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Presentation delivered at the CIALCA international conference 'Challenges and Opportunities to the agricultural intensification of the humid highland systems of sub-Saharan Africa'. Kigali, Rwanda, October 24-27 2011.
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While insecticide spraying offers the most effective management strategy for insect pests in farmers’ fields, most farmers in Ghana spray only once in most cases. This is not enough to effectively control the insect pests. In this study, the effect of a three spray regime was compared to conventional farmer practice (one spray) on yield and net financial returns of cowpea on-farm. It was established that spraying insecticides three times on cowpea not only increases grain yield and net returns, but also reduces the probability of getting lower yields and financial returns which makes it suitable to smallholder farmers who are usually risk averse.
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Abstract—In Ghana, rural people, mostly farmers, experience food insecurity. In bargaining with marketers, farmers tend to lose profits. The use of traditional weights and measures led to inefficient transactions. These difficulties have negatively affected farmers’ productivity, calories intake, and international competitiveness. This research investigates how standard weights and measures can secure farmers’ profits at local markets. Using a random selection of 312 farmers for the questionnaire survey at two markets, we examine the impact of current pricing methods on farmers’ profits and advantages of standard weights and measures for farmers. The results show that price decision-making was based on three primary methods: (1) traditional weights and measures, (2) negotiation with individual marketers, and (3) negotiation with market queens. Markets queens and traditional measures negatively influenced farmers’ profits. Farmers’ perceptions showed that standard weights and measures would not only increase their profits at local markets but also enhance their international competitiveness.
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This study was initiated to investigate factors affecting market outlet choices by smallholder farmers’ in Ambo and Toke-Kutaye districts. A total of 150 sample households were randomly selected for an interview using a semi-structured questionnaire. The Descriptive statistics and multinomial logit regression model were used for data analysis. Hence, 49.33% of sampled respondents choice direct sell to market while the remaining 31.33% and 19.33% of respondents choice wholesaler and retailer channel respectively. On the other hand, the multinomial logit regression analysis result showed that family size and access to market negatively affecting choice of retailer channel. Similarly, dummy model farmer, education level, and access to credit decrease the probability choice of retailer channel while it increases probability choice of wholesaler channel. Livestock in TLU and access to market decreases the probability choice of wholesaler channel. Finally, the study suggested that being model farmer, allocating more land for vegetables production, efficient use of family labor, access to market, and access to credit services would help to enhance smallholders capacity to produce vegetables that aligned to improve vegetables value chain in the study areas.
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Evaluating Demand and Supply Factors Affecting the Decision to engage in Organic Farming
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.
2. Choice of organic crop.
3. Demand determinants for organic corn.
4. Price elasticity of demand and Demand curve.
5. Supply determinants for organic corn.
6. Price elasticity of supply and Supply curve.
7. Cost of switching to organic.
8. Recommendation.
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1. Introduction
The subject of the supply and demand analysis of this paper is organic farming in the U.S. In the situation described in scenario D of the assignment, there is a farmer who is experienced in growing (non-organic) corn on his 100 acre field and who is interested in switching to presumably more profitable organic farming. The farmer wants to know what the best (most profitable) organic crop is and how much it will cost to become a certified organic farmer. This paper argues that the organic crop the farmer should be growing instead of regular corn is organic corn, evaluates demand and supply factors for organic corn, estimates demand and supply elasticities and assesses the cost of becoming a grower of organic corn.
2. Choice of organic crop
The key difference between the regular and organic crops is the use of pesticides and fertilizers. According to Kaiser and Ernst (2011), organic crops are the ones that are grown using production methods that are “intended to mimic natural processes”. Such methods include various cultural practices and natural inputs and exclude “most synthetic pesticides and standard commercial fertilizers”.
In our case, the farmer has extensive experience of growing corn and all necessary supplies, tools and equipment. Switching to growing a different crop would require a significant investment in learning about this new crop (and, inevitably, a learning curve) and buying new equipment and supplies. Given that our farmer does not work on a large scale – he only has 100 acres of land to work with – investing in self-education and new props may require a substantial investment outlay (and thus significant fixed costs) which may suppress profits at the initial stages. On the other hand, switching from regular to organic corn will not require a lot of additional investment.
Another reason to switch to organic corn (as opposed to some other organic crop) is that currently U.S. demand is not being met by local supply. There is generally not a lot of data on organic crops – for example, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) only started collecting organic crops data in 2011 – but according to Brat (2015) sales of foods certified as free of synthetic chemicals or genetic engineering by the U.S. were up 11% in 2014 relative to 2013 and amounted to about 5.1% of U.S. grocery spending. The same article also states that the average annual growth of the organic sector was about 10% which is three times higher than that of the overall food sales, citing USDA and trade association data.
According to the data publis.
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...
Eliciting willingness to pay for quality maize and beans: Evidence from experimental auctions in Tanzania
1. Eliciting willingness to pay for quality maize and beans: Evidence from
experimental auctions in Tanzania
Julius Manda1, Adane Tufa1, Christopher Mutungi1, Arega Alene1, Victor Manyong1, and Tahirou Abdoulaye1
1International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
This poster is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.
