Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
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Modelling the adoption of agro-advisory mobile applications: a theoretical extension and analysis using result demonstrability, trust, self-efficacy and mobile usage proficiency
Vishal Soodan, Mohit Jamwal, Nirpendra P. Rana, Deeksha Sharma, Supernova ChakrabortyThis paper aims to explore the determinants of intention towards the use of agro-advisory mobile applications by extending the technology acceptance model (TAM) with…
Entrepreneurial intentions of progressive farmers: the influence of innovativeness, risk-taking and proactiveness
Aashiq Hussain Lone, Irfana Rashid BabaProgress in agriculture significantly relies on the adoption of innovative farm practices by farmers. Being proactive and risk-taking catalyses this innovativeness…
Food import demand with structural breaks, economic embargo and the COVID-19 pandemic in a wealthy, highly import-dependent country
Simeon Kaitibie, Arnold Missiame, Patrick Irungu, John N. Ng'ombeQatar, a wealthy country with an open economy has limited arable land. To meet its domestic food demand, the country heavily relies on food imports. Additionally, the over…
Adoption of sustainable agricultural practices during the pandemic: the case of Ecuadorian family farming systems
Maritza Satama, David Alejandro Singaña Tapia, Carola PaulThe objective of this study was to examine the impact of the pandemic on sustainable agricultural practices (SAP) adoption such as: organic fertilizers, minimal use of…
Farmer Business School participation and its impact on cocoa productivity and food security in Ghana
Patrick Owiredu, Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa, Patricia Pinamang Acheampong, Monica Addison, Kwaku Agyei Adu, Dadson Awunyo-VitorVarious models and approaches are implemented to provide technical assistance and support to improve cocoa farmers' welfare in Ghana. The Farmer Business School (FBS)…
Strengths and weaknesses for the young farmers to abide in the Greek countryside: a triangulation approach
Alexandra Pliakoura, Grigorios N. Beligiannis, Athanasia Mavrommati, Achilleas KontogeorgosThis study seeks to identify and highlight the factors that hinder or favor young farmers in the quest to abide in the agricultural profession and to draw policy…
Adoption and impacts of messaging applications and participation in agricultural information-sharing groups: an empirical analysis with Brazilian farmers
Juliana de Jesus Mendes, Marcelo José Carrer, Marcela de Mello Brandão Vinholis, Hildo Meirelles de Souza FilhoThis study aimed to identify the determinants of farmers' participation in agricultural information-sharing digital groups and their impacts on farm performance.
Risk propagation and resilience in the agribusiness supply chain: a systematic literature review
Soleman Imbiri, Raufdeen Rameezdeen, Nicholas Chileshe, Larissa StatsenkoThe purpose of this paper is to investigate risk propagation and resilience in the agribusiness supply chain (ASC).
Supply chain coordination in sustainable agribusiness development: an investigation from coffee exporters
Hoang Nguyen, Thanh Lan Mai, Thi Thu Thuy Pham, Do BinhThis study intends to investigate drivers and consequences of supply chain coordination (SCC) towards green to highlight some convincing evidence for an emerging country's…
Promoting gender – Equitable agricultural value chains: the role of corporate social responsibility in Nigeria's Niger Delta
Joseph Ikechukwu Uduji, Elda Nduka Okolo-ObasiThe purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies' (MOC) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus…
Market integration and price transmission in wheat markets of India: a transaction cost approach
Mumtaz Ahmed, Naresh Singla, Kulwinder SinghWheat, which is one of the major staple food grain crops in India, continues to depict occasional fluctuation in the prices though Union government has adopted…
Market channel participation amongst smallholder rice farmers in the northern region of Ghana
Abdul-Jalil Ma-Azu, Awal Abdul-Rahaman, Abraham Zakaria, Clement Yaw LampteyThis study examines the drivers of marketing channel participation amongst smallholder rice farmers in the northern region of Ghana.
Soil technology and post-harvest losses in Nigeria
Romanus OsabohienPost-harvest losses are becoming a huge issue worldwide and are predominantly severe in developing countries. Seeking ways to control post-harvest losses is important…
Understating emerging value chains and business performance: evidence from dairy industry in India
Anil Kumar Dixit, Smita Sirohi, K.M. Ravishankar, A.G. Adeeth Cariappa, Shiv Kumar, Gunjan Bhandari, Adesh K. Sharma, Amit Thakur, Gaganpreet Kaur Bhullar, Arti ThakurThe purpose of the study is to identify the factors affecting the entrepreneur's choice of the dairy value chain and evaluate the impact of the value chain on farm…
Consumer satisfaction with local rice attributes and willingness to pay for improvement by internal migrants and natives in urban Ghana
Bismark Amfo, Vincent Abankwah, Mohammed TankoThis study investigated consumers' satisfaction with local rice attributes and willingness to pay (WTP) for improvement by internal migrants and natives in urban Ghana.
Gendered predictors of the impact of COVID-19 on cross-border fish trade in Zambia and Malawi
Catherine Mawia Mwema, Netsayi Noris Mudege, Keagan KakwashaWhile the literature has highlighted the impacts of COVID-19, there is limited evidence on the gendered determinants of the impact of COVID-19 among small-scale rural…
Mapping research trends on food supply chain: a bibliometric analysis
Francis Lwesya, Jyoti AchantaThe purpose of the paper is to present research trends in the food supply chain in the context of changes in food systems due to globalization, urbanization, environmental…
Social capital and performance of farmers' groups in producer organizations in India: examining the mediating role of self-efficacy
Satish Chandra Pant, Sathyendra Kumar, Sanjay Kumar JoshiThis paper aims to examine the impact of social capital and self-efficacy in the performance of producer organizations. It also tests the mediating influence of…
International market information and agricultural commodity price dynamics
Sei Jeong, Munisamy GopinathThis study aims to investigate the role of international price volatility and inventories on domestic market price dynamics in the case of agricultural commodities.
A closer look at farmers’ participation in the supermarket supply chain using bibliometric and content analyses
Mayank Saini, Garima Chandna, Savita UbbaThe objective of the study is to systematically review the existing research in the topical domain of farmers’ direct link with supermarkets. The authors present a…
Losses because of risk attitudes or time preference: off-farm cold storage and intertemporal marketing of apple growers in China
Shaoze Jin, Xiangping Jia, Harvey S. JamesThis paper aims to explore the relationship between prudence in risk attitudes and patience of time preference of Chinese apple growers regarding off-farm cold storage of…
Agricultural credit and productivity of crops in India: field evidence from small and marginal farmers across social groups
Inder Sekhar Yadav, M. Sanatan RaoThis work examines the impact of institutional agricultural credit on crop productivity of some major crops such as paddy, cotton, wheat and pulses for small and marginal…
Analysis of barriers to organic farming adoption in developing countries: a grey-DEMATEL and ISM approach
Aasheesh Dixit, Pinakhi Suvadarshini, Dewang Vijay PagareFarmers in India are hesitant to adopt organic farming (OF) despite high demand for organic products and favorable policy measures to encourage the practice. Therefore…
Food labelling and safety consciousness of consumers in Ghana: the case of tinned tomatoes
Richard Kwasi Bannor, Bismark Amfo, Helena Oppong-KyeremehWith the empirical evidence on the purchase behaviour of tinned tomatoes, food labelling and the safety consciousness of consumers in Ghana were examined.
Exploring warehouse receipts financing for farmers through a case study
Deepa Pillai, Shubhra Mishra DeshpandeWarehouse receipt-based financing (WRF), an innovative instrument with its structure embedded in the agricultural value chain can potentially address farmers' concerns…
Beyond grain: the potential of cowpea in local markets of Mali
Mamadou Sissoko, Veronique Theriault, Melinda SmaleThe authors assess the development potential of cowpea beyond grain in local markets in Mali by: (1) identifying trader types and types of cowpea products sold; (2…
Market participation among smallholder farmers in Tanzania: determining the dimensionality and influence of psychological contracts
Ismail Juma IsmailSmallholder farmers in Tanzania were investigated in this paper to determine the dimensions and influence of psychological contracts on smallholder farmers' decisions to…
Weather-induced shocks, coping strategies and farmer food consumption in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: a case in Long An province
Canh Thi Nguyen, Thanh Quang Ngo, Quan Hong NguyenThe paper aims to assess the impact of weather-induced shocks on household food consumption in the rural Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) through the case of Long An province…
Analysis of rice production and the impacts of the usage of certified seeds on yield and income in Côte d'Ivoire
Sheu-Usman Oladipo Akanbi, Ridwan Mukaila, Abdourasaque AdebisiAfter a long observation of the high rate of rice importation and low productivity in Côte d’Ivoire, the certified rice seed was introduced and encouraged to be used by…
Cashew contract farming in Ghana: implications on farm performance and household welfare
Gideon Danso-Abbeam, Abiodun Akintunde Ogundeji, Samuel FosuEfforts to reduce farmers' market risks and improve buyers' access to farm commodities have encouraged contract farming (CF) in Ghana's cashew sector in recent years…
Examining export advantages in Indian horticulture: an approach based on product mapping and seasonality
Raka Saxena, Anjani Kumar, Ritambhara Singh, Ranjit Kumar Paul, M.S. Raman, Rohit Kumar, Mohd Arshad Khan, Priyanka AgarwalThe present study provides evidence on export advantages of horticultural commodities based on competitiveness, trade balance and seasonality dimensions.
Understanding food choice factors of rural households from northwest Vietnam
Christian Genova, Wendy Umberger, Suzie Newman, Alexandra PeraltaThis study aims to investigate the food choice motivations of rural households using a cross-sectional dataset of 510 households from northwest Vietnam interviewed in 2016.
The dynamic chain of innovation: bounded capabilities and complementarity in agribusiness
Paulo Antonio Zawislak, Fernanda Maciel Reichert, Denise Barbieux, Ariane Mello Silva Avila, Nathália PufalThe paper presents a framework – the Dynamic Chain of Innovation – to analyze the dynamics of innovation in agribusiness.
An econometric investigation of EU's import demand for fresh potato: a source differentiated analysis focusing on Egypt
Assem Abu Hatab, Yves SurryA better understanding of the determinants of demand through accurate estimates of the elasticity of import demand can help policymakers and exporters improve their market…
Assessing the value of castrated and intact male goat attributes in livestock markets of Pakistan
Tanvir Ahmed, Waseem Ahmad, Bashir AhmadThe purpose of the study was to find out the impact of the castrated and intact attribute of the male goat on its price in Pakistan.
Barriers to sustainable agribusiness: a systematic review and conceptual framework
Robert Brenya, Isaac Akomea-Frimpong, Deborah Ofosu, David AdeabahAs global concerns for sustainability have gained traction in all sectors of every economy including agribusiness, the need to investigate the critical barriers that could…
The Million Farmers School: evaluating its impact on farmers' agricultural knowledge in Uttar Pradesh, India
Anjani Kumar, Smriti Verma, Sunil Saroj, Amit Mohan Prasad, Avinash KishoreThe Million Farmers School (MFS) program—also known as Kisan Pathshala was launched to impart training to the farmers by the government of the state of Uttar Pradesh…
The linkage between international dairy commodity prices and volatility: a panel-GARCH analysis
Anthony N. Rezitis, Ourania A. TremmaThe study's purpose is to investigate the price volatility of four dairy commodities (skim milk powder [SMP], whole milk powder [WMP], butter and cheddar cheese) in the…
Toward higher import substitution: does quality governance matter for uptake and pricing of improved local rice in Ghana?
Latif Apaassongo Ibrahim, Takeshi Sakurai, Towa TachibanaProduct quality standardization is the solution to market collapses due to quality-insensitive pricing regimes prevalent in West African (WA) rice value chains. However…
Herding and spillover effects in the Indian commodity futures market
Palak Dewan, Khushdeep DharniThe study examines herding in the Indian stock and commodity futures market including agricultural, metal and energy commodities. Herding is studied under various market…
Gendered impact of COVID-19 on consumption of perishable and nonperishable food commodities in Pakistan
Pomi Shahbaz, Shamsheer ul Haq, Ismet Boz, Babar Aziz, Abida HafeezCovid-19 is a serious threat to the dietary quality of vulnerable communities in developing countries with limited economic resources. This study explored the implications…
Envisioning digitalised value chains in the aftermath of COVID-19: a case study of Philippine coffee
Emmanuel Kwame Opoku, Mei-jung Sebrina Wang, Shirley Guevarra, Martin Bazylewich, Aaron ThamThis paper aims to reconceptualise entrenched supply chains associated with coffee production and consumption to digital supply chains for sustainable development.
Structural changes in meat consumption in Vietnam: evidence from household survey data
Vuong Dai Quach, Mitsuyasu Yabe, Hisako Nomura, Yoshifumi TakahashiThis paper aims to provide empirical insight into the trends and structural changes in meat consumption in Vietnam.
Farmer–trader relationships in the context of developing countries: a dyadic analysis to understand variations in trust perceptions
Godfrey Moses Owot, Kenneth Olido, Daniel Micheal Okello, Walter OdongoThe purpose of this study is to analyze trust perceptions between farmers and traders from a dyadic context in developing countries using mixed-method with a specific…
Traditional dairy goat value chain in Lebanon: an uneven distribution of values
Lamisse Khairallah, Mabelle Chedid, Lina Jaber, Giuliano Martiniello, Shady K. HamadehSmall-scale goat farming and dairy goat productions are significant constituents in the livelihoods of marginal Lebanese rural communities. Reviving and supporting that…
Awareness on agricultural entrepreneurship among youth farmers: an empirical study from Western Nepal
Niranjan Devkota, Ashok Joshi, Ghanashyam Khanal, Sushanta Kumar Mahapatra, Nabaraj Gautam, Udaya Raj Paudel, Udbodh BhandariAgriculture, since time immemorial, has been a major sector in reducing poverty, accelerating economic activities and source of sustainability of a nation. As most of the…
Rice ecosystem heterogeneity and determinants of climate risk adaptation in Indian agriculture: farm-level evidence
Pandaraiah Gouraram, Phanindra Goyari, Kirtti Ranjan PaltasinghThis paper examines the determinants of concurrent adoption of farm risk management strategies by rice growers in two different ecosystems of Telangana…
An ensemble design of a cash crops-warehouse receipt system (WRS) based on blockchain smart contracts
Deo Shao, Cleverence Kombe, Stuti SaxenaWarehouse receipt system (WRS) schemes aim to revitalize the market of cash crops, particularly those of the smallholder farmers. However, the existing government schemes…
Factors affecting farmers' intention to use ECEs in Covid-19 pandemic: combining the technology acceptance model (TAM) and barrier factors
Vu Hong Van, Nguyen Ngoc Quynh, Nguyen Khanh DoanhThis study aims to analyze the factors affecting tea-producing farmers' intention to use e-commerce exchanges (ECEs) to sell their products, combining the technology…
Governance structures and price volatility perceptions in the Indonesian chilli value chain
Yanti Nuraeni Muflikh, Rajendra Adhikari, Ammar Abdul AzizThis paper aims to analyse the governance structures of the Indonesian chilli value chain, price volatility issues across the chain and to critically explore the value…
Joint market participation choices of smallholder farmers and households’ welfare: evidence from Senegal
Alhassane Camara, Anatole Goundan, Christian Henning, Luc Savard, Assane BeyeThere is much evidence in the literature showing the benefits of input market participation on farmers’ welfare. The same is true for participation in marketing. However…
Adoption of contract farming for managing agricultural risks: a case study in rice production in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Thuyen Thi Pham, Hoa Le Dang, Ngoc Thi Anh Pham, Huy Duc DangFarmers' risk attitudes and risk perceptions play an essential role in shaping risk management strategies to address risks and uncertainties. Contract farming is…
Winner-takes-all no more: radical transparency for sustainable specialty coffee value chains
Benjamin Marcus, Elif Sisli-Ciamarra, Lee Phillip McGinnisThe paper aims to understand the role of sensory quality scoring used at the competition auctions on pricing outcomes and how the auction process could be improved to…
Hiding in plain sight: the emergence of modern dairy farms in India
Saule Burkitbayeva, Emma Janssen, Johan SwinnenThis paper provides one of the first and most detailed accounts of the large modern dairy farms that are emerging in the dairy sector in India. Qualitative interviews are…
Internet of Things application in Indian agriculture, challenges and effect on the extension advisory services – a review
Sapna JarialThe emerging technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are transforming various industries, including agriculture. Unaware, young male and female farmers leave the…
Artificial intelligence in agricultural value chain: review and future directions
C. Ganeshkumar, Sanjay Kumar Jena, A. Sivakumar, T. NambirajanThis paper is a literature review on use of artificial intelligence (AI) among agricultural value chain (AVC) actors, and it brings out gaps in research in this area and…
Accessing value-added market through cooperatives: a case study of Sitajakhala Dugdha Utpadak Samabai Samiti Ltd., India
Dipanjan Kashyap, Sanjib BhuyanMember-owned business organizations, such as cooperatives, are engaged in various economic activities that touch our everyday lives. Sitajakhala Dugdha Utpadak Samabai…
Sustainability assessment of crops' production in India: empirical evidence from ARDL-ECM approach
Rita Rani ChopraThe study aims to evaluate the long- vs short-run relationships between crops' production (output) and crops' significant inputs such as land use, agricultural water use…
Dragon head enterprises in China's wine production – case study results
Barbara Richter, Yanlin Yang, Jon H. HanfIn 1998, the Chinese Communist Party introduced the strategy for modernizing agriculture with large-scale production and launching large commercial enterprises known as…
Impacts of a saline water control project on aquaculture livelihoods in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
Thu Trang Thi Ngo, Hong Quan Nguyen, Timothy Gorman, Quang Ngo Xuan, Phuong Lan Thi Ngo, Ann VanreuselDrought and salinity intrusion aggravated by climate change threaten agricultural livelihoods in Viet Nan's Mekong Delta. In response, authorities have built water…
Telephone farmers and an emerging ecosystem are unlocking the hidden middle of agricultural value chains in Kenya through innovation
Meine Pieter van Dijk, Gigi Limpens, Julius Gatune Kariuki, Diederik de BoerThis article explores the potential of an emerging group of farmers in Kenya, namely the growing segment of urban-based medium-size farmers, often called “telephone…
Gender attributes of the impact of informal savings and loans associations on food security in rural Zimbabwe
Terrence Kairiza, George Kembo, Vengesai Magadzire, Asankha PallegedaraIn the absence of well-developed financial markets, Informal Savings and Loans Associations (ISLAs) provide rural households with an alternative consumption coping…
Selecting enablers for sustainable PDS supply chain in the Indian context using fuzzy-DEMATEL approach
Sumanta Das, Akhilesh Barve, Naresh Chandra Sahu, Devendra K. YadavThis paper aims to identify, analyze and evaluate the major enablers for the sustainable public distribution system (PDS) supply chain in India in lessening food…
Understanding the process of agricultural entrepreneurship: perspective from strategic movements and entrepreneurial families
Asael Islas-Moreno, Manrrubio Muñoz-Rodríguez, Vinicio Horacio Santoyo-Cortés, Norman Aguilar-Gallegos, Enrique Genaro Martínez-González, Wyn MorrisThis study analyses the sequence of actions carried out by successful enterprises in the agricultural sector and aims to understand the logic followed with such actions…
Determinants of consumer intention to purchase food with safety certifications in emerging markets: evidence from Vietnam
Hai Minh Ngo, Ran Liu, Masahiro Moritaka, Susumu FukudaResearch on the determinants of consumer behavior toward food with safety certifications in Vietnam remains little. The primary objective of this study is to identify the…
Analysis of the Ecuadorian government's proposed methodology of brand valuation: application in agricultural sector brands
Washington Macias, Katia Rodriguez, Flavio Arosemana-Burbano, Donald ZhangallimbayThe purpose of this work is to analyze a brand valuation methodology proposed by the current Ecuadorian National Service for Intellectual Rights, assessing the relevance…
Effect of women access to land on household nutritional outcomes in smallholder production system: application of heterogeneous treatment effects
Veronica Njeri kariuki, Oscar Ingasia Ayuya, John Masani NdukoLand is an emotive issue for women in Kenya, majority of who still suffer the consequences of not having access to land, leading to economic insecurity. This paper aims at…
Measuring market orientation, innovative marketing strategies and performance: evidence from the Malaysian agro-food manufacturers
Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman, Nurul Hasyima Khairuddin, Haslinda Hashim, Siti Rahayu HussinThis paper aims to investigate the relationship between market orientation and innovative marketing strategies and the effect of innovative marketing strategies on the…
Climate change and rice production in India: role of ecological and carbon footprint
Pushp Kumar, Naresh Chandra Sahu, Mohd Arshad Ansari, Siddharth KumarThe paper investigates the effects of climate change along with ecological and carbon footprint on rice crop production in India during 1982–2016.
Quality determinates of rice price in open bag markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bailey Peterson-Wilhelm, Lawton Nalley, Alvaro Durand-Morat, Aaron Shew, Francis Tsiboe, Willy MulimbiWeaknesses in the grades and standards system in low-income countries across Sub-Saharan Africa undermine the transparency of agricultural markets. In the Democratic…
Relational contracts and value chain governance: exporter approaches to overcoming transaction costs in Rwanda's coffee sector
Andrew Gerard, Maria Claudia Lopez, John Kerr, Alfred R. BizozaIn developing countries, local buyers often rely on relational contracting based on reciprocity and trust. This paper analyzes relational contracting and global value…
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