How to improve the welfare of smallholders through agricultural production outsourcing: Evidence from cotton farmers in Xinjiang, Northwest China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120636
Abstract: Using a sample of cotton farmers in Xinjiang, China, this study analyses the impact of outsourcing agricultural services on three aspects of household welfare: family income, consumption expenditure and ease of labour. It separately examines… read more here.
Keywords: ease labour; production; agricultural production; farmers xinjiang ... See more keywords
Cotton farmers’ willingness to pay for pest management services in northern Benin
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DOI: 10.1111/agec.12298
Abstract: This study was carried out to assess cotton farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for pest management services in northern Benin. Targeted staggered control (TSC) has been introduced to reduce pesticide use in cotton cropping and… read more here.
Keywords: management services; willingness pay; farmers willingness; pest management ... See more keywords
The Socio-economic Status of Cotton Farmers and their Attitude Towards Pesticide Use
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DOI: 10.30954/0424-2513.4.2018.11
Abstract: Cotton accounts for the maximum share of pesticide consumption. Over the past decade, the perplexities in pest management intensified more insect species developing resistance to insecticides which was a consequence of excessive use of insecticides… read more here.
Keywords: use; pesticide; economic status; socio economic ... See more keywords