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ZnO Nanoparticles: Advancing Agricultural Sustainability [PDF]

open access: yesPlants
Micronutrients play a prominent role in plant growth and development, and their bioavailability is a growing global concern. Zinc is one of the most important micronutrients in the plant life cycle, acting as a metallic cofactor for numerous biochemical ...
Lekkala Venkata Ravishankar   +5 more
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A systematic review on selection and comparison of holistic agricultural sustainability assessment approaches

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
General objective of this paper is to develop a methodological approach for comparing and selecting agricultural sustainability assessment frameworks introduced by scholars.
Naser Valizadeh, Dariush Hayati
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Assessment and Prediction for China’s Regional Agricultural Sustainability [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2021
This paper proposes a sustainable agricultural development index (SADI) and a hybrid grey model for measuring the changes in agricultural sustainability over time.
Zhao Yu, Xie Qiyang, Zhang Yu
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Sustainable agriculture

open access: yesBMC Plant Biology, 2023
AbstractDeveloping sustainable agricultural practices is currently becoming an increasingly relevant challenge. As the worldwide population rises and climate change affects agriculture globally, new and sustainable approaches must be adopted to ensure food security.
Subhojit Datta   +3 more
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Exploring within- and between-effects of the factors influencing off-farm work decisions in Switzerland

open access: yesAgricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2023
We examine the determinants of off-farm work in Swiss agriculture between 2003 and 2013. By differentiating between the between-farm effects and the within-farm effects, our model provides new insights into the labour allocation process as compared with ...
Dierk Schmid   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can we detect patterns in behavioral time series of cows using cluster analysis?

open access: yesJournal of Dairy Science, 2022
: Time series analysis can facilitate the detection of complex behavioral patterns and potentially provide new opportunities to assess animal welfare.
Joanna Stachowicz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring the agricultural sustainability of India: An application of Pressure-State-Response (PSR) model

open access: yesRegional Sustainability, 2023
Analyzing agricultural sustainability is essential for designing and assessing rural development initiatives. However, accurately measuring agricultural sustainability is complicated since it involves so many different factors.
Surendra Singh Jatav, Kalu Naik
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Agricultural sustainability and social responsibility [PDF]

open access: yesEkonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2021
Exchange of the drought and precipitations due to climate changes is preventing higher agrarian output. Although modern technology and methods of farm production may be the answer to this question, these raise public concerns about employment and ...
Dukić-Mijatović Marijana   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital technology adoption for plant protection: Assembling the environmental, labour, economic and social pieces of the puzzle

open access: yesSmart Agricultural Technology, 2023
The prototype of a hoeing and spot spraying device was used to evaluate the impacts of digital technologies in vegetable production on labour, economic and social issues.
Katja Heitkämper   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing water, energy, and food sustainability performance indicators for agricultural systems

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Water use by the agricultural sector along with inefficient irrigation methods and climate change has led to the depletion and insecurity of water resources and consequent instability of the agricultural system.
Soheila Zarei   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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