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Mechanization outsourcing clusters and division of labor in Chinese agriculture por Zhang, Xiaobo, Yang, Jin, Reardon, Thomas

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Marginal and media productivity of labor on table grape harvest por Espindola, Rodrigo Sebastian, Gennari, Alejandro

“…In recent years in San Juan, Argentina the lack of manpower to harvest, clean and packing export table grape caused serious economic problems and it is the most important reason that explains the disappearance of Argentina in this area. Labor is very expensive and it is the highest production cost. …”
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Potential for blue-gray water trade-offs for irrigation in small towns of Pakistan: A case study of farmers' costs and benefits in Haroonabad por Ul-Hassan, Mehmood, Ali, Z.

Materias: “…costs…”
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Improved conservation agriculture-based sustainable intensification management practices (CASI) reduce labor and total cropping system production costs por CGIAR Research Program on Wheat

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Valoración económica de las principales labores del cultivo del caqui por Fernández-Zamudio, María A., Malagón, José

“…En el presente trabajo se repasa el conjunto de labores que necesita una plantación adulta, y se cuantifica el coste de las mismas de manera separada. …”
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Monitoring the Agri-food System in Myanmar: The rising costs of diets and declining purchasing power of casual wage laborers: December 2021–November 2023 por Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…We assess changes in food prices and purchasing power of casual wage laborers based on large-scale surveys of households and food vendors (fielded from December 2021 until November 2023) in rural and urban areas and in all state/regions of Myanmar. …”
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Monitoring the agri-food system in Myanmar: The rising costs of diets and declining purchasing power of casual wage laborers: June 2020 - February 2023 por Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Key findings  Over the full period (June 2020 - February 2023), the cost of the healthy diet rose by 72 percent and the common diet by 82 percent.  Prices for rice –the major staple– increased by 62 percent between March 2022 and February 2023.  The costs of a common and healthy diet increased especially over the year 2022, by 50 and 51 percent respectively between Q1 of 2022 and Q4 of 2022.  Diet costs increased more in rural areas compared to urban areas and more in the Dry Zone and coastal areas – which are more affected by conflicts – compared to the national average.  The value of daily wages of construction and agricultural wage laborers relative to common and healthy diet costs declined by about 25 and 28 percent over the year 2022.  Food costs are outpacing wages, making food increasingly unaffordable for wage earners who are among the most vulnerable household groups in Myanmar, particularly in rural areas. …”
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Monitoring the agri-food System in Myanmar: The rising costs of diets and declining purchasing power of casual wage laborers: June 2020–August 2023 por Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Key Findings  Over the full period (June 2020 - August 2023), the cost of the healthy diet rose by 111 percent and the common diet by 130 percent.  After a reprieve from high food inflation in the first half of 2023, prices increased rapidly in Q3 resulting in a 23 and 27 percent increase in the healthy and common diets, respectively, in August 2023 compared to the previous year, when food prices were already very high.  Rice – the major staple – prices increased by 67 percent between August 2022 and August 2023.  Over the full period (June 2020 to August 2023), pulse, pork, and leafy green prices approximately doubled; rice prices nearly tripled; potato and onion prices more than tripled; and oil prices more than quadrupled.  The value of daily wages of construction and agricultural wage laborers relative to common and healthy diet costs declined by about 18 and 16 percent between the Q2 of 2022 and Q2 of 2023. …”
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Monitoring the agri-food system in Myanmar: The rising costs of diets and declining purchasing power of casual wage laborers: December 2021–June 2024 por Myanmar Agrifood Program for Strategy and Analysis

“…Key Findings:  Between the second quarters of 2023 and 2024, diet costs rose steadily by 40 and 41 percent for healthy and common diet costs, respectively…”
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Labor (mis?)measurement in agriculture por Ambler, Kate, Herskowitz, Sylvan, Maredia, Mywish K.

“…Measuring and categorizing peoples’ labor activities in relation to the agricultural sector is important for understanding income earning opportunities and designing effective policy. …”
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Gender aspects of irrigation management transfer: rethinking efficiency and equity por Zwarteveen, M.Z.

Materias: “…female labor…”
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Gender aspects of irrigation management transfer: rethinking efficiency and equity por Zwarteveen, M.Z.

Materias: “…female labor…”
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Mechanization outsourcing clusters and division of labor in Chinese agriculture por Zhang, Xiaobo, Yang, Jin, Reardon, Thomas

“…Despite small landholdings, a high degree of land fragmentation, and rising labor costs, agricultural production in China has steadily increased. …”
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Mechanization outsourcing clusters and division of labor in Chinese agriculture por Zhang, Xiaobo, Yang, Jin, Reardon, Thomas

“…Despite small landholdings, a high degree of land fragmentation, and rising labor costs, agricultural production in China has steadily increased. …”
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The true costs of food production in Kenya por Benfica, Rui, Davis, Kristin E., Oulu, Martin, Termote, Céline, Fadda, Carlo

“… • Findings at farm level in NATURE+ Initiative sites in Kajiado, Kisumu, and Vihiga, for the crop sector show that: o Direct costs (70% of true costs) are predominantly hired labor and seed costs o External costs represent about 30% of the true costs o Social externalities costs (84%) are greater than environmental costs (16%) o Forced labor is the most important impact, followed by child labor, underpayment, and gender wage gaps o Environmental externalities include land occupation (land use) and soil degradation…”
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Economic Effect of Plant Growth Regulator in the Landscape Maintenance por Velasco O., Jose E.

“…This study provides information to understand if the extra cost of using PGR´s is justified by the reduction of labor needed. …”
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Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: a multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka por Renwick, M.E.

Materias: “…production costs…”
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The true costs of food production in Viet Nam por Benfica, Rui, Davis, Kristin E., Dao, The Anh, Vu, Dang Toan, Naziri, Diego

“… • Our findings show that at the national level for all crop sectors: o Environmental externalities account for 73% and social for 27% of external cost structure. o Major environmental impact sources are land occupation, air pollution, and climate change. o Major social impact sources are underpayment of farm workers and the incidence of child labor. • In NATURE+ sites in Sa Pa and Mai Son districts for the crop sector: o External costs represent about 24% of all household crop production costs. …”
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The gendered impacts of income fluctuations on household departure, labor supply, and human capital decisions: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan por Kosec, Katrina, Song, Jie, Zhao, Hongdi, Holtemeyer, Brian

“…We address the endogeneity of fluctuations in income to labor supply decisions using a household fixed effects model and exploiting region-level changes over time in growth rates of different sources of revenue and production costs to which households have varying levels of baseline exposure. …”
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Reducing risk of weed infestation and labor burden of weed management in cropping systems por Kayeke, M.J., Nhamo, N., Chikoye, David

“…Weeds are a major biological yield reducing factor in most cropping systems in Africa. The annual cost of weed control has been estimated to be $4.3 billion in Africa. …”
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