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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revolutionizing Eco-Friendly Leather Production: A Freeze-Thaw and Liquid Fermentation Approach with Fungal Mycelium

Journal of Fungi
The environmental impact and resource demands of traditional leather manufacturing have driven the search for sustainable alternatives. Fungal mycelium leather, recognised for its eco-friendly and renewable characteristics, has emerged as a promising ...
Linxin Song, Yuxin Liu, Shijun Xiao, Xiaohui Yuan, Xuerong Han   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Information policy within agricultural research institutions

, 2014
Representatives of African, European and international agricultural research institutions met in Bamako, Mali, in September 1996 for a workshop on the theme of information policies within agricultural research institutions in West and Central ...
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of backyard broiler production in Zambia: a potential for household food and economic security

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionPoultry production remains an important aspect of food systems because it provides supplementary income and a cheap source of protein. Backyard production has been growing lately due to many factors like urbanization, population increase, and
Simushi Liswaniso, Simushi Liswaniso, Simushi Liswaniso, Kolawole Odubote, Thobela Louis Tyasi, Shengxiao Cao, Shengxiao Cao, Sheng Wang, Sheng Wang, Yu Ou, Yu Ou, Dikai Zhang, Dikai Zhang, Xue Sun, Xue Sun, Rifu Xu, Rifu Xu, Ning Qin, Ning Qin   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Re-launching the agricultural negotiations

, 2015
Informal talks were convened to re-launch agricultural..
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Determinants of local food producer participation in state‐sponsored marketing programs: Evidence from Missouri

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines producer participation choices considering a variety of potential benefits linked to state‐sponsored marketing programs, using a real choice dataset of farmers in Missouri. Multinomial logit models are employed to predict determinants of farmer enrollment in three tiers of the Missouri Grown local food marketing program ...
Lan Tran, Ye Su, Laura McCann
wiley   +1 more source

Official inauguration of the CTA building in Wageningen by HRH Prince Claus

, 2014
In 1 9S5 the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation was inaugurated in Ede. Now CTA has moved closer to the centre of excellence in Agricultural Sciences that Wageningen represents, and on 19 April, 1996 the new building was..
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Wine Tourism as a Catalyst for Sustainable Performance: The Mediating Role of Corporate Legitimacy and Green Innovation

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó, Eduardo Sánchez‐García, Bartolomé Marco‐Lajara, Luis A. Millán‐Tudela   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Producing appropriate agricultural extension materials

, 2014
workshop to improve the skills of extension officers in producing agricultural extension materials ...
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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