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Browsing Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development by Type "Preprint Article"
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Van Zyl, Karlien; Vermeulen, Hester; Kirsten, Johann F.
(Routledge, 2013)
Changes in the features of food demand and consumption have moved from the mass
consumption model towards an increasing qualitative differentiation of products and demand.
This movement towards addressing consumers’ ...
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Aye, Goodness Chioma; Mungatana, Eric Dada
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-07)
The study evaluates the performance of small scale maize producers in Nigeria using
stochastic input distance function (SIDF) and variable returns to scale data envelopment
analysis (VRS DEA). Further, it examines the ...
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Jourdain, Damien; Lairez, Juliette; Affholder, Francois
(Wiley, 2022-09)
In order to better design more sustainable farming systems, and prepare for the development of multi-criteria farm decision model, we investigate how farmers rank their main goals when making decisions. First, we identified ...
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Mapila, M.A.T. (Mariam Amale Tanjani); Kirsten, Johann F.; Meyer, Ferdinand
(Routledge, 2012-06)
This study, conducted in central Malawi, assessed the way a research intervention using an agricultural innovation system affected rural livelihoods. Propensity score matching was used to establish one village as a control, ...