This study investigates how farmers, rural residents, and urban residents compare when it comes to perceptions and understanding of climate change, as well as willingness to make changes in their lives to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The study takes place in a context where there is an...

Widespread market imperfections in agricultural value chains raise the possibility that regulatory interventions may enhance efficiency and farmers' welfare. We develop a structural model of agricultural value chains and estimate it using rich data from Costa Rica's coffee sector to evaluate...

Nun roll(t)en sie wieder - so könnte man die Situation Anfang Januar 2024 beschreiben, als die Landwirtschaft mit Sternfahrten und ähnlichen Aktionen erhebliche Verkehrseinschränkungen verursachte, mit einem entsprechenden Medienecho. War dies nun Ausdruck der hohen Organisationsfähigkeit...

Promoting rural household agricultural entrepreneurship is a key way to increase farmers' income and achieve rural revitalization. In the growing digital economy, the ability to use the internet to access information is crucial for agricultural entrepreneurship. Based on the data of China Land...

We study the effect of warehouse receipt financing on terms of trade for farmers. With limited access to credit and storage facilities, farmers are compelled to sell their produce immediately after harvest at unfavourable prices. Warehouse receipt systems allow farmers to obtain loans with the...

This study examines the determinants of sunflower farmers' intention to seek Agricultural Value Chain Financing (AVCF) in Tanzania. A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect data from 184 farmers in Singida and Dodoma. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was...

The determinants of livelihood diversification have been studied by several researchers globally. However, these factors are not well understood in the ANDM and KCDM, because they are given little attention. The specific objective of the study was to examine the determinants of livelihood...

The study aims to investigate the challenges faced by smallholder maize farmers and identify the pivotal factors influencing the adoption of ICTs in agriculture. A blend of descriptive and probit regression analytical techniques is applied by analyzing cross-sectional survey data from a selected...

Being a farmer is far more complex than we often consider. The job includes the capacity to organise and combine factors of production (land, capital and especially labour) and simultaneously meet the needs of consumers and many other things. To do so, the farmer has to face, time and again,...

Recent studies on markets and their role in development processes have highlighted the crucial importance of market access as well as of power relations. In this article we argue that it is necessary to take a step forward regarding the notion that markets are collective action devices that can...

Starting in January 2024, street protests by farmers' groups spread in several European countries. The demands, which started from rather specific aspects, have broadened to involve economic, environmental and geo-political considerations, calling the already weakened European Green Deal even...

Nun roll(t)en sie wieder - so könnte man die Situation Anfang Januar 2024 beschreiben, als die Landwirtschaft mit Sternfahrten und ähnlichen Aktionen erhebliche Verkehrseinschränkungen verursachte, mit einem entsprechenden Medienecho. War dies nun Ausdruck der hohen Organisationsfähigkeit...

Understanding in which contexts professionals come to trust their gut is critical both for human relations as well as for human-computer interaction. A prominent viewpoint promotes a deliberate trust development approach for professionals in all industries and at all levels of organizations...

Smart weeding technologies (SWT) enable substantial herbicide savings via precise sensor-based application. This can enhance agrobiodiversity and make modern agriculture more sustainable. Currently, our knowledge about what will determine SWT adoption at the farm level is limited because few...

Factors such as risk attitude, innovativeness, and financial literacy are crucial in agricultural and forest economics, especially amidst weather and market risks. Hence, understanding them is central for fostering a resilient primary sector. We surveyed 371 German farmers and 215 foresters in...

The research evaluated the levels to which subsistence yam farmers operationalized indigenous knowledge management during the COVID-19 period. A descriptive survey approach was employed. The research comprised 120 randomly selected peasant yam farmers. Means, t-test, standard deviation, and...

The agricultural economy of India is undergoing significant distress - low growth and farmers' indebtedness - leading to 0.35 million farmers' suicides during the period 1996-2021. India has a varied agro-ecosystem. The distress is acute in some regions, like Maharashtra (Marathwada, Vidarbha...