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Spectrally Engineered Greenhouse Cool Cover for Energy and Water Efficiency in Diverse Climates

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
A spectrally selective multilayer cool cover reflects NIR and transmits photosynthetically active radiation to reduce cooling demand while maintaining crop productivity. Designed for hot climates, it enhances energy and water efficiency in greenhouses.
Amrit Kumar Thakur   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who is willing to pay a premium for leafy greens produced by indoor agriculture? A comparative choice experiment with US consumers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Indoor agriculture (IA) presents a pathway to producing leafy greens more sustainably by strictly controlling the growing environment, increasing the efficiency of water and land resources use, reducing pesticide application, and enhancing quality characteristics.
Joseph Seong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of agricultural machinery services and land fragmentation on farmers' straw returning behavior

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Straw returning is important for rural ecological management and sustainable agricultural development. Using farm survey data for Anhui Province, China, in 2020, we applied the double‐hurdle model to investigate the impact of agricultural machinery services and land fragmentation on farmers' straw‐returning behavior, and to explore the ...
Xin Wang, Yanping Song, Wei Huang
wiley   +1 more source

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open access: yesAMBIO, 2014
openaire   +1 more source

Effect of risk and incentives on contracts: The case of farm operators in Iowa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Longitudinal data on Iowa landowner–operator contracts are used to examine how the mean, variance, and skewness of expected farmland returns affected contract terms from 2008 to 2019. To control for unobserved operator risk preferences and ability as a fixed effect, the sample includes operators with multiple contracts.
Jun Yeong Lee
wiley   +1 more source

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