In the context of China’s trial fallow policy; the heavy metal pollution of farmland is addressed via field surveys in Hunan Province, where the fallow policy has been implemented, and in Jiangxi Province, where it has not been implemented. We measured and analyzed willingness to accept (WTA) using the contingent valuation method (CVM). The conclusions of this study are as follows: (1) Farmer a...

The alternative soil tillage technology plays an important role in the development of a sustainable agriculture. The use of traditional technology gives the farmers a positive expected income. With the use of an alternative soil tillage technology, the expected income considerably rises together with the income risk. Combinations of income and risk revealed that the use of traditional technolog...

Chili is a widely cultivated plant by farmers in the Ngentak sub-village, Seloharjo Village, Pundong District, Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. In general, chili sold as fresh product or utilized for daily consumption. However, price fluctuation, especially during harvest season and exacerbated Covid-19 pandemic, sometimes causes to experience losses since there limited alternative...

A growing number of young Chinese farmers are abandoning agriculture. This research aimed to identify ways stimulate enthusiasm among people for choosing careers in agriculture and promote the professionalization part-time farmers. study surveyed 310 Chongqing City Tianjin City. We constructed Two-Way Push–Pull (TWPP) model assess willingness work professionally The results show that agricultur...

Arable land in western Kenya is under considerable pressure from increasing human population. Rural households depend on farming for at least part of their livelihood, and poverty rates are among the highest in Kenya. Land is often depleted of nutrients, and for most farmers, access to inputs and markets is poor. There is a need to identify options that are manageable within the context of the ...

In Bangladesh, black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon; Fabricius, 1798) aquaculture has come to be one of the most important sectors in both the rural and national economies. Likewise, organic shrimp aquaculture has emerged as an alternative farming enterprise for farmers especially in the southwestern districts of Bangladesh. The present study aims to show key performance characteristics of organ...

INTRODUCTION Increased acceptance of nutrition benefits at farmers markets could improve access to nutritious foods for low-income shoppers. The objective of this study was to evaluate a pilot project to increase participation by farmers markets and their vendors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (...

Maize is important in Uganda because of its dual function both as an income-generating cash crop and as a staple crop that improves food security. Three interventions on the maize sector are selected for a substantive cost-benefit analysis investigation, namely: 1. ―Increasing the utilization of commercial inputs‖the focus of the intervention is to overcome the low maize yield situation in Ugan...

this study examined the influence of socioeconomic variables of farmers on their choice of cassava varieties in kogi state of nigeria. a total of 360 cassava farmers were selected through multi-stage random sampling procedure. data collected through structured questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics, customer-buying behavioral model and dynamic programming model. the results sh...

The collapse of China's Cooperative Medical System (CMS) in 1978 resulted in the lack of an organized financing scheme for health care, adversely affecting rural farmers' access to health care, especially among the poor. The Chinese government recently announced a policy to re-establish some forms of community-based insurance (CBI). Many existing schemes involve low premiums but high co-payment...