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Modelling response of Delottococcus aberiae (De lotto) male captures to pheromone emission rates. [PDF]

Pest Manag Sci
Using increasing doses of the sex pheromone of D. aberiae, our model revealed that the emission levels to maximize the captures of males ranges from 0.4 to 40 μg/day. Abstract BACKGROUND An invasive mealybug from South Africa identified as Delottococcus aberiae (De Lotto) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is causing severe distortions and fruit size ...
Gavara A, Zarzo M, Bargues JM, Vacas S, Fuertes IN, Navarro-Llopis V.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Agricultura orgánica en Michoacán, México: evidencias de sostenibilidad

Inquietud Empresarial, 2022
La agricultura orgánica está considerada una actividad que favorece al medio ambiente y al bienestar de los ecosistemas y la sociedad, así como también a la economía.
Priscila Ortega Gómez, Zoe Tamar Infante Jiménez , Araceli Lira Chávez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food inauthenticity: Authority activities, guidance for food operators, and mitigation tools

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 21, Issue 6, Page 4776-4811, November 2022., 2022
Abstract Historically, food fraud was a major public health concern which helped drive the development of early food regulations in many markets including the US and EU market. In the past 10 years, the integrity of food chains with respect to food fraud has again been questioned due to high profile food fraud cases.
Bert Popping, Neil Buck, Diána Bánáti, Paul Brereton, Steven Gendel, Nevena Hristozova, Sandra Mourinha Chaves, Samim Saner, John Spink, Charon Willis, Daniel Wunderlin   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of agroforestry in restoring Brazil's Atlantic Forest: Opportunities and challenges for smallholder farmers

People and Nature, Volume 4, Issue 2, Page 462-480, April 2022., 2022
Abstract Restoring the degraded Atlantic Forest is one of the biggest conservation challenges in Brazil. In a biome with high human presence, understanding the potential for restoration approaches, such as agroforestry, to provide benefits to smallholder farmers and biodiversity is essential in developing equitable restoration strategies.
Yara Shennan‐Farpón, Morena Mills, Aline Souza, Katherine Homewood   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fictitious commodification and agrarian change: Indigenous peoples and land markets in Highland Ecuador

Journal of Agrarian Change, Volume 21, Issue 1, Page 3-24, January 2021., 2021
Abstract Creating private property rights and establishing land markets were fundamental to the historical development of capitalism in the Global North and remain at the centre of capitalist development in the Global South. This article contributes to debates about these processes by analysing the relationship between land markets and indigenous ...
Geoff Goodwin
wiley   +1 more source

O reflexo da ausência de políticas de incentivo à agricultura urbana orgânica: um estudo de caso em duas cidades no Brasil [PDF]

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2020
A agricultura urbana orgânica é um importante estímulo para o desenvolvimento sustentável das cidades, contribuindo para a segurança alimentar, melhoria do meio ambiente, inclusão social e geração de renda.
Larissa Maas, Rosane Malvestiti, Leila Amaral Gontijo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Produção orgânica na renda bruta agropecuária: Estudo baseado nos dados do censo agropecuário de 2017

Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2021
O objetivo do trabalho é estudar a presença da agricultura e/ou pecuária orgânica na renda dos estabelecimentos agropecuários recenseados em 2017. A análise está baseada nos dados agregados em escala municipal.
Geraldo da Silva e Souza, Eliane Gonçalves Gomes, Rosaura Gazzola   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factores de adopción de agricultura orgánica en la región de Piura 2020

Semestre Economico, 2020
La agricultura orgánica es un sistema de cultivo agrícola autónoma basada en la utilización óptima de los recursos naturales, y surge como respuesta ante la contaminación de la agricultura convencional que usa productos químicos sintéticos.
Freddy Carrasco Choque, Janet Del Rocío Sánchez Castro   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conversion of Andean montane forests into plantations: Effects on soil characteristics, microorganisms, and microarthropods

Biotropica, Volume 52, Issue 6, Page 1142-1154, November 2020., 2020
Abstract Tropical montane forests in the Andes are subjected to deforestation and subsequent transformation into pastures. Abandoned pastures are frequently reforested by planting monoculture timber plantations, resulting in reduced aboveground diversity and changes in soil characteristics compared to primary forests.
Franca Marian, Pablo Ramírez Castillo, Carlos Iñiguez Armijos, Sven Günter, Mark Maraun, Stefan Scheu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agroecologia e agricultura orgânica: controvérsias e tendências

Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 2002
Discute-se, neste texto, a evolução do progresso tecnológico na agricultura no que se refere a suas interações com o meio ambiente, caracterizando o surgimento de sistemas agroecológicos de produção como contraponto aos impactos ambientais resultantes da
Renato Linhares de Assis, Ademar Ribeiro Romeiro   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source