Harsha de Silva, Director, E-development Labs (private) Limited and Senior Economist, LIRNEasia - Agricultural Market Development through Information and Communication Technology (ICT): A Developing Country Experience [PDF]
One of the fundamental characteristics of a well functioning market is the ability to transmit useful information to decision makers at the micro-level, which will ultimately culminate in the development of effective macro-level policies.
Oyewumi, Olubukola Ayodeju
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study clarifies the genetic patterns of paternal lineages across East Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia. Han populations are relatively homogeneous, whereas southern ethnolinguistic minorities display regional structures. Shared Y‐chromosome lineages indicate Neolithic expansions and extensive north‐south gene flow, supporting demic diffusion ...
Yunhui Liu +15 more
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C9 Digital Platforms for Linking Agriculture Investors with Smallholder Farmers in Nigeria
Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2023 The study assessed digital platforms used to link agriculture investors with smallholder farmers in Nigeria. Content analysis and In-depth interviews were used for the study.
Jonathan Akinsola Akinwale +2 more
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE IN THE FUNCTION OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT [PDF]
Agriculture and agricultural extension service are facing numerous problems in present times when good solutions are not easy to find. Providing of agricultural extension service is important foreign-political instrument of a state which has stimulates ...
Jelic, Sreten +2 more
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Comparative Single‐Cell Transcriptomic Atlas Reveals the Genetic Regulation of Reproductive Traits
Advanced Science, EarlyView.A cross‐species single‐cell transcriptomic atlas of reproductive and central nervous system tissues from sheep and humans reveals conserved cellular programs and regulatory networks that regulated fertility. Integration with GWAS for sheep lifetime average litter size identifies UNC5–SLIT–BMP signaling as a core pathway coordinating neuroendocrine ...
Bingru Zhao +8 more
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Managing Sustainability and Export Risks: The Case of Tasmanian Southern Rock Lobster [PDF]
Lobster, Tasmania, China, sustainability, export, case study., Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy, Demand and Price Analysis, International Relations/Trade, Marketing, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, Teaching ...
Dentoni, Domenico
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A novel Bifidobacterium breve strain, Yang08, is isolated to counter its depletion in atopic dermatitis. In mice, live Yang08 requires an intact gut microbiota to exert protection, specifically enriching Akkermansia muciniphila and potently inhibiting pathogenic neutrophil activation and NETosis in the skin.
Yanqiang Shi +6 more
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ESTIMATING RETURNS TO AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING AT THE STATE LEVEL [PDF]
The majority of decisions concerning investment and allocation of public funds for agricultural research, extension, and teaching (RET) are made at the state-level, while most of the quantitative RET evaluations are made on a national basis.
Coffey, Joseph D. +2 more
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Parasitic Plant–Host Interactions: Molecular Mechanisms and Agricultural Resistance Strategies
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Parasitic plants devastate global agriculture through sophisticated molecular interactions with host crops. This review synthesizes current understanding of parasitic plant‐host interactions, from strigolactone‐mediated germination and haustorium formation to host defense mechanisms.
Jiayang Shi, Qi Xie, Feifei Yu
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Challenges and Solutions for Small Dairy Farms in the U.S.: A Review
AgricultureSmall-sized dairy farms (SSDFs) are integral to the agricultural landscape, providing economic, social, and environmental benefits to rural communities.
Syed H. Jafri +5 more
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