture scheme (CAS). Against this background, the study questioned the beneficiaries' technical efficiency and factors that influence...

The recent trend of development policy makes emphasis on gender disparity in performance, especially in the agricultural sector whereby women partake and play a crucial role and their contribution to the sector cannot be overemphasized. However, the contention is whether such disparity in...

This study examined the determinants and impacts of mobile money (MM) usage on maize productivity and poverty likelihood (i.e., the probability of a household falling below the international poverty line at USD 1.9 per capita per day) in the Mbeya Region, Tanzania. The analysis was conducted...

The magnitude and sign of risk premiums provide relevant information on the structure of a given market. However, there is no consensus on commodity markets if there is a risk premium, and if so, if it is positive or negative. In addition, in recent years, there has been a discussion on the...

Household surveys often rely on self-reports of hybrid seed use, which are prone to measurement error. This context exhibits considerable heterogeneity when estimating productivity impacts. Using a three-year panel, we estimate heterogeneous returns to adoption from self-reports of hybrid seed...

Zinc deficiency persists in global food systems causing hidden hunger and disease burdens to vulnerable populations. Past research has demonstrated that agronomic bio-fortification could play a key role in averting the global disease burden associated with insufficient Zn intake. This study was...

The rapid growth of US ethanol production, driven by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, has raised questions about the linkages between energy and food prices. In this study, we explore the impact of the biofuel policy by testing the hypothesis that increased ethanol production has strengthened...