Organic farmers or conventional farmers: Where's the money?

H Uematsu, AK Mishra - Ecological Economics, 2012 - Elsevier
There is growing evidence that organic farming is a rapidly expanding economic sector in
the US However, an unanswered question is whether organic farmers are better off than …

Impact of contracts in high yielding varieties seed production on profits and yield: The case of Nepal

AK Mishra, A Kumar, PK Joshi, A D'souza - Food Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Nepal's population continues to grow, but the agricultural sector's performance remains
almost stagnant. This has led to a decline in the per capita availability of food. Increasing …

The effect of legalization on wages and health insurance: Evidence from the National Agricultural Workers Survey

AMG Kandilov, IT Kandilov - Applied Economic Perspectives …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We estimate the effect of legalization on the wages and benefits of foreign‐born agricultural
workers. Using data from the National Agricultural Workers Survey, we employ propensity …

Informal “Ganyu” Labor Supply, and Food Security: The Case of Malawi

I Sitienei, AK Mishra, AR Khanal - Food Security in a Food Abundant …, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose To determine the factors that motivate rural households to supply ganyu labor and
to estimate its impact on food security. Methodology/approach Data from the 2010/2011 …

Participation in informal off-farm labor market and its impact on household income and food security in Malawi

I Sitienei, AK Mishra, J Gillespie, AR Khanal - 2014 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Most rural households in Malawi often opt to supplement their farm income with additional
casual work on the farms of others (“ganyu” labor). However, there is a growing concern that …

[PDF][PDF] Transaction Costs, Institutions and Smallholder Market Integration: Chili Producers in India

VS Kedar, P Kumar, P Neharkar - 2021 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Modern food retail chains (MFRC) have reported tremendous growth in India during the last
two decades that is fastest among developing countries. Most MFRCs have started …

[PDF][PDF] Measuring The Impact of Transaction Costs on Profitability of Farmers: Empirical Evidence from India

K Vishnu, R Rai - 2022 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
The modern food retail chains (MFRCs) have recently attracted attention due to the massive
increase in the number of stores, expansion of operation from developed countries to …

Role of transaction costs in modern food retail chains: Empirical evidence from India

K Vishnu, A Dsouza - Transforming Agriculture in South Asia, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Transactions cost (TC) is observed to be significantly higher for MFRC (modern food retail
chains) farmers compared to IFs (independent farmers). Among various components of …

[PDF][PDF] Transaction Costs, Institutional Arrangements and Smallholders Participation: Tomato Marketing By Small Producers in India

K Vishnu, K Parmod, P Neharkar - 2021 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
The paper analyses the impacts of transaction costs on tomato farmers participation in
different institutional arrangements of Modern food retail chains (MFRCs) using primary …

[PDF][PDF] Transaction Costs, Institutions and Smallholder Market Integration: Chili Producers in India

K Vishnu, P Kumar, P Neharkar - scholar.archive.org
Modern food retail chains (MFRC) have reported tremendous growth in India during the last
two decades that is fastest among developing countries. Most MFRCs have started …