Farm Businesses
INTERNET USE AND FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION OF INTERNET APPLICATIONS BY SUGARCANE FARM BUSINESSes IN THE KWAZULUNATAL MIDLANDS
... for farm businesses include “to access price and product information, access government and university reports and research, interact with other producers and specialists, purchase inputs, sell production, ...
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The impact of management practices on financial performance: evidence from farm businesses in England
... In order to examine whether the DuPont Expansion model would be a good measure to assess the financial performance of the agricultural industry in England, a correlation analysis was carried out on the financial ratios ...
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Equal or Just? Intergenerational Allocations within Family Farm Businesses
... the farm business to successors or heirs in a way that will satisfy all family members and still allow the farm to produce in a way that is economically ...family farm business ...
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Learning and building social capital in a community of family farm businesses
... Member businesses are more resilient because the community acts as a support network that assists businesses as they make changes to take advantage of opportunities and minimize the effects of ...
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Māori farming trusts A preliminary scoping investigation into the governance and management of large dairy farm businesses
... large farm businesses (with formal governance structures) found that in the most common model the physical assets were held in a family Trust, with a company responsible for trade (Lockhart ...
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The intrinsic plasticity of farm businesses and their resilience to change. An Australian example.
... plastic farm management strategy had higher median profits and was less risky for the baseline and less intensive climate change scenarios ...on farm profit and economic risk originated from important ...
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A fairer go for farm businesses
... Others may wish to consider moving up or down the supply chain by establishing buying or selling cooperatives. Th e benefi t of a cooperative structure is it off ers family farmers the ability to retain their property ...
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Does risk matter for farm businesses? The effect of crop insurance on production and diversification.
... the farm, and possibly the structure of ...the farm diversification problem, attempting to understand the normative implications of how to optimally diversify under ...
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An exploration of the social and technological factors that drive information and communication technology adoption in Tasmanian dairy family farm businesses
... This cluster groups themes which explore the operational farm, such as staffing, animals, the collection of cow information, and operational ICT options on the farm. Specifically, the seven themes discussed ...
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Self-directed learning environments of farm businesses – case studies in Queensland
... Rural business managers are increasingly juggling economic and environmental pressures as they strive to optimise productivity and maximise profitability for their farm business. This research explores the ...
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Enabling change in family farm businesses
... An assessment of the barriers to farm diversification in regional Tasmania Paper 4 A review of research on agricultural extension, learning and change Paper 5 Identification of effective[r] ...
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On‐Farm and Off‐Farm Returns to Education among Farm Operators in Northern Ireland
... profitable farm businesses are probably more likely to acquire agricultural qualifications and this would generate upward bias in the estimated farm return to such ...
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sustainable livelihoods businesses
... To date, the IFC has rarely provided direct resources to multinationals but it is very active in promoting local private sector development. Many local business partners, suppliers and distributors are ideal candidates ...
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The DreamTeam Family of Businesses
... The market is a gamble, but with fresh trading ideas, investment highlights and carefully vetted stock picks, StockBeats puts its subscribers ahead of the game to find the best small-ca[r] ...
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Ethnic Minority Businesses
... It is important to consider these ethnic minority SMEs as separate groups, rather than thinking of them as one “ethnic minority” group. That said, there are a number of things that each of these groups has in common, ...
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Small Businesses. Then & Now
... were asked their opinions on how operating a small business today differs than five years ago. This survey is part of an ongoing series about the state of small businesses and the ways they connect with, and grow, ...
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Resources for Small Businesses
... Kiva Zip- A program that provides small business owners with crowd sourced loans from a national network of supporters at 0% interest, usually for businesses that are meeting a community need. Women’s Opportunity ...
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Smart Farm: Extending Automation To The Farm Level
... Bidirectional counters are used to count the number of people entering a room in the farm house. The lights are automatically switched off on count zero. The system can also be modified to be timer dependent. In ...
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Start-Up Family Businesses: Lesson From Large Successful Family Businesses
... all businesses (Gersick & Davis, 1997; Zimmerer & Scarborough, ...family businesses account for 60% and 50% respectively while in Africa and Asia, they account for more than 70% of total ...
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George Orwell; Animal Farm. Animal Farm
... 8. Although Napoleon is considered the absolute Leader of Animal Farm, it is Squealer who is most adept at conveying the “party line” to the animals, often convincing them to disbelieve their own eyes. What ...
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