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Private or Public? Farmer Preferences and Identities in Agri‐Environmental Contract Implementation 私人还是公共？农业环境契约实施中的农民偏好与认同

IF 3.4 2区经济学

Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-15 DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.70011

Christoph Schulze, Klaus Glenk, Julian Sagebiel, Bettina Matzdorf

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Consumer Preferences for Gene‐Edited Foods: A Review of the Literature and Discussion of Industry and Policy Implications 消费者对基因编辑食品的偏好：文献综述以及对行业和政策影响的讨论

IF 3.4 2区经济学

Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-10-07 DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.70008

Jia Han, Daniele Asioli, Giacomo Zanello, Vincenzina Caputo

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The European Union‐Mercosur Association Agreement: Implications for the EU Livestock Sector 欧盟-南方共同市场联盟协议：对欧盟畜牧业的影响

IF 3.4 2区经济学

Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-27 DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.70010

Alexandre Gohin, Alan Matthews

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COVID‐19 and Farm Management in India: Evidence From the Rural–Urban Interface of Bangalore 2019冠状病毒病与印度农场管理：来自班加罗尔城乡结合部的证据

IF 3.4 2区经济学

Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-22 DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.70007

Verena Preusse, Meike Wollni

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Presidential Address: Obsessions With Farm Performance: A Cinderella Data Story? 总统演讲：对农场业绩的痴迷：灰姑娘的数据故事？

IF 3.4 2区经济学

Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.70005

Paul Wilson

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Assessing the Impact of China's Broadband Village Pilot Project on the Consumption Patterns of Rural Households 中国宽带村试点项目对农户消费模式的影响评估

IF 3.4 2区经济学

Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.70006

Dan Liu, Jia You, Michael Vardanyan, Zhiyang Shen

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Sustainability Effects of the Uptake of More Grass‐Based Feeding Practices: Evidence From Sweden 更多以草为基础的喂养方式的可持续性影响：来自瑞典的证据

IF 3.4 2区经济学

Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.70003

Shaibu Mellon Bedi, Oyakhilomen Oyinbo, Gordana Manevska‐Tasevska, Helena Hansson

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Presidential Address: The Case for Revisiting Property Rights in the Context of the Climate and Nature Crises 总统演讲：在气候和自然危机的背景下重新审视产权的理由

IF 4.2 2区经济学

Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.70004

Deborah Roberts

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Certification and Credibility: Do Seed Certification Systems in Uganda Help Signal Quality to Farmers? 认证和信誉：乌干达的种子认证系统有助于向农民发出质量信号吗？

IF 3.4 2区经济学

Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.70002

Nicholas Tyack, Martina Bozzola, Tim Swanson, Helena Ting

{"title":"Certification and Credibility: Do Seed Certification Systems in Uganda Help Signal Quality to Farmers?","authors":"Nicholas Tyack, Martina Bozzola, Tim Swanson, Helena Ting","doi":"10.1111/1477-9552.70002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.70002","url":null,"abstract":"The value of purchased seed is a product of its underlying genetic information. However, farmers purchasing seed face a classic information asymmetry problem, as varietal identity is not directly observable. In this article we investigate the effectiveness of two certification systems in addressing this issue in the context of Uganda: the formal certification system (predominantly private sector) and the FAO's quality declared system (certification for seed produced mainly by farmers' groups). Using a large, nationally representative panel dataset spanning thirteen growing seasons, and controlling for time‐invariant household and plot‐level unobservables, we find that cultivating purchased quality declared improved seed results in measurable yield increases relative to saved seed. Surprisingly, however, certified improved seed is shown to provide no yield benefits over seed saved from previous seasons, despite its higher cost. Our findings suggest that input heterogeneity and information asymmetry in seed markets may be key constraints to the successful diffusion of improved maize varieties in Uganda, and that the formal seed certification system may not have provided an adequate signal of seed quality to farmers during the time period covered by the panel.","PeriodicalId":14994,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural Economics","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144898282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Identifying the Collective Reputation Premium: A Spatial Discontinuity Approach 识别集体声誉溢价：一个空间不连续的方法

IF 4.2 2区经济学

Journal of Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.70001

Stefano Castriota, Paolo Frumento, Francesco Suppressa

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