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Buyers' response to third‐party quality certification: Theory and evidence from Ethiopian wheat traders

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract When quality attributes of a product are not directly observable, third‐party certification (TPC) enables buyers to distinguish between quality levels and reward sellers accordingly. We study the adoption of TPC by traders in smallholder‐based agricultural value chains in low‐income countries, where traders aggregate products from many small ...
Gashaw T. Abate, Tanguy Bernard, Erwin Bulte, Jérémy Do Nascimento Miguel, Elisabeth Sadoulet   +4 more
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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

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

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

Comparing Methods for Measuring Predation: Toward a Quantitative–Informative Indicator of Natural Pest Control

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Predation methods vary widely in their ability to quantify biological control. Estimating predation rates (the number of prey killed per predator per time unit) is crucial. Combining predation rates with predator abundance yields real‐time field estimates of pests consumed.
Yann Tricault, Abel Masson, Sylvain Poggi, Elsa Canard, Manuel Plantegenest   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling farmer behavior in adopting agroecological practices using AI tools in shea butter agroforestry systems. [PDF]

Heliyon
Gbemavo DSJC, Laly J, Adjahossou VN.
europepmc   +1 more source

Enriching European Landscapes with Agroecological Practices

A presentation on the EU Nature Restoration Regulation, how it relates to the Habitats Directive and its positive and negative points for agroforestry monitoring and target setting. It was given at a conference "Organic, Agroecology and Agroforestry: key allies in achieving the objectives of the Nature Restoration Regulation".
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Co-creation in the practice, science and movement of agroecology

, 2016
Knowledge building is central to agroecology rooted in family farming. But why?What type of knowledge, and whose knowledge is mobilised? This issue ofFarming Matters explores what we really mean by co-creation of knowledge inagroecology, why it is so essential for today’s challenges, and how it takes placearound the world.
Milgroom, J., Bruil, Janneke, Leeuwis, C.   +2 more
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Persistent Instability in Policy Debates: The Three‐Body Problem of Trade, Agriculture and the Environment

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Literature on policy debates often analyses cases involving either a single or two policy fields, which typically result in stable equilibria, manifesting either as outright rejection of policy proposals, successful institutional change or the entrenchment of divisions into a deadlock.
Laure Gosselin, Laurie Durel, Jean‐Frédéric Morin   +2 more
wiley   +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