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ABSTRACT Research based on farmer surveys is a cornerstone of agricultural economics. Farmer surveys provide unique insights into behavioural variables—such as values, motivations, attitudes, behaviours, and preferences—that are unavailable in secondary datasets.
Thomas Slijper +24 more
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The experiment compared Indian spinach production in aquaponics utilizing fish wastewater and hydroponics with biogas slurry solution. The aquaponics system involved 60 juvenile tilapias, released into a 750 L tank with an average initial length and ...
Bably Akter +5 more
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Campus-Based Agriculture: The Future of Food at Gettysburg College [PDF]
This research investigates various methods for producing food on the campus of Gettysburg College in order to improve food sustainability. The transportation of food contributes to the increased use of fossil fuels, which in turn leads to global warming ...
Werley, Bryn K.
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Updating the Building Code to Include Indoor Farming Operations [PDF]
Urban agricultural production has grown to be a critical tool in the battles for food security and sustainability. A common regulatory barrier to urban agricultural operations big and small has been ambiguity in land-use laws.
Simpson, Clint
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Commercial Aquaponics: A Long Road Ahead [PDF]
AbstractAquaponic systems are often designated as sustainable food production systems that are still facing various challenges, especially when they are considered as a commercial endeavour that needs to compete on the market. The early stages of the aquaponics industry have witnessed a number of unrealistic statements about the economic ...
Turnšek, Maja +5 more
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From dilemmas to paradoxes: A complex systems view of sustainability management in UK universities
Abstract Recently, universities have transformed from passive contributors to active participants in the global sustainability movement. However, the absence of robust theoretical frameworks and larger‐scale samples has limited the progress that universities can make towards becoming sustainable.
Antonia Voigt, Andrew MacLaren
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Commercial aquaponics approaching the European market: a consumers’ perception on aquaponics products in Europe [PDF]
The paper aim was to estimate consumers’ knowledge about aquaponics and their acceptance of aquaponics products in different European regions. An on-line questionnaire was administered to the general public through the aquaponics network of Food and ...
Dos Santos, Maria José Palma Lampreia
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A review of the uptake of sustainable climate‐smart aquaculture in sub‐Saharan Africa
Abstract As climate change reshapes agriculture and food systems across the globe, aquaculture in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) is at a turning point. Sustainable climate‐smart aquaculture (SCSAq) aims to make fish farming more productive, resilient to climate change, and environmentally friendly while also improving livelihoods and nutrition.
Arnold Ebuka Irabor, Toritseju Begho
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An international survey of aquaponics practitioners.
Aquaponics, a combination of fish farming and soilless plant farming, is growing in popularity and gaining attention as an important and potentially more sustainable method of food production.
David C Love +6 more
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Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a commonly used antioxidant added to animal/fish feed to limit lipid autoxidation and peroxidation. Although there have been reviews and reports of BHT toxicity in animals, limited information is available with respect ...
Seunghan Lee +5 more
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