In this article, we develop a dynamic model to show how membership in agricultural
cooperatives influences smallholder farmers' decisions to invest in organic soil amendments …

Global food markets demand adherence to food standards by farmers in developing
countries, such as GlobalGAP and organic certifications. This paper analyzes the adoption …

Land degradation is occurring in almost all terrestrial biomes and agro-ecologies, in both
low and high income countries. However its impact is especially severe on the livelihoods of …

Contract farming has been shown to increase agricultural productivity and thus welfare of
farmers in developing countries. However, studies that look at the potential environmental …

Links between land tenure and food and nutritional insecurity are receiving increased
attention. Nevertheless, urban and periurban dwellers face challenges in accessing land to …

Sustainable land management (SLM) is increasingly recognized as viable pathway to
accelerate poverty reduction and achieving sustainable development, particularly in the …

Cotton production substantially contributes to the GDP of Uzbekistan. It is produced under a
state procurement policy, according to which farmers have to allocate half of their land for …

Economists argue that land rent taxation is an ideal form of taxation as it causes no
deadweight losses. Nevertheless, pure land rent taxation is rarely applied. This paper …

Global land is turning into an increasingly scarce resource. We here present a
comprehensive assessment of co-occuring land-use change from 2000 until 2010 …

The current study aims to investigate the agricultural investment differences among three
kinds of land lease agreements and their effect on farmers' decisions regarding sustainable …