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Updated Evidence on Proposition 12 Impacts on Pork Prices, Wholesale Segmentation, and Consumption

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Published: April 15, 2026 00:00

This study provides ex post evidence on the retail price, consumption, and supply chain effects of animal confinement legislation (ACL), specifically California's Proposition 12, which prohibits the sale of pork from breeding sows housed below minimum…

Spousal Cooperation and Agricultural Technology Adoption

https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:ubzefd:396426&r=&r=agr

Published: April 14, 2026 00:00

Adoption of agricultural technologies is crucial for sustainable development, yet adoption of many relevant technologies remains low, especially among smallholder farmers in Africa. While there is an extensive literature aimed at understanding drivers of…

Cash Crops, Settlement Patterns, and Indigenous Population Growth: The Role of Wine in Colonial Algeria (1900-1950)

https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cte:whrepe:49839&r=&r=agr

Published: April 14, 2026 00:00

This paper examines how export-oriented settler agriculture shaped the spatial distribution of indigenous populations in colonial Algeria. By the early twentieth century, Algeria had become one of the world's largest wine producers and the principal…

Protected Area Erasure Accelerates Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:wgkty_v1&r=&r=agr

Published: April 10, 2026 00:00

This paper estimates the impacts of protected area downsizing and degazettement (PADD) on land-use dynamics in the Brazilian Amazon. Analyzing PADD events implemented between 2009 and 2015, we compare estimates from standard difference-in-differences…

UNHREP Policy Paper: CLIMATE JUSTICE AS A HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED FRAMEWORK

https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:uswxd_v1&r=&r=agr

Published: April 10, 2026 00:00

Climate justice has emerged as one of the most critical ethical, legal, and political frameworks in global climate governance. It is no longer sufficient to treat climate change as a purely scientific or environmental matter, as the crisis increasingly…

The Pass-Through of 2025 Trade Policies to the U.S. Beef Market

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Published: April 8, 2026 00:00

In 2025, U.S. beef prices surged by 16.4% (19.3% for ground beef), sparking widespread public debate over the role of federal trade policies in driving food inflation. This paper estimates the impact of four key 2025 trade policy changes, ranging from the…

Guano Supply Chains: Historical Lessons on Agricultural Resource Dependence

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Published: April 6, 2026 00:00

Guano, a natural fertilizer derived from seabird excrement, is exceptionally rich in phosphates, nitrates, and potassium, essential for crop growth and soil restoration. In the nineteenth century, Peru's islands contained vast deposits that fueled…

Agricultural Insurance Association with Farm Technology and Technical Efficiency

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Published: April 6, 2026 00:00

This paper addresses divergent interpretations of agricultural insurance's association with on-farm production variability by conducting an exhaustive analysis of the U.S. Federal Crop Insurance Program and its effect on farm technology levels and…

Agricultural labour and drug use. Insights from list experiments in Nigeria

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Published: April 1, 2026 00:00

-Background- The world is facing a severe drug crisis, posing serious public health and societal risks. Yet, little is known about drug use among farmers and farmworkers, key contributors to global food production. Poor mental health and precarious working…

Projected Impact of the 2026 Strait of Hormuz Closure on Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Profitability in North Dakota

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Published: March 31, 2026 00:00

In early March 2026, Iranian retaliation against U.S.-led military operations halted commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, driving urea spot prices up 28.2% and farm diesel prices up 34.7% within three weeks. This brief assesses the…

Co-Managing Natural Catastrophic Risks by the Insurance Industry and Government

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Published: March 27, 2026 00:00

Escalating climate-related catastrophe losses are placing increasing strain on private insurance markets, raising concerns about the long-term insurability of natural hazards. This paper describes the evolving roles of private and public institutions in…