January 2022
This work was undertaken as part of, and funded by, the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). USAID through the Africa RISING
project provided additional financial support. The authors are grateful to Baraka Mbesa, Daniel Magalla and Erick Mmbando for supervising data collection and cleaning. We also thank farmers and local partners for their
contributions to this work as well as the donors which globally support the work of the CGIAR centers and their partners through their contributions to the CGIAR system
Introduction
Objective
The main objective of the study was to measure the relative demand for three
grades of maize and beans products that differ in price and quality: unsorted,
sorted, and sorted and labeled. In so doing we quantified the observable and
unobservable maize and beans grain quality premiums. The unsorted, grade was
mixed with damaged grain, dust, and chaff. The sorted and; sorted and labeled
grades were the same, but the latter grade had a food safety label showing the
grains were tested for aflatoxin and safe (in the case of maize) and safe (for
beans).
Food safety hazards are associated with food and nutritional insecurity, trade
disruption disease burden, reduced productivity and loss of human life, and
impose costs on the food economy and public health system. In developing
countries, these problems are often worsened by the fact that some of the food
safety issues such as aflatoxin and chemical contamination are unobserved, and
regulations to manage them are weakly enforced leading to sale of unsafe food.
Observable quality attributes of grains such as damaged maize grains are also
correlated with the unobservable toxins that are problematic to remove even by
processing. Evidence showing how consumers value these quality aspects is thin,
yet they constitute an important part in quantifying the demand for food
products. Therefore, the question to ask is that if high-quality maize and common
beans were differentiated from the unsorted maize and common beans through
sorting and food safety labeling, are consumers willing to pay a premium?
Data and Methods
The study used socioeconomic and experimental auction data collected in 2021
cropping season from 555 households in four districts (i.e., Babati, Kilolo,
Kongwa, and Mbozi). In these districts, which are predominantly maize and beans
growing, there have been significant postharvest interventions promoted by the
Africa RISING project. Using probability proportional to size sampling (PPS), 10
wards were selected from which 14 villages were selected randomly. With the
help of the extension agents from the selected villages, households were listed,
and a sampling frame was developed. Finally, 579 households were selected
randomly, of which 50% of the respondents were male household members
(mostly the head), and in the remaining cases, female household members
(mostly spouses or female heads) based on a prior random assignment. Using the
Becker-DeGroote-Marshack experimental auctions, we elicited the willingness to
pay (WTP) for the different quality grades of maize and beans.
Results and Discussion
The demand curves (Fig. 1) were estimated as the share of households whose bid
was greater than or equal to the price of maize and beans. The vertical distance
between any of the two curves depicts the quality premium farmers are WTP a
discount or a premium for the different quality maize and beans grades. The
difference encompasses the unobservable and observable quality premiums.
Most of the auction participants placed a premium on the sorted and labeled
maize as compared to the unsorted maize with demand curves of the two quality
grades lying to the right of the unsorted grade (Fig. 1a). For instance, 40% of the
farmers are WTP Tsh 300 for the unsorted maize, Tsh 350 for sorted and about
Tsh 380 for the labeled maize. It is interesting to note that though unobservable,
farmers attach a higher premium to the labeled, as compared to the sorted
maize. The average market price of beans between January and July 2021 was Tsh
1750 but only 11% of the farmers were WTP for the unsorted beans at this price,
24% for the sorted and 25% for the labeled beans (Fig. 1b).
The vertical distance between the unsorted curve and those of the sorted and
labeled grades was significant while that of the sorted and labeled is not, pointing
to the importance the farmers’ place on the visual attributes of the different grades
of beans as opposed to the unobservable attributes.
Fig. 1: Inverse demand curves for different quality maize (a) and beans (b)
Table 1 shows the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) estimates of the sorted and;
sorted and labeled maize with the unsorted grade as the base. The dependent
variable is the WTP for all the quality grades. Consistent with the demand curves,
auction participants were WTP Tsh 73 (25%) and Tsh 191 (14%) more for
observable quality attributes over the unsorted grades for maize and beans
respectively and the results are significant at a 1% significance level. The constant
indicates the amount auction participants were willing to pay for the unsorted
grades implying that the participants were willing to Tsh 364.36 and Tsh 1569.37
per kg for the sorted grades of maize and beans. The results in Table 1 also
indicate that participants valued observable more than unobservable quality
attributes with a Tsh 12.87 difference between the sorted and labeled maize
grades while that of beans was Tsh 23.24, (although not significant).
Table 1: Observable and unobservable quality premiums for maize and beans
Conclusion
The findings of this study show that the respondents were WTP premiums for the
sorted and sorted and labeled grades of maize and beans but asked for a huge
discount for the unsorted grade. We also find that the premium associated with the
observable quality is much higher than the value on the unobservable quality.
Results point to the need for policies that would increase access information on
unobservable quality attributes such as aflatoxin for consumers to understand the
value of and to promote the consumption of safe food.