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Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
wiley   +1 more source

Development status of young new farmers from the perspective of vocational ability: A research analysis based on 21 cities in Guangdong Province. [PDF]

PLoS One
Luo T, Huang Q, Mai J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Food Security Strategy, Macroeconomic Dynamics and Food Import Sensitivity in Qatar

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Qatar has limited agricultural land and water resources and therefore remains highly dependent on food imports. This structural dependency makes Qatar vulnerable to external shocks such as the recent Gulf crisis, threatening food security and disrupting global supply chains. In response to previous shocks, Qatar started implementing a National
Hansini Ranjan, Simeon Kaitibie, Alanoud Ali S. Al‐Maadid, John N. Ng'ombe, Ishrat Hossain, Mostafