Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies: Volume 13 Issue 5

The dynamic chain of innovation: bounded capabilities and complementarity in agribusiness

Paulo Antonio Zawislak, Fernanda Maciel Reichert, Denise Barbieux, Ariane Mello Silva Avila, Nathália Pufal

The paper presents a framework – the Dynamic Chain of Innovation – to analyze the dynamics of innovation in agribusiness.

Assessing the value of castrated and intact male goat attributes in livestock markets of Pakistan

Tanvir Ahmed, Waseem Ahmad, Bashir Ahmad

The 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.

The linkage between international dairy commodity prices and volatility: a panel-GARCH analysis

Anthony N. Rezitis, Ourania A. Tremma

The 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 three most…

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 Kishore

The 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 (India) in…

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 Hafeez

Covid-19 is a serious threat to the dietary quality of vulnerable communities in developing countries with limited economic resources. This study explored the implications of…

Herding and spillover effects in the Indian commodity futures market

Palak Dewan, Khushdeep Dharni

The study examines herding in the Indian stock and commodity futures market including agricultural, metal and energy commodities. Herding is studied under various market…

An ensemble design of a cash crops-warehouse receipt system (WRS) based on blockchain smart contracts

Deo Shao, Cleverence Kombe, Stuti Saxena

Warehouse receipt system (WRS) schemes aim to revitalize the market of cash crops, particularly those of the smallholder farmers. However, the existing government schemes for the…

Understanding food choice factors of rural households from northwest Vietnam

Christian Genova, Wendy Umberger, Suzie Newman, Alexandra Peralta

This 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.

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 Tham

This paper aims to reconceptualise entrenched supply chains associated with coffee production and consumption to digital supply chains for sustainable development.

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 Bhandari

Agriculture, 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 youth in…