ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are increasingly planting eucalyptus trees as an important farm product in many rural areas of Ethiopia including the study area - Gurage Zone. This study analyzed the…

Abstract Deforestation adversely impacts human health through mechanisms such as increased air pollution, shifts in disease vector distributions, and changes in local climate. Although the influence…

Abstract Background: The use of tobacco among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, is a public health issue of concern. The tobacco industry’s aggressive marketing tactics target young…

Abstract Nigeria is facing the problem of soil degradation as a result of continuous deposition of spent oil in the soil. The physiochemical properties, including heavy metals concentrations, of spent…

Abstract Farm crop diversity is often overlooked, predominantly indigenous crops’ role in this diversity. The main concentration has been on the contribution or role of exotic crops to household crop…

We argue that a deficient provision of public goods may influence citizen satisfaction with the status quo, thereby encouraging demands for institutional changes. We formalize and test this…

AbstractThe principal selection objective in crop breeding has for a long time been driven by agronomic gains like yield maximization and climate resilience. Nevertheless, the continued low adoption…

We develop formulae for earnings growth rates in business valuation models that justify the timing of reinvestment. First, we show that the cross-reference in the calculation between the reinvestment…

Highlights Extreme weather events increase credit delinquency rates for SMEs in Mexico. The effects of extreme heat are more pronounced in the agricultural sector. General equilibrium impacts expand…

Abstract As the risks associated with climate change intensify, understanding its impacts on human capital development is crucial. In this paper, we analyze the causal effects of temperature on the…