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Information flow and the adoption of soil‐improving and water conservation measures, and household welfare: Insights from a randomized controlled trial in Uganda

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Extension services are designed to facilitate the flow of information from researchers to farmers. However, information failures continue to impede the diffusion of soil‐improving and water conservation technologies in Sub‐Saharan African countries. We use a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the impact of an extension‐based campaign
Esther Gloria Mbabazi, Awudu Abdulai, Enoch M. Kikulwe, Elisabetta Gotor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

16S rRNA gene sequencing dataset describing the diversity and structure of soil bacterial communities across four pesticide-free agroecological cropping systems of arable crops from the CA-SYS experiment between 2018 and 2021. [PDF]

Data Brief
Klockenbring E, Aubert J, Béguet J, Cordeau S, Deytieux V, Faivre C, Hugard R, Jouvin N, Mondy S, Mosa B, Spor A.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Triple bottom line determinants of inter‐organizational collaboration in the Spanish social economy

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines determinants of inter‐organizational collaboration in social economy organizations through a triple bottom line framework. Using data from 2002 Spanish organizations participating in REAS social balance sheet (2019–2024), we employ generalized linear mixed models to analyse how economic, social and environmental factors ...
Maria Alejandra Millán‐Franco, Joaquín Martínez‐Minaya, Millán Diáz‐Foncea, Daniel Palacios‐Marqués   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farming as food as medicine in Tanzania: reviving traditional knowledge for health, nutrition, and sustainability. [PDF]

Front Nutr
Ndibalema LR, Kalonga J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Agroecology and Transformative Adaptation to Climate Change

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines transformative adaptation to climate change through the EFICAS Project (Eco‐Friendly Intensification and Climate‐resilient Agricultural Systems) implemented across 12 upland communities in northern Laos from 2014 to 2020.
Jean‐Christophe Castella
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Nitrogen Fixation: Multifunctional Roles of Common Bean in Organic Agroecosystems and Ecosystem-Oriented Breeding Strategies. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Avasiloaiei DI, Calara M, Brezeanu PM, Pipan B, Sinkovič L, Brezeanu C.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Key agroecosystems for the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Europe

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Agricultural expansion and intensification are driving amphibian and reptile declines worldwide. However, sustainably managed agroecosystems can support a high diversity of herpetofauna, which play a key role in pest control, reducing crop damage.
Andrea Dalpasso, Stefano Canessa, Mattia Falaschi, Alejandra Moràn‐Ordoñez, Gentile Francesco Ficetola   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Could Agroecological Markets Support Healthier Diets in Urban and Periurban Areas for Low-Income Women? A Case Study of Dakar, Senegal. [PDF]

Curr Dev Nutr
Bezner Kerr R, Seye M, Alpha A, Sirdey N.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

First Record of Arrhenophagus chionaspidis Aurivillius (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) Parasitizing White Mango Scale in Kenya: Its Potential Distribution and Prospects in Biocontrol

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The white mango scale, Aulacaspis tubercularis Newstead (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), is one of the most destructive pests of mango worldwide. Its current management in most of the invaded areas largely depends on the intensive use of chemical insecticides.
Francis Obala, Abdelmutalab G. A. Azrag, Rehemah Gwokyalya, Shepard Ndlela, Ingo Grass, Georg Petschenka, Sunday Ekesi, Samira A. Mohamed   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions, challenges and determinants of management strategy choices for combating fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) infestation in Ghana. [PDF]

Pest Manag Sci
Adabah R, Aidoo R, Asante BO, Mensah A, Etuah S, Appiah GB, Osei-Adu J.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source