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Long-term benefits of early childhood education on off-farm employment: evidence from rural China
This paper examines the long-term benefits of early childhood education (ECE) on off-farm employment of rural labors in China. Using panel data from...
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Something to eat: experiences of food insecurity on the farm
The health of farm owners and farmworkers has significant impacts on farm businesses, farming families, and local rural communities where agriculture...
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On-farm crop diversity, conservation, importance and value: a case study of landraces from Western Ghats of Karnataka, India
Landraces are important genetic resources that have a significant role in maintaining the long-term sustainability of traditional agro-ecosystems,...
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Factors affecting safe pesticide-use behaviors among farm plant agriculturists in northeastern Thailand
BackgroundPesticide poisoning is a major public health problem in Thailand and is the result of intensive inappropriate and unsafe use of pesticides....
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What Socio-Technical and Institutional Determinants Explain the Farm-Level Economic Divergence?
This paper aims to investigate the multifaceted factors influencing agricultural farm productivity and test the hypothesis that participation in...
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Key research challenges to supporting farm transitions to agroecology in advanced economies. A review
In response to the sustainability issues that agriculture faces in advanced economies, agroecology has gained increasing relevance in scientific,...
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Climate Change and Farm Household Income in Northern Cameroon: A Ricardian Analysis
Using a Ricardo model, this study aims to assess the impact of climate change on agricultural incomes in northern Cameroon. The data used comes from...
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Farmers’ behavioural determinants of on-farm biodiversity management in Europe: a systematic review
Agricultural intensification and landscape homogenisation are major drivers of biodiversity loss in European agricultural landscapes. Improvements...
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Farm adaptation to stricter nutrient management legislation and the implications for future livestock production: a review
Stricter nutrient surplus and lower emission targets are placing adaptation pressure on livestock farms in European countries, while the public...
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Farm forests, seasonal hunger, and biomass poverty: Evidence of induced intensification from panel data in the Ethiopian Highlands
Seasonal hunger is the most common food insecurity experience for millions of small dryland farmers. This study tests the relationships between food...
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Sustainable pathways: understanding the interplay of environmental behavior, personal values, and tourist outcomes in farm tourism
The burgeoning growth of farm tourism necessitates a comprehensive exploration of the intricate relationships between environmental behavior,...
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Refining the Farm Aquaculture Resource Management Model for Shellfish Nitrogen Removal at the Local Scale
Nutrient-related environmental degradation in coastal waters is a continuing global problem. Bivalve shellfish farms show nutrient removal...
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Food-cash crop diversification and farm household welfare in the Forest-Savannah Transition Zone of Ghana
Despite the importance of crop diversification in enhancing household income and food security, significant knowledge gaps remain in terms of the...
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Internet Usage and Non-Farm Employment of Rural Labor: Micro-Survey Data from Rural China
Under the dual background of rapid development of the digital economy and ongoing social transformation, fostering non-farm employment among rural...
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Does risk preference influence farm level adaptation strategies? – Survey evidence from Denmark
Farmers’ decisions to adopt new technology or measures for agricultural production processes are crucial for adapting to climate change. Meanwhile,...
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Simulating the impact of livestock extension services on technology adoption, women’s empowerment, and farm income in Bangladesh
This study investigates the impact of livestock extension services (LES) on technology adoption, women’s empowerment, and farm income in Bangladesh....
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Unintended consequences of farm input subsidies: women’s contraceptive usage and knock-on effects on children
Sub-Saharan Africa’s countries adopted farm input subsidies, with a twin goal of bolstering food security and reducing poverty. Many scholars...
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Farm households’ adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices: empirical evidence from Seychelles
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) can improve the resilience of farming systems in the face of climate-related shocks, providing a win–win for food...
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Interactions between avian viruses and skin in farm birds
This article reviews the avian viruses that infect the skin of domestic farm birds of primary economic importance: chicken, duck, turkey, and goose....
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Revolutionizing Transportation: Analyzing Solar Car Efficiency at EPIC Solar Farm
The transportation sector’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels significantly contributes to air pollution and climate change. There is a growing interest...