Agricultural Economics, 2024 (vol. 70), issue 2
Increasing Boro rice productivity through credit: Evidence from BangladeshOriginal Paper
Shah Johir Rayhan, Md. Sadique Rahman, Kaiyu Lyu
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2024, 70(2):49-59 | DOI: 10.17221/341/2023-AGRICECON 
Rice productivity needs to be increased to feed Bangladesh’s growing population. Productivity can be increased by adopting improved varieties and management practices, which require additional capital inputs. In this article, we aim to estimate the effect of formal and semiformal credit on rice productivity in Bangladesh. We surveyed 500 rice farmers to achieve these objectives. We used descriptive statistics, propensity score matching and Heckman’s endogenous treatment effect model to analyse the data. The findings indicate that literacy, television ownership and training positively influenced access to formal credit. In general,...
Research on the promotion effect and mechanisms of digital empowerment of food enterprisesOriginal Paper
Penglong Li, Xuan Ye
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2024, 70(2):60-72 | DOI: 10.17221/271/2023-AGRICECON
Based on panel data from 2010 to 2020 of 151 A-share listed food-related enterprises in China, this research uses a fixed-effect model to analyse the impact of digital transformation on total factor productivity (TFP) in food-related enterprises. Our findings indicated that digital transformation has a positive and significant catalytic effect on TFP improvement in food-related enterprises. The mechanism test revealed that both cost-saving and innovation capacity enhancement effects of digital transformation contributed to the promotion of TFP improvement in these enterprises. Moreover, our heterogeneity analysis suggested that digital transformation...
Understanding the cross-cultural chicken consumers' behaviorOriginal Paper
Fallah Samuel Kassoh, Baichen Jiang, Achara Boonkong, Hui Li, Abdelrahman Ali, Tanapon Srisukwatanachai
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2024, 70(2):73-90 | DOI: 10.17221/331/2023-AGRICECON
Concerns for human health and food safety are gaining momentum in emerging and developing nations as well as in food research due to the reputations that products have established over time. Understanding cross-cultural consumers’ purchasing behaviour for chicken meat (CM) could provide valuable insights into the global food sector since it is the most consumed meat worldwide. This study examines the effect of buying features (BF), culture factors, behavioural attitudes (BA), subjective norms (SN) and perceived behavioural control (BC) on CM actual purchase behaviour (APB) in China and Sierra Leone. Primary...
Valuation of an innovative investment project using real options approach: A case study of a viticulture company in SpainCase Study
Raisa Pérez-Vas, Javier Hervés-Estévez, María Dolores Garza Gil, Raquel Fernández-González
Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2024, 70(2):91-100 | DOI: 10.17221/299/2023-AGRICECON
In Spain, the leader in pesticide sales in the European Union, a high-tech and innovative company provides services to the wine industry to optimise phytosanitary work, reduce crop losses and lower production costs. Although the nature of its business encourages the transition to a sustainable agri-food system, it also involves risks associated with uncertainty. The objective of this article was to perform the valuation of the company through the real options approach, including an expansion option, analysing whether this company will be able to increase the value of its project by expanding its activity to a larger number of vineyards. Results...