Substitution or Complementarity: Why do Rice Farmers Use a Mix of Biopesticides and Chemical Pesticides in China?
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.6781
Abstract: BACKGROUND Although scholars have become increasingly concerned about finding ways to encourage more farmers to use biopesticides and fewer to use chemical pesticides, few studies have investigated the prevalence of Chinese rice farmers' mixed use… read more here.
Keywords: use biopesticides; chemical pesticides; biopesticides chemical; rice farmers ... See more keywords
Effects of haze pollution on pesticide use by rice farmers: fresh evidence from rural areas of China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15133-5
Abstract: Recently, severe haze pollution has not only threatened human health and food security, but also seems to have aggravated the unscientific use of pesticides by rice farmers in rural areas of China. Using original data… read more here.
Keywords: use; rice farmers; pollution; pesticide ... See more keywords
Do agricultural services contribute to cost saving? Evidence from Chinese rice farmers
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DOI: 10.1108/caer-06-2016-0082
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify agricultural services into five categories, including agricultural materials supply service, financial service, technical service, machinery service and processing and sales service, and to examine the effect… read more here.
Keywords: rice farmers; agricultural services; cost saving; service ... See more keywords
A model of access to information among Nigerian rice farmers
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DOI: 10.1177/03400352211030940
Abstract: Facilitating access to information has been and will continue to be a dynamic process in light of the growing importance of information. Many studies have explored the socio-economic characteristics or attributes of farmers that affect… read more here.
Keywords: information; access information; rice farmers; access ... See more keywords
Indonesian rice farmers’ perceptions of different sources of information and their effect on farmer capability
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DOI: 10.1515/opag-2022-0200
Abstract: Abstract The diverse sources of agricultural extension information do not guarantee increased farmers’ capabilities to adopt agricultural innovations. Consequently, efforts to accelerate the adoption of agricultural innovations should pay particular attention to farmers’ compatibility with… read more here.
Keywords: information; capability; extension; rice farmers ... See more keywords
Factors Influencing Rice Farmers’ Risk Attitudes and Perceptions in Bangladesh amid Environmental and Climatic Issues
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DOI: 10.15244/pjoes/120365
Abstract: Rice farmers in Bangladesh face various environmental, climatic and market price-related risks. Choices of various operational tactics used for farm management are mostly influenced by farmers’ risk perception and attitude. This study intends to discover… read more here.
Keywords: attitudes perceptions; environmental climatic; rice; rice farmers ... See more keywords
Ergonomic and psychosocial risk factors for low back pain among rice farmers in West Bengal, India.
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DOI: 10.3233/wor-210433
Abstract: BACKGROUND Rice farming is considered the most crucial industry in India, where millions of farmers suffer from LBP. OBJECTIVES The present study's primary objectives were to evaluate the prevalence of low back pain among India's… read more here.
Keywords: rice farmers; risk factors; rice; low back ... See more keywords
Stochastic Meta Frontier Analysis of Smallholder Rice Farmers’ Technical Efficiency
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DOI: 10.5539/jas.v11n8p31
Abstract: The aim of this study is to compare the technical efficiency of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and Conventional Rice Production System (CRPS) farmers in Mali. Using cross-sectional data for 208 randomly selected rice farmers,… read more here.
Keywords: rice; meta frontier; rice farmers; technical efficiency ... See more keywords