BACKGROUND Local food environments influence fresh produce purchase and consumption, and previous research has found disparities in local food environments by income and ethnicity. Other existing studies have begun to quantify the distribution of food sources, but there has been limited attention to important features or types of healthful food that are available or their quality or cost. Two s...

Since the introduction of private tubewells in rural Pakistan, farmers have increasingly used groundwater to supplement canal water for irrigation and improve the reliability of the water supply. Farmers obtain groundwater either from their own tubewells or from other well owners. This paper examines the effect of private tubewells on rural income, both in terms of income level and income distr...

INTRODUCTION Increasing the accessibility and affordability of fresh produce is an important strategy for municipalities combatting obesity and related health conditions. Farmers markets offer a promising venue for intervention in urban settings, and in recent years, an increasing number of programs have provided financial incentives to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipient...

background & aim: medicinal plants of the raw materials necessary for the manufacturing industry provides, one of the main products of the country are, on the other hand, the villages, the economic development, the central role, the key is unmatched, to achieve this must be provided opportunities to increase revenue in villages, and one of these occasions, in the province of charmahal-o-bak...

the study was conducted among the two farmer groups in bhaktapur and kavre districts of nepal. the main objective of the study is to evaluate the differences in belief, attitude and practices felt by the farmers after participation in the ipm ffs. the study has been based on data collected through personal interview with the farmers, focus group discussion, personal observation in the farmers f...

unsustainability and precarious conditions of agricultural production have caused this sector be associated with risk . crops insurance is efficient tool for controlling and reducing production and market risk and stabilizing farmers' income. in this study, the thinking system approach by using of i think software is used for analyzing and modeling of the effects of different alternatives of po...

If farmers are risk averse, greater farm income variability should increase off-farm labor supply. This effect is confirmed for a sample of Kansas farmers. Off-farm employment of farmers and their spouses is also found to be significantly influenced by farm experience, off-farm work experience, farm size, leverage, efficiency, and farm-specific education. In addition, farm operators and spouses...

Guiyan Wang Yuhong Wu Wangsheng Gao Michel Fok Weili Liang Hebei Agricultural University, P. R. of China 071001 [email protected] China Agricultural University; CIRAD, Annual Cropping Systems, Montpellier, France Abstract: In order to analyze the impacts of Bt cotton on the farmers’ livelihood system, we interviewed 169 farmers and extension personnel in the main cotton production areas in He...