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Satellite Data in Agricultural and Environmental Economics: Theory and Practice 农业与环境经济学中的卫星数据：理论与实践

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-16 DOI: 10.1111/agec.70006

David Wuepper, Wyclife Agumba Oluoch, Hadi Hadi

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Navigating the Measurement Frontier: New Insights Into Small Farm Realities 导航测量前沿：对小农场现实的新见解

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-16 DOI: 10.1111/agec.70013

Hope Michelson

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Sustainability Standards in Agri-Food Value Chains: Impacts and Trade-Offs for Smallholder Farmers 农业食品价值链中的可持续性标准：对小农的影响和权衡

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1111/agec.70005

Meike Wollni, Sophia Bohn, Carolina Ocampo-Ariza, Bruno Paz, Simone Santalucia, Margherita Squarcina, Françoise Umarishavu, Marlene Yu Lilin Wätzold

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Opening the Village Door: China's Agricultural E-Commerce Facilitates the Transformation of Land Rental Markets 打开乡村大门：中国农业电子商务促进土地租赁市场转型

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1111/agec.70010

Linyi Zheng, Lili Li, Songqing Jin

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Gendered Patterns of Labor in Agriculture 农业劳动的性别形态

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1111/agec.70012

Cheryl Doss, Charles Gottlieb

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Policy for Decent Work in Agriculture 农业体面劳动政策

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1111/agec.70009

Eva-Marie Meemken, Olayinka Aremu, Anna Fabry, Celestina Heepen, Patrick Illien, Marie Kammer, Andrew Laitha

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Rocking the Boat to Change the Debate: Identifying and Testing Conventional Wisdom 改变辩论：识别和测试传统智慧

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1111/agec.70014

Thomas Reardon

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Groundwater Use in Agriculture in South Asia: The Role of Technology 南亚农业地下水利用：技术的作用

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1111/agec.70004

Soumya Balasubramanya

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Fostering Healthy, Equitable, Resilient, and Sustainable Agri-Food Value Chains 培育健康、公平、有韧性和可持续的农业食品价值链

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1111/agec.70007

Christopher B. Barrett, Miguel I. Gόmez

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The Role of Cooperatives in Promoting Climate-Smart Agriculture: Panel Evidence From Ethiopia 合作社在促进气候智能型农业中的作用：来自埃塞俄比亚的专家组证据

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Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1111/agec.70011

Goytom Abraha Kahsay, Yechale Getu Endalew

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