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View article: Adoption of Minimum Tillage and Mid‐Season Drainage in Rice Production and Their Impacts on Farm and Economic Performance
Adoption of Minimum Tillage and Mid‐Season Drainage in Rice Production and Their Impacts on Farm and Economic Performance Open
This paper investigates the effects of two greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation practices—minimum tillage and mid‐season drainage—on rice farmers' farm performance (e.g., crop yield and risk) and economic outcomes (e.g., income and vulnerabilit…
View article: Heterogeneous Effects of Farm and Nonfarm Income on Household Consumption Expenditure and Inequality
Heterogeneous Effects of Farm and Nonfarm Income on Household Consumption Expenditure and Inequality Open
This study examines the heterogeneous effects of farm income and nonfarm income on household consumption expenditure and consumption expenditure inequality, using data from the 2016 China Labor Force Dynamics Survey. A two‐stage residual i…
View article: The role of agricultural cooperatives in improving mechanization levels: Differences between outsourcing machinery services and household‐owned machines
The role of agricultural cooperatives in improving mechanization levels: Differences between outsourcing machinery services and household‐owned machines Open
Although mechanization is reshaping rural and agricultural development by reducing drudgery through substituting farm labourers, improving input use efficiency and increasing farm productivity, the level of mechanization in developing coun…
View article: Gender, Nutrition Information Acquisition, and Dietary Diversity: Empirical Evidence from Rural Households in Zimbabwe
Gender, Nutrition Information Acquisition, and Dietary Diversity: Empirical Evidence from Rural Households in Zimbabwe Open
Acquisition of nutrition information is crucial for enhancing dietary diversity among rural residents, yet the potential gender differences in its impact remain underexplored. This study investigates the gender-differentiated effects of nu…
View article: Online food shopping and nutrition inequality among rural children
Online food shopping and nutrition inequality among rural children Open
View article: Alleviating Multidimensional Energy Poverty and Energy Unaffordability in Rural Areas: The Role of Renting-Out Land
Alleviating Multidimensional Energy Poverty and Energy Unaffordability in Rural Areas: The Role of Renting-Out Land Open
View article: Healthy Diet Choices: Does Internet Use Help Promote Healthy Food Consumption in Indonesia?
Healthy Diet Choices: Does Internet Use Help Promote Healthy Food Consumption in Indonesia? Open
This study examines the impact of Internet use on healthy food consumption, captured by the share of healthy food expenditure in total household food expenditure. The inverse probability weighted regression adjustment and Tobit models comb…
View article: Role of gender in determining energy poverty, clean energy access, and energy expenditure: Insights from rural China
Role of gender in determining energy poverty, clean energy access, and energy expenditure: Insights from rural China Open
View article: Fuel choices for cooking and heating and gender empowerment: Implications for promoting gender equality and sustainable rural development
Fuel choices for cooking and heating and gender empowerment: Implications for promoting gender equality and sustainable rural development Open
View article: Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers
Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers Open
Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide ex…
View article: Promoting sustainable agrifood production under climate change: adaptation, returns, and food security implications
Promoting sustainable agrifood production under climate change: adaptation, returns, and food security implications Open
Climate change is challenging sustainable agrifood production and food security, and encouraging farmers’ climate change adaptation can help promote sustainable agrifood production and ensure food security. This study investigates farmers’…
View article: Linking farmers to markets: Barriers, solutions, and policy options
Linking farmers to markets: Barriers, solutions, and policy options Open
The 15 studies highlighted in this special issue collectively underscore the significant impacts of market participation on farmers’ well-being, income, poverty reduction, dietary diversity, and rural economic growth. They also delve into …
View article: Climate-smart agriculture: adoption, impacts, and implications for sustainable development
Climate-smart agriculture: adoption, impacts, and implications for sustainable development Open
The 19 papers included in this special issue examined the factors influencing the adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices among smallholder farmers and estimated the impacts of CSA adoption on farm production, income, and wel…
View article: Climate-smart agricultural practices for enhanced farm productivity, income, resilience, and greenhouse gas mitigation: a comprehensive review
Climate-smart agricultural practices for enhanced farm productivity, income, resilience, and greenhouse gas mitigation: a comprehensive review Open
This study reviews the literature published between 2013 and 2023 to comprehensively understand the consequences of adopting climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices. We categorize the literature into three categories based on the scopes…
View article: Flush toilet use and its impact on health and non‐health expenditures
Flush toilet use and its impact on health and non‐health expenditures Open
This study analysed the effects of flush toilet use on health and non‐health expenditures incurred by rural Chinese. The instrumental‐variable‐based Tobit and endogenous treatment regression models were used to analyse the 2016 China Labou…
View article: Promoting the adoption of climate-smart agricultural technologies among maize farmers in Ghana: using digital advisory services
Promoting the adoption of climate-smart agricultural technologies among maize farmers in Ghana: using digital advisory services Open
View article: Farmers’ adoption of multiple climate-smart agricultural technologies in Ghana: determinants and impacts on maize yields and net farm income
Farmers’ adoption of multiple climate-smart agricultural technologies in Ghana: determinants and impacts on maize yields and net farm income Open
This study investigates the factors affecting maize farmers’ decisions to adopt climate-smart agricultural (CSA) technologies and estimates the impacts of CSA technology adoption on maize yields and net farm income. Unlike most previous st…
View article: Linking Spanish wine farmers to international markets: Is direct export better than indirect export in improving farm performance?
