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New Medit 1/2024 - Bologna University Press

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New Medit, Economia e Finanza

New Medit 1/2024

üldal and Ozcelik investigate the impact of ex-ante policy scenarios on conventional farmers’ intentions to adopt smart farming applications and identifies influential factors.
The findings reveal that financial support significantly boosts farmers’ intention to adopt new technologies. Additionally, farm income, knowledge, and inheritor positively influence adoption, while education and age hinder it.
The assessment of different impacts of conservation agriculture compared to conventional agriculture, using a set of agronomic, economic and environmental indicators at the scale of an experimental station are analysed by Talbi and Sghaier. Results show the added value of conservation agriculture, which has higher economic and agronomic performance and positive environmental benefits.
Céu and Gaspar focus on the prediction of financial distress of agricultural firms operating in the vineyards and olive crops sectors in Mediterranean countries, specifically in Portugal, Spain, and Italy. The study concludes that there are differences between the two sectors, as well as across countries, and suggests that dedicated models for each country or crop may improve the models’ accuracy.
Oğuz et al. aim to calculate the climate-friendly innovative technology usage indexes of sheep farms in Konya and to determine the affecting factors. Results show that 5.96% of the enterprises are low level, 87.42% medium level and 6.62% high level climate-friendly innovative technology us…ers. Providing education and financial support to farmers in the region regarding climate change perception and technology usage will enhance the level of Climate-Friendly Innovative Technology Usage Index in enterprises.
Nawar et al. assess the economic feasibility of wastewater treatment and reuse in irrigation in eastern Tunisia applying an ex-post Cost-Benefit Analysis. The results prove that: the project is economically profitable for all scenarios except the first; farmers are the main beneficiaries of the project which is financially not viable for both the treatment plant company and the public body charged of the distribution of water; the affordability of the treated wastewater price depends on the cropping pattern.
The factors of farmers’ willingness form early adoption of enhanced irrigation technologies in Tunisia are investigated by Chebil et al. Risk, trust, and perception towards technology are important factors in driving early adoption decision. The findings imply that farmers training on water conservation technologies, financial support for innovation adoption, awareness of young farmers about the opportunities of agricultural innovation, incentives to farmers’ associations in order to improve their market access.
The impacts of the Young Farmer Support Program (YFP) in Türkiye are analysed by Türker. The results showed that about half of the young farmers were not satisfied with the provided support. The presence of social facilities in the rural areas, crop diversity, agricultural insurance, and investments in the farms were statistically significant and had an impact on the willingness of young farmers to continue their farm activities.
Hammude and Bahşi find out how Syrians with temporary protection status in Turkey live and work. The study used a survey-based approach to collect primary data from 210 Syrian asylum seekers residing in Turkish province. The research brought attention to the vulnerable position of Syrian refugees in the labor market and the need for comprehensive measures to improve their working conditions and overall well-being.
Ameur et al. analyze the technical efficiency of dairy cattle farms in Tizi Ouzou region. Paper found that the average technical efficiency is relatively high, suggesting that farms can reduce their inputs by an average of 17% while maintaining the same level of output. Agricultural advisory system and traditional insemination play an important role in enhancing technical efficiency. practiced on a small scale, increasing herd size can result in reduced performance. The study also recommended that agricultural policies should be adapted to local specificities and that a more supportive strategy should be adopted for small-scale family dairy farms instead of promoting the large farm model.

Disciplina

Economia e Finanza

Argomento

Alimentazione, Ambiente, Economia, Scienze e tecnologie agro-alimentari

Formato

170 × 240 mm

Pagine

152

Anno

2024

Confezione

Brossura

Lingua

Inglese/Francese

ISBN

9791254774304

ISBN online

doi

10.30682/nm2401

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