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IFAS's IPM, BMPs, FYN and More: An Alphabet Soup of Good Environmental Programs for Florida

open access: yesEDIS, 2005
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) has three related programs that often are confused within the IFAS community and by our clientele: Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Best Management Practices (BMPs), and ...
D. J. Sonke, Norman C. Leppla
doaj   +5 more sources

Composted Materials on Florida Roadsides

open access: yesEDIS, 2003
This fact sheet gives a brief overview of a two-year project conducted by researchers of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) as part of contract WO#7 with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT ...
Grady L. Miller   +3 more
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Effect of COVID-19 on agricultural production and food security: A scientometric analysis

open access: yesHumanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2022
Coronavirus disease has created an unexpected negative situation globally, impacting the agricultural sector, economy, human health, and food security.
Collins C. Okolie, A. Ogundeji
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Market Development Strategies for Florida Fresh Sweet Corn: Findings from a Consumer Survey, 2001

open access: yesEDIS, 2003
From 1998 through 2001, the Fresh Supersweet Corn Council promoted fresh sweet corn directly to consumers through a third-party communications agency. In 2001, the Council contracted with the Florida Agricultural Market Research Center at the Institute ...
Tom Stevens   +4 more
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A geography of drought indices: mismatch between indicators of drought and its impacts on water and food securities

open access: yesNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2022
. Drought monitoring and early warning systems (DEWSs) are seen as helpful tools to tackle drought at an early stage and reduce the possibility of harm or loss.
S. Kchouk   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Florida Dairy Farm Situation and Outlook 2003

open access: yesEDIS, 2003
This document is AN138, one of a series of the Department of Animal Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published February 2003.
Russ Giesy   +5 more
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Changes in food access by mestizo communities associated with deforestation and agrobiodiversity loss in Ucayali, Peruvian Amazon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Few longitudinal studies link agricultural biodiversity, land use and food access in rural landscapes. In this paper, we test the hypothesis that, in a context of economic change, cash crop expansion is associated with deforestation, reduced ...
Blundo Canto, Genowefa   +8 more
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A flexible and efficient hybrid agricultural subsidy design for promoting food security and safety

open access: yesHumanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2023
The quantity and quality of edible agricultural products are critical for food security (quantity) and safety (quality). Supplying consumers with enough safe food is the key responsibility of food production firms.
You-hua Chen, Zhuangyi Zhang, A. Mishra
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Using "Ag in the Classroom" curricula: Teachers' awareness, attitudes and perceptions of agricultural literacy

open access: yesEDIS, 2004
Florida's residents are more dependent than ever on agriculture, but for many the relationship is invisible. This is because it is masked by the proliferation of widely available food products on store shelves and numerous intermediaries in the food ...
Cynthia L. Malecki   +2 more
doaj   +5 more sources

A Framework for Blockchain and Internet of Things Integration in Improving Food Security in the Food Supply Chain

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 2023
Food security, as defined by the United Nations' Committee on World Food Security, means that “all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary ...
Guixia Xiao   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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