The paper follows two main objectives: to understand farmers' perception and image of social services and to identify communication levers in order to improve the perceived image of social farming. Orientations in terms of communication are product-focused and aim at enhancing the reputation of social farming consequently with impact on rural development. This paper conducted a questionnaire su...

Foreign workers have been an important part of U.S. labor-intensive segments of agriculture throughout U.S. history. Typically, these are specialty crops such as tree crops, vegetables, and nursery and greenhouse crops. Each requires large amounts of labor relative to other resources used in production. Tree crop and vegetable production on only has very large labor requirements, but the requir...

In order to manage regional water resources efficiently and sustainably promote the rational utilization of resources, it is necessary evaluate water-supply benefit reasonably. On basis emergy theory, this paper constructs water-supply-benefit model economic (industry, agriculture, tertiary industry) social (domestic, employment security, entertainment, scientific research) systems. Taking Xi’a...

The present study aims to investigate the determinants of food security in nine developing and least-developed countries Southeast Asia. By adopting fixed effects model panel regression with interaction terms, using yearly data (2006-2016), results showed that all explanatory variables are significant, except agriculture land Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Employment agriculture, Consumer Pri...

In this research we consider the impact of export-driven, soybean agriculture in Mato Grosso on regional economic growth. Here we argue that the soybean sector has served as a motor to the state's economy by increasing the demand for services, housing, and goods, and by providing a source of investment capital to the non-agricultural sector. Specifically, we show that each square kilometer of s...

Background. Education is usually associated with improvement in health; there is evidence that this may not be the case if education is not fully utilised at work. This study examines the relationship between education level, occupation, and health outcomes of individuals in rural Malaysia. Results. The study finds that the incidence of chronic diseases and high blood pressure are higher for te...

Discussion papers provide a means for researchers, students and professionals to share thoughts and findings on a wide range of topics relating to food, hunger, agriculture and nutrition. They contain preliminary material and are circulated prior to a formal peer review in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. Some working papers will eventually be published and their content may ...

This paper surveys the development of agriculture as a part of overall economic development in the major regions of Poland over the period of 1870 through 1973. It argues that the dramatic changes in market access of the various parts of Poland provide a key for understanding the modern economic development of the country. It is mainly due to differences in market access that we observe a diver...