Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Yue-Dong Zhang Author-Workplace-Name: School of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, P.R. China Author-Name: Jing-Jing Li Author-Workplace-Name: School of Economics and Management, Yango University, Fuzhou, P.R. China Author-Name: Yi-Fang Zheng Author-Workplace-Name: School of Public Administration and Law, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, P.R. China Author-Name: Jia-Xian Xu Author-Workplace-Name: School of Public Administration and Law, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, P.R. China Title: Effect of agricultural socialisation services on green grain production efficiency: Evidence from Jiangsu Province, China Abstract: In this study, we examine the effect of Agricultural Socialisation Services (ASS) on green grain production efficiency in Jiangsu Province, China, by using data from the China Land Economy Survey. We used the generalised random forests model in this research to address potential issues of farming household self-selection into ASS and unobserved heterogeneity in treatment effects. The results show that participation in ASS significantly improves green production efficiency, particularly for small-scale farmers. Efficiency gains are most pronounced in critical agronomic operations such as pest control, seeding and planting, whereas smaller efficiency effects are observed in plowing, harvesting and straw treatment. The findings suggest that targeted expansion of ASS could substantially enhance sustainable farming practices, especially for resource-constrained farms. This study provides important policy insights for promoting agricultural sustainability through improved access to and delivery of agricultural services, contributing to more efficient and ecofriendly grain production. Keywords: generalised random forests, small-scale farmers, sustainable farming practises Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 173-184 Volume: 71 Issue: 4 Year: 2025 DOI: 10.17221/296/2023-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/296/2023-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202504-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:71:y:2025:i:4:id:296-2023-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Chunlei Li Author-Workplace-Name: College of Economics and Management, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P.R. China Author-Name: Tao Feng Author-Workplace-Name: College of Arts and Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P.R. China Author-Name: Gangyi Wang Author-Workplace-Name: College of Economics and Management, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P.R. China Author-Name: Amètépé Nathanaël Beauclair Anani Author-Workplace-Name: College of Economics and Management, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P.R. China Title: How economic policy uncertainty affect the scale-up of hog breeding in China? Abstract: In recent years, China has promoted large-scale hog farming through various approaches. However, this scale-up process may be affected by economic policy uncertainty. This paper empirically examines the impact of policy uncertainty on hog farming scale-up using provincial panel data from 2016-2022 and a fixed-effects model. Our results indicate that economic policy uncertainty significantly inhibits hog farming scale-up, and this effect remains significant even when we increase the criteria for recognising scale-up, alternative estimation methods include two-stage least squares (2SLS), dynamic panel model and panel Poisson model. Mechanism analysis reveals that economic policy uncertainty not only exacerbates the impact of labour and capital factor prices on scale-up hog farming but also exacerbates the volatility of hog prices, which further raises the risks faced by hog farming and inhibits scale-up hog farming. Heterogeneity analysis reveals that the effect of economic policy uncertainty on hog farming scale-up decreases as farm size increases. Higher-level economic policy uncertainty can inhibit scale-up hog farming, while lower-level economic policy uncertainty can instead promote scale-up hog farming. Economic policy uncertainty has a more obvious inhibitory effect on scale-up hog farming in major development areas. These findings have important implications for the promotion of large-scale hog farming and related policy regulation. Keywords: capital price, frequent policy adjustment, hog farming, hog price fluctuation, labour price, large-scale hog farming Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 203-217 Volume: 71 Issue: 4 Year: 2025 DOI: 10.17221/8/2024-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/8/2024-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202504-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:71:y:2025:i:4:id:8-2024-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Adetomiwa Kolapo Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria Author-Name: Akeem Abiade Tijani Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria Author-Name: Seyi Olalekan Olawuyi Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa Author-Name: Adeyera James Kolapo Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria Author-Name: Temitope Oluwaseun Ojo Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria Author-Name: Nolwazi Zanele Khumalo Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agriculture, University of Zululand, Richards Bay, South Africa Author-Name: Khalid. Mohamed Elhindi Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Author-Name: Hazem Kassem Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Society, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt Title: Psychological perspectives on smallholder farmers' choice of climate change adaptation strategies and productivity nexus in Southwest, Nigeria Abstract: In recent pasts, high priority has been placed on encouraging the implementation of various climate change adaptation techniques to adapt to the disastrous effects of climate change. Like in other countries affected by climate change, Nigerian farmers were also encouraged by governmental and non-governmental organisations to implement techniques for adapting to climate change impact. In this study, we use a psychological approach to investigate how a mix of socioeconomic and psycho-cognitive factors affect smallholder farmers' decisions about various climate change adaptation strategies and the consequent impact of the adoption of adaptation strategies on crop yield. Following the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), the adoption decision of farmers was modelled using the partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) and the ordered probit model. The impact of adopting adaptation strategies on productivity was evaluated using multinomial endogenous switching regression (MESR). The MESR helps to address endogeneity issues that might arise as a result of inconsistencies in the behavioural responses of the farmers. Our result indicates that psycho-cognitive factors like intentions and personal norms significantly predicted the number of climate change adaptation strategies the farmers ultimately embraced and implemented on their farms. We also found that the smallholder farmers' yield and income were most significantly impacted by the adoption of land restoration as a climate change adaptation strategy. The findings will assist in the design of more effective policy instruments to remove adoption hurdles as well as crafting tailored extension services that resonate with the realities of the farmer and thus help foster behavioural change. Keywords: MESR, Nigeria, structural equation modelling, theory of planned behaviour Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 185-202 Volume: 71 Issue: 4 Year: 2025 DOI: 10.17221/87/2024-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/87/2024-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202504-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:71:y:2025:i:4:id:87-2024-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Zuzana Fuksová Author-Workplace-Name: Liaison Agency FADN CZ, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Iveta Bošková Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agrarian Market, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Jana Hlaváčková Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agro-environmental Policy, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic Author-Name: Marek Novák Author-Workplace-Name: Liaison Agency FADN CZ, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic Title: The economic aspects of organic farms selling their products to organic or conventional market Abstract: Organic farming is a topic often discussed in the scientific community and public space. The current European policy strongly supports the enhancement of organic farming concerning the environment, sustainability, and social aspects. It is generally assumed that a lower intensity of production, yields, livestock utility, fertilisation, and total costs should be compensated by premium prices, subsidies, or higher economic performance. Research revealed that achieving premium prices for organic products on the market is not obvious for organic farmers as some organic commodities have been sold on the conventional market. Our study focused on the price difference reached by the sample of farms on the organic and conventional markets for two organic commodities (winter wheat and milk) and the farm's economic results. We combined and compared data from two unique databases on organic farming in the Czech Republic. We used the statistical methods of ANOVA and regression for analysis. We found the difference between evaluated market prices. Price variability is wide in both types of organic and conventional markets but the influence of the prices on farm performance was not significant. Keywords: milk, net value added, output, prices, winter wheat Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 218-227 Volume: 71 Issue: 4 Year: 2025 DOI: 10.17221/370/2024-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/370/2024-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202504-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:71:y:2025:i:4:id:370-2024-AGRICECON