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Transforming Agricultural Water Management Through the Water–Energy–Food Nexus: Trends, Opportunities, Barriers and Solutions

open access: yesIrrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agricultural water management (AWM) is increasingly transitioning towards transformative thinking, where interconnected sectors, including water, energy and food, are managed holistically. Trends point towards cross‐sectoral and harmonised strategies to optimise water use efficiency and productivity, integrate renewable energy, promote ...
Luxon Nhamo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transforming Agricultural Water Management for Healthy People and Planet: Thinking Beyond Water

open access: yesIrrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper develops the concept of Thinking Beyond Water, a transdisciplinary paradigm that reframes agricultural water management (AWM) as a systems catalyst for planetary health, equity, justice and resilience. Moving beyond conventional irrigation‐centric models, we reimagine AWM through integrative frameworks such as the planetary ...
Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing sustainable farmer-to-farmer extension: experiences from the volunteer farmer–trainer approach in Kenya

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2019
The reform of agricultural extension institutions in developing countries has in the past decade seen the implementation of many donor-supported farmer-to-farmer extension (F2FE) programs that are participatory and client-oriented. Their effectiveness in
Evelyne Kiptot, Steven Franzel
doaj   +1 more source

Development prospect of nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt) in the community forest

open access: yesJurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, 2015
The private forest is largely managed with agroforestry pattern. Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is a plant that has been developed in the private forest. This study aimed to determine the prospect of nutmeg in the private forest. This research was conducted
Eva Fauziyah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Microplastic Pollution on Growth, Photosynthesis, and Nutritional Composition of Maize (Zea mays L.)

open access: yesJournal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Microplastic (MP) contamination in agroecosystems is an increasingly recognized environmental concern, whereas its polymer‐specific impacts on plant growth and nutritional composition remain poorly understood. Aim Our study aimed to evaluate how polymer type and concentration of MPs directly affect plant growth, physiological traits,
Rana Roy, Karl Hermann Mühling
wiley   +1 more source

A novel strategy for synthetic microbial community conversion of liquid pig manure into microbial fertilizer

open access: yesMicrobial Cell Factories
The pig industry generates copious amounts of liquid pig manure (LPM), which poses a great challenge to the environment; conventional treatment of the manure is often time-consuming and inefficient.
Bihui Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Initial typology and adoption drivers of agroforestry systems in Madagascar's Central Highlands

open access: yesTrees, Forests and People
Agroforestry is an established practice along the east coast of Madagascar, but it is a recent development in the Central Highlands. This region faces land degradation, loss of tree cover and rapid population growth which limit agricultural productivity ...
Angelina Rondrotsifantenana Rasoarinaivo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

EFEKTIVITAS INSEKTISIDA UNTUK PENGENDALIAN HAMA TRIPS DAN PENGGEREK PUCUK NYAMPLUNG (Calophylum inophylum)

open access: yesULIN: Jurnal Hutan Tropis, 2018
Nyamplung (Calophyluminophylum) merupakan salah satu jenis tanaman yang dikembangkan sebagai tanaman penghasil biofuel. Penanaman nyamplung banyak mengalami gangguan berupa serangan hama trips (Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis Bouche) dan hama penggerek pucuk.
Benyamin Dendang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Future Soil Erosion Under Combined CMIP6 Climate Projections and Land Use/Land Cover Change: A RUSLE‐Based Assessment of the Kampe Omi Dam Basin in Nigeria

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil erosion remains a major environmental challenge in Nigeria, driven by the combined effects of climate variability and land use/land cover (LULC) changes. Understanding future dynamics is essential for effective soil conservation planning.
Titus Adeyemi Alonge   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond sustainability criteria and principles in palm oil production: addressing consumer concerns through insetting

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2017
Palm oil is one of the most controversial agricultural commodities of our time. To its supporters, it is the golden crop that catalyzes smallholders out of poverty and brings salvation to the global food and energy crisis.
Faisal M. Mohd Noor   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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