Linking Spanish wine farmers to international markets: Is direct export better than indirect export in improving farm performance? Open
View article: Can citrus farmers earn more from selling online?
Can citrus farmers earn more from selling online? Open
View article: Household income and tourism expenditure: an unconditional quantile regression approach
Household income and tourism expenditure: an unconditional quantile regression approach Open
Although a growing number of studies have investigated the nexus between income and tourism demand, little is known about the heterogeneous income elasticity of tourism expenditure. This study fills this gap by analysing the 2018 China Fam…
View article: Market participation and subjective well-being of maize farmers
Market participation and subjective well-being of maize farmers Open
This study explores how maize farmers’ market participation influences their subjective well-being, utilizing the 2020 China Rural Revitalization Survey data collected by the Chinese Academy of Social Science. Three variables, including ma…
View article: Impact of mobile payment adoption on household expenditures and subjective well‐being
Impact of mobile payment adoption on household expenditures and subjective well‐being Open
This paper estimates the effects of mobile payment adoption on household expenditures and people's subjective well‐being. We consider four categories of household expenditures (that on clothes, durable goods, consumer goods, and cultural a…
View article: Factors influencing smartphone usage of rural farmers: Empirical analysis of five selected provinces in China
Factors influencing smartphone usage of rural farmers: Empirical analysis of five selected provinces in China Open
The increasing usage of smartphones by practitioners in various fields of expertise is attracting global attention. However, scanty evidence exists on smartphone usage among rural farmers in developing countries. Using data collected from …
View article: Impact of agricultural commercialization on dietary diversity and vulnerability to poverty: Insights from Chinese rural households
Impact of agricultural commercialization on dietary diversity and vulnerability to poverty: Insights from Chinese rural households Open
In this study, we examine the role of agricultural commercialization in influencing rural households’ dietary diversity and vulnerability to poverty. The instrumental variable (IV)-based approaches, including IV-Poisson and IV-Probit model…
View article: Clean energy use and subjective and objective health outcomes in rural China
Clean energy use and subjective and objective health outcomes in rural China Open
View article: Farmers’ organizations and sustainable development: An introduction
Farmers’ organizations and sustainable development: An introduction Open
This special issue features 14 new research papers investigating the role of farmers’ organizations (e.g., collective action, self‐help groups, producer companies/organizations, and cooperatives) in supporting sustainable development. The …
View article: An introduction to rural and agricultural development in the digital age
An introduction to rural and agricultural development in the digital age Open
This special issue contributes to the development economics literature by highlighting the role of information communication and technologies (ICTs) in supporting rural and agricultural development. It is comprised of nine papers. Key find…
View article: Can mechanized pesticide application help reduce pesticide use and increase crop yield? Evidence from rice farmers in Jiangsu province, China
Can mechanized pesticide application help reduce pesticide use and increase crop yield? Evidence from rice farmers in Jiangsu province, China Open
This study is devoted to analyzing the effects of outsourcing machinery-intensive farming activities vis-à-vis using mechanized equipment in-house on pesticide use, utilizing cross-sectional data collected from rice farmers in Jiangsu prov…
View article: Cooperative membership and adoption of green pest control practices: Insights from rice farmers
Cooperative membership and adoption of green pest control practices: Insights from rice farmers Open
Reducing the use of chemical pesticide while preserving crop yield is a practical strategy that makes agricultural production economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. Although the adoption of green pest control practices can…
View article: Sharing energy poverty: The nexus between social interaction-oriented gift expenditure and energy poverty in rural China
Sharing energy poverty: The nexus between social interaction-oriented gift expenditure and energy poverty in rural China Open
This study examines how social interaction-oriented gift expenditure affects the energy poverty of rural households in China, accounting for energy inaccessibility, unaffordability, and multidimensional energy poverty. A conditional mixed …