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Risk aversion and sustainable maize production in Nigeria: Some challenges and prospects for agricultural and economic development

Olarinde, Luke O.; Manyong, Victor M. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

This paper determines the degree or extent of farmer’s risk aversion that affects sustainable maize production in … model of safety-first behaviour from a cross-sectional survey of 350 maize producers in northern Nigeria. The distribution … socioeconomic factors (e.g. age of household head), farm specific variables (e.g. proportion of income from maize) and farmers …

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Australia Fresh fruits and vegetables: Why do so many of them remain unbranded?

Pearson, David - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 11 (2003)

Most fresh fruits and vegetables are unbranded. However, buyers are assisted with brands when purchasing most other …

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Labor-savings of Roundup Ready Maize: Impact on Cost and Input Substitution for South African Smallholders

Regier, Gregory K.; Dalton, Timothy J. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013

This study examines the impact of genetically modified maize on labor, cost, and input substitutability for … smallholders in South Africa. Data was collected during the 2009- 2010 maize production season from 184 households with a total of … 212 maize plots in two regions, Hlabisa and Simdlangetsha, located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Producers of Roundup …

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A Return of the Threshing Ring? A Case Study of Machinery and Labor-Sharing in Midwestern Farms

Artz, Georgeanne M.; Colson, Gregory; Ginder, Roger G. - 2010

Machinery-sharing provides an alternative for smaller producers to obtain the efficiencies of large farming operations and remain competitive in an increasingly concentrated agricultural industry. This research uses a multiple case study design to examine the motivations for sharing equipment...

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Khanna, Neha; Basu, Arnab K. - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 42 (2013) 2

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Comparison of Costs of Two Application Methods for Control of Duckweed Utilizing Pelargonic Acid as an Aquatic Herbicide

Taylor, Merritt; Webber, Charles III.; Webber, Daniel - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015

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Economics of soil management in psture systems for sheep enterprises in the Central West Catchment of NSW

Farrell, Terence C. - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 17 (2009)

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Explaining adoption of durum wheat in Western Australia

Nguyen, V.H.; Llewellyn, Rick S.; Miyan, M.S. - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 15 (2007)

Data from a survey of Western Australian grain growers are used to characterise the use and perceptions of durum wheat. The main objective was to identify opportunities for extension to increase the level of durum wheat adoption throughout the grain growing regions of WA. Perceptions of durum...

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