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Statutory Boards as Tools for Overcoming Land Fragmentation in African Agriculture
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial SciencesA common challenge in many agricultural systems in African states is extreme land fragmentation and declining opportunities for economies of scale in production.
ELIJAH MUNYI
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Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Economic policy can be a powerful instrument to influence food environments and support improved diets and health. Over the past 20 years, the use of fiscal policy to improve diets has increased dramatically. This paper reviews the trajectory of policy change, and explores the ways in which research has informed three different dimensions of ...
Anne Marie Thow
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Forecasting Milled Rice Production in Ghana Using Box-Jenkins Approach [PDF]
International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development, 2012 The increasing demand for rice in Ghana has been a majorconcern to the government and other stakeholders. Recentconcerns by the coalition for African Rice Development (CARD)to double rice production within ten years in Sub-Saharancountries have triggered
Nasiru Suleman, Solomon Sarpong
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Differences in the ecology of witchweed and vampireweed: Implications for rice farming in Africa
Plants, People, PlanetSocietal Impact Statement Parasitic weeds in African rice systems threaten household‐level food security and income generation. Most affected farmers are smallholders with limited capacities to address these pests.
Jonne Rodenburg, Lammert Bastiaans
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Enhancing resistance to bacterial blight in rice using CRISPR-based base editing technology
Crop JournalBacterial blight (BB), caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar oryzae (Xoo), poses a significant threat to rice production, particularly in Asia and West Africa.
Chenhao Li +3 more
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International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Big data and financial innovations are vital to enhancing the performance of banking institutions. However, limited evidence exists on the effects of big data applications and financial innovation on bank performance. This study addresses this gap by constructing a theoretical framework linking big data applications and financial innovations ...
Mandella Osei‐Assibey Bonsu +1 more
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ProceedingsThis paper explores the rice production changes spurred by the dissemination of Chinese rice technology across Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, and Tanzania (one group of the treated countries) through hybrid rice trials conducted from 1990 to 2010.
Siméon Ndoricimpa +2 more
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Integrated one‐pot CRISPR‐Cas detection: Addressing strategies and future prospects
Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.Integrated one‐pot CRISPR‐Cas detection significantly simplifies workflows, reduces cross‐contamination risks, and shortens turnaround times, making it highly suitable for point‐of‐care testing (POCT) and resource‐limited settings. Key challenges include system compatibility issues between Cas proteins and isothermal amplification, limited multiplexing
Jian Zhou +6 more
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Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
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Journal of Chemical Technology &Biotechnology, EarlyView.Abstract BACKGROUND Parabens, including butylparaben (BP), are widely used as antimicrobial preservatives in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals, yet are poorly removed by conventional water treatment processes and pose potential risks to aquatic life and human health.
Lorena Maihury Santos Tsubouchi +8 more
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