This book contributes to the debate about the role of agriculture in poverty reduction by addressing three sets of … questions: Does investing in agriculture enhance/harm overall economic growth, and if so, under what conditions? Do poor people … tend to participate more/less in growth in agriculture than in growth in other sectors, and if so, when? If a focus on …

prices on the costs of culling, days open, and disease were examined. Each of these parameters was highly sensitive to … stochastic prices and deterministic inputs. Originality/value – Decision support tools, such as this one, that are designed to …

/methodology/approach – Two methods of analysis are employed. The first method looks back in time and estimates what US crop prices would have … examines the market impacts of the blender tax credit and mandate on the distribution of prices in the 2011 calendar and … maize prices from 2006 to 2009 and that market impacts of the policies will be larger under tighter market conditions …

analyze and establish a value chain map to benefit the crop farmers. In this connection, the resources of the whole context … markets of the agriculture products is connected to the different categories of harmonization and control of the facilitating … the agriculture products, technology improvement, market access and profitability of the products. Strengthening the weak …

significantly in recent years. The risks associated with agriculture and the behaviors of farmers in handling these risks are …. Practical implications This systematic review provides valuable insights into the risks associated with agriculture and farmers … becoming increasingly important, given the sector’s increasing dependence worldwide. Various activities related to agriculture …