scholarly journals FROM MAIZE TO HAZE: AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS AND THE GROWTH OF THE MEXICAN DRUG SECTOR

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1181-1224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oeindrila Dube ◽  
Omar García-Ponce ◽  
Kevin Thom
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Shocks

Long-Run Impacts of Agricultural Shocks on Educational Attainment: Evidence from the Boll Weevil

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-174
Author(s):  
Richard B. Baker ◽  
John Blanchette ◽  
Katherine Eriksson
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Child Labor ◽  
Opportunity Cost ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Boll Weevil ◽  
Black Children ◽  
The South ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Agricultural Shocks

The boll weevil spread across the South from 1892 to 1922 with devastating effect on cotton cultivation. The resulting shift away from this child labor–intensive crop lowered the opportunity cost of school attendance. We investigate the insect’s long-run effect on educational attainment using a sample of adults from the 1940 census linked back to their childhood census records. Both white and black children who were young (ages 4 to 9) when the weevil arrived saw increased educational attainment by 0.24 to 0.36 years. Our results demonstrate the potential for conflict between child labor in agriculture and educational attainment.

scholarly journals Smallholder Farmer Engagement in Citizen Science for Varietal Diversification Enhances Adaptive Capacity and Productivity in Bihar, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Gotor ◽  
Tiziana Pagnani ◽  
Ambica Paliwal ◽  
Flavia Scafetti ◽  
Jacob van Etten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Science ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Varietal Diversity ◽  
Participatory Varietal Selection ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Agricultural Shocks

There is evidence that in many situations the use of a diverse set of two or more crop varieties in the field has benefits for production. The benefits of varietal diversification include lower crop disease incidence, higher productivity, and lower yield variability. Targeted interventions could increase varietal diversity where smallholder farmers lack the knowledge and access to seeds needed to diversify their varieties. Innovations based on crowdsourced citizen science make it possible to involve a large number of households in farmer participatory varietal selection. This study analyses varietal diversification in Bihar, India, focusing on the effects of the largest citizen science-based intervention to date, involving 25,000 farmers and 47,000 plots * seasons. The study examines if an increase in the varietal diversity of major staple crops, namely wheat and rice, under real farming conditions contributed to: (1) crop productivity and (2) the ability of households to recover from agricultural production shocks. We used the Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) as a survey tool for rapid characterization of households and the sustainable rural livelihoods framework to understand the potential multiple interactions that are activated within the system by the intervention. We found that an increase in varietal diversification produced livelihood benefits in terms of crop productivity and the ability of households to recover from the occurrence agricultural shocks. Finally, outcomes highlight the effectiveness of development programmes aimed at strengthening rural livelihoods through participatory approaches and use of local crop varietal diversity.

Nonfarm employment, agricultural shocks, and poverty dynamics: evidence from rural Uganda

2006 ◽  
Vol 35 (s3) ◽  
pp. 459-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoko Kijima ◽  
Tomoya Matsumoto ◽  
Takashi Yamano
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Dynamics ◽  
Agricultural Shocks ◽  
Nonfarm Employment

Child labor and agricultural shocks

2006 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Beegle ◽  
Rajeev H. Dehejia ◽  
Roberta Gatti
Keyword(s):  
Child Labor ◽  
Agricultural Shocks

scholarly journals Contemporary Issues in Business and Economics in Vietnam and Other Asian Emerging Markets

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Chia-Lin Chang ◽  
Duc Hong Vo
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Fiscal Decentralization ◽  
Exchange Rate Regime ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Asian Region ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Asian Emerging Markets ◽  
Agricultural Shocks

This Special Issue publishes high quality papers on contemporary issues in business and economics in Vietnam and other Asian emerging markets. These papers were accepted and presented at the 2019 Vietnam’s Business and Economics Research Conference (VBER2019) organized by Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam in July 2019. Emerging issues in business and economics from Vietnam and other emerging markets in the Asian region have been addressed from various angles, from economics, finance, and statistics to management science. Five out of the 14 studies in this book were conducted to investigate various issues in relation to the Asian region such as the exchange rate regime in Asia, financial inclusion, and financial development and income inequality in Asian emerging markets. Seven studies were conducted in response to emerging business and economic issues in Vietnam such as fiscal decentralization, urbanization, foreign direct investment, and corporate financial distress. Other papers even considered various relevant aspects from the United States and Europe to the Asian region including double taxation treaties and agricultural shocks to the oil price. The findings from these papers are useful for practitioners, policymakers, and academics.

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