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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Free school meals as an approach to reduce health inequalities among 10–12- year-old Norwegian children [PDF]
, 2019 Frøydis Nordgård Vik +2 more
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
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System‐level analysis of industrial electrification
AIChE Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Electrification is a promising method for industrial decarbonization, but understanding its potential is challenging due to the plethora of relevant technologies and industrial sectors it can be applied to. To this end, we develop an assessment framework to quantify the cost and environmental impacts of electrification, including the option to
Julia Granacher +2 more
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Crop Diversification and Income Inequality in Irrigation Systems: The Case of Minipe
Tropical Agricultural Research, 2011 Crop diversification leads to reduction of water scarcity problems and income inequality in irrigation systems. Irrigated areas have been witnessing a slow diversification from paddy to other field crops (OFC) during yala season.
BAP Kumari +3 more
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AIChE Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Flexibility is a crucial characteristic of industrial systems that face increasing volatilities and is therefore essential to ensure feasible operation under uncertainty. Flexibility is often closely tied to the design of a system, and careful consideration must be taken to understand the trade‐off between design cost and operational ...
Jnana Sai Jagana +3 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background At present, much research effort has been devoted to investigate overall (“average”) responses of parasite populations to specific factors, e.g. density-dependence in fecundity or mortality. However, studies on parasite populations usually pay
Francisco Javier Aznar +5 more
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The Black report on socioeconomic inequalities in health 10 years on. [PDF]
, 1990 George Davey Smith +2 more
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Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.A physics‐guided machine learning framework estimates Young's modulus in multilayered multimaterial hyperelastic cylinders using contact mechanics. A semiempirical stiffness law is embedded into a custom neural network, ensuring physically consistent predictions. Validation against experimental and numerical data on C.
Christoforos Rekatsinas +4 more
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AI-Based Models for Identifying Underdeveloped Villages in Indonesia's Rural Development
The Journal of Indonesia Sustainable Development PlanningThis study improves the prediction and classification of underdeveloped villages in Indonesia using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
Harun Al Azies
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