The study examined the socio-economic and farm level characteristics influencing adoption of rice production technologies in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria. A total of 76 farmers were randomly selected from 24 villages and data were collected using interview schedule. Descriptive statistics, adoption index and discriminate analysis were used to analyze data. The result reve...

If farmers are risk averse, greater farm income variability should increase off-farm labor supply. This effect is confirmed for a sample of Kansas farmers. Off-farm employment of farmers and their spouses is also found to be significantly influenced by farm experience, off-farm work experience, farm size, leverage, efficiency, and farm-specific education. In addition, farm operators and spouses...

this study investigated the factors influencing the decision to plant almonds in the saman region of chaharmahal-bakhtiari province in central iran through conducting an economic survey in 2005. using portfolio investment theory and econometric model esti-mation (shively, 1998), this paper identifies the most important factors influencing the in-dividual farmer’s decision concerning the number ...

The present study examined the perception of smallholder pineapple farmers on Global GAP standard compliance, assessed compliant farmers’ rate of adherence to standard requirements, and compared the average farm profit of Global GAP compliant and non-compliant pineapple farmers in Akuapem South Municipal Area of Ghana. The study used mainly farm level data solicited from 150 randomly selected p...

Sangatta Selatan Sub-District, East Kutai District was one of the potential areas for development laying hens. The local farm that cultivates hens in this sub-district is Philipines Farm. sustainability a business requires ability to face market. Therefore, every businessman needs implement marketing mix. This study aims determine application mix on eggs at Farm South Sub-District. research car...

The goal of this paper is to test whether changes in the marketing margin between the farm and the retail prices can result in an asymmetric relationship between the farm and the retail prices in the rice market of Taiwan. By separating the transaction cost variation into two regimes, this paper utilizes a two-regime TVECM with the error correction term serving as the threshold variable to crea...

This bulletin summarizes nearly 10 years of research related to wheat stored on farms and in elevators in Kansas. It describes on-farm equipment and pest control practices and typical storage conditions that affect grain quality. The cost-effectiveness of aeration, grain protectants, and fumigation was evaluated. Grain cooling by aeration was the most effective insect-control technique and had ...

OBJECTIVE This qualitative study used a case study approach to explore the potential of farm-to-school programs to simultaneously improve children's diets and provide farmers with viable market opportunities. DESIGN Semistructured interviews were the primary data collection strategy. SETTING Seven farm-to-school programs in the Upper Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States. PAR...

Recent patterns of rural land use in Georgia have forest land market. Simultaneous equations will stressed urban aggrandizement and the emphasize the structural interdependence of these transformation of a significant portion of the two markets. Cross-sectional data from 47 Georgia available rural land into forests. The area covered by counties will be used to estimate the structural commercial...