Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Maria Mercè Clop-Gallart Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economy and Business, Faculty of Law, Economics and Tourism, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain Author-Name: Esther Estruch-Bosch Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economy and Business, Faculty of Law, Economics and Tourism, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain Author-Name: María Isabel Juárez Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economy and Business, Faculty of Law, Economics and Tourism, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain Author-Name: Montserrat Viladrich-Grau Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economy and Business, Faculty of Law, Economics and Tourism, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain Title: The opinions of first adopters in the introduction of Bt maize in Spain: A success story Abstract: Spain is one of the few EU countries that adopted genetically modified maize as a crop (1998) and has continued to harvest it ever since. This article aims to contribute to the history of the adoption of transgenic maize in the EU, where the Mediterranean (Sesamia nonagrioides) and European (Ostrinia nubilalis) corn borers are two of the most destructive pests. Our aim is to identify Spanish farmers' motivations and opinions on adopting this technology. Our model is a binary logistic regression that estimates the probability of adopting Bt maize. Our results reveal that the odds of adopting Bt are at least 44.0 times greater if the farm is in an area with corn borer infestation episodes than if it is not.  The odds of adopting Bt are at least 4.9 times greater if farmers place a high importance on economic outcomes than if they do not. More adopters than non-adopters believe that Bt corn causes less damage to the environment than sulphates against the borer. No other opinion variable was clearly significant. We conclude that the most important reasons for Bt adoption were exposure to corn borer and concerns about the economic losses the borer could cause to the crop. Keywords: adoption of innovations, farm decision-making, logit model, survey Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 394-405 Volume: 72 Issue: 6 Year: 2026 DOI: 10.17221/482/2024-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/482/2024-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202606-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:72:y:2026:i:6:id:482-2024-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Davron Niyazmetov Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural-, Environmental- and Food Policy, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Natural Sciences Faculty III, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Geoecology, Institute of Geosciences and Geography, Natural Sciences Faculty III, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany Author-Workplace-Name: National Research University 'Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers', Tashkent, Uzbekistan Author-Name: Ilkhom Soliev Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Environmental Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy I, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany Author-Workplace-Name: German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Author-Workplace-Name: Centre for Interdisciplinary Regional Studies (ZIRS), Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany Author-Name: Insa Theesfeld Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural-, Environmental- and Food Policy, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Natural Sciences Faculty III, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany Title: Do farmers normalise land tenure insecurity? Evidence from a choice experiment in Uzbekistan Abstract: Land reforms can create tenure insecurity for farmers, a critical issue in developing countries with a dominant role of the state in agriculture. Our study focuses on Uzbekistan, characterised by a state-led transition from a more collective and socialist to a more individualistic and market-based approach to land allocation and management. To understand how farmers normalise tenure insecurity under land reallocation in Uzbekistan, we examine farmers' perceptions of tenure security under ongoing risks to their land tenure. We conducted a farm survey (n = 153), employing a novel approach to explore farmers' perceptions of tenure security and to elicit their preference patterns for key attributes of the land contract through a discrete choice experiment. We find that despite the institutionalisation of tenure insecurity, most farmers do not perceive it as a normal phenomenon. The choice model results show that farmers have the highest mean willingness to pay for contract security compared to other contract attributes. Our findings suggest that understanding and incorporating farmers' strong preference for secure land tenure is a crucial consideration for the design and implementation of land reform policies. Theoretically, our findings challenge the need for a dominant role of the state in agriculture. Keywords: agrarian reform, dominant state, property rights, stated preferences Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 341-357 Volume: 72 Issue: 6 Year: 2026 DOI: 10.17221/62/2025-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/62/2025-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202606-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:72:y:2026:i:6:id:62-2025-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Zhizheng Wen Author-Workplace-Name: College of Economics and Management, Hunan Institute of Technology, Yueyang, P.R. China Author-Name: Yi Li Author-Workplace-Name: College of Economics and Management, Hunan Institute of Technology, Yueyang, P.R. China Title: The impact and mechanisms of animal epidemics on pork prices and the mechanisms involved: Evidence from a multi-period DID model Abstract: This study employs the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak as a quasi-natural experiment to assess its impact on pork prices and the underlying mechanisms. Utilising panel data from 30 Chinese provinces from January 2017 to December 2022, we apply a difference-in-differences (DID) approach combined with a moderating effect model. Furthermore, through DID quantile regression models, we delve into the impact of the epidemic on price volatility under varying initial pork price growth rates and regional institutional conditions. The findings reveal that the outbreak triggered a significant increase in the pork price, which averaged approximately 6%. During this process, the hog inventory exhibited a positive moderating effect on price increases, with steeper price hikes occurring during inventory declines. The outbreak further widened regional price disparities, with more pronounced increases occurring in areas experiencing earlier and steeper initial price rises, alongside more developed agricultural economies. Consequently, governments should adopt targeted regulatory strategies tailored to the distinct characteristics of pork price fluctuations. Simultaneously, enhancing coordination across all links in the industrial chain and optimising public information platforms can mitigate the impact of sudden animal disease outbreaks on the pork market. Keywords: African swine fever, exogenous shocks, pork price fluctuations, regional disparities Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 381-393 Volume: 72 Issue: 6 Year: 2026 DOI: 10.17221/137/2025-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/137/2025-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202606-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:72:y:2026:i:6:id:137-2025-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Abhi Sarker Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agriculture and Food Economics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany Author-Name: Salman Ibn Yasin Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China Author-Name: Bikash Chandra Ghosh Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Pabna University of Science and Technology, Pabna, Bangladesh Author-Name: Gershom Endelani Mwalupaso Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Research, Consultancy, Innovation and Advocacy, Zambia Centre of Accountancy Studies (ZCAS), Lusaka, Zambia Author-Workplace-Name: Prince G Academy and Consultancy, Kabwe, Zambia Author-Name: Asma Akter Author-Workplace-Name: epartment of Management and Finance, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Author-Name: Emmanuel Kiprop Author-Workplace-Name: School of Business and Economics, Kabarak University, Kenya Author-Name: Liu Zhenzhen Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China Author-Name: Farjana Eyasmin Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, Pabna University of Science and Technology, Pabna, Bangladesh Author-Name: Geng Xianhui Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P.R. China Title: Assessing the links between climate change resiliency and food security in northwestern region of Bangladesh Abstract: Climate change is intensifying threats to food security across the developing countries, pushing vulnerable nations like Bangladesh towards a breaking point - where resilience is no longer an option but a survival imperative. Despite growing concerns, however limited empirical research exists on how climate resilience influences food security across rural and urban farming households. This study examines climate resilience in northwestern Bangladesh and its impact on farming households' food security. Using multistage random sampling, 498 households across 16 villages in extreme climate zones were surveyed. A climate resilience index (CRI) was developed to assess resilience, and a binary logistic model analysed its effect on food security; the findings indicate a positive association between them. Other key determinants of food security include household income, non-farm employment, crop diversity, education level of the household head and farm size. Also, urban households exhibit greater resilience than rural ones, with 38.7% and 32.8% classified as food secure, respectively. Enhancing climate resilience through adaptive strategies can improve food security, while off-farm activities provide critical financial support. Policy interventions, such as government or NGO-led agricultural financing, could further strengthen food security. Keywords: binary logistic model, composite index, farming households, multistage random sampling, principal component analysis, rural urban comparison Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 358-380 Volume: 72 Issue: 6 Year: 2026 DOI: 10.17221/218/2025-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/218/2025-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202606-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:72:y:2026:i:6:id:218-2025-AGRICECON