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Conservation tillage has been widely recommended for implementation in the U.S. for its environmental benefits. The effect of conservation tillage on crop yield is a subject of continued concern amongst farmers who have not adopted the practice. Previous empirical research on the yield...
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What explains the surge and plunge commodity markets have undergone in the past 20 years Are speculators to be blamed Do prices reflect full information These are the main questions addressed in this paper, in the context of the corn market. This paper formulates and calibrates two quantitative...
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This paper aims to analyze the decision regarding corn storage (for the first and second crops) in the current context of the Brazilian market through an economic model of dynamic storage. We consider storage as a competitive economic activity and that agents can maximize profit through rational...
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Post-harvest losses (PHL) reported in maize production put Sub-Saharan African countries at higher risks of food … assessing the determinants of access to trainings on PHL management among maize farmers in Uganda. Primary data were drawn from … trainings were unawareness of the PHL trainings and inaccessibility of the training centers. Farm size, group membership, maize …
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result found a significant difference (.001; .002) in the profit efficiency among young males and females rice and maize … attention given to young female rice and maize producer-marketers given that cost of agrochemical and improved seed varieties … significantly affect their profitability. Young females engaged in the rice and maize value chains could benefit from setting up …
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at examining the risk perception, risk aversion and risk management strategies of maize producers in Awi zone, which is … found in the northwest part of Ethiopia. The study involved 343 respondents who produced maize under risk. Descriptive … management strategies that they employ. Maize farmers in the area applied human risk management strategies, production risk …
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This study examined the determinants and impacts of mobile money (MM) usage on maize productivity and poverty … access, input access, and social networks. MM usage is also significantly associated with increased maize productivity and a … reduced poverty likelihood. Farmers who chose to use MM services increased their maize productivity by about 124 kg/acre and …
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soybean powder (T1) and the organic cornflakes were spiked with GM MON89034 maize powder (T2). Fifty-nine laboratories …
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Access to agricultural credit is still a challenge in developing countries. The weakness of agricultural financing prevents producers from acquiring the modern technologies that are essential for the development of their activity. This paper aims to determine the impact of access to credit on...
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determination of GMOs in tofu and maize flour. The two test items analysed in this PT consisted of a fresh tofu prepared in the … laboratory from non-GM soybean and GM A2704 soybean powder (T1) and a certified reference material containing Bt11 maize …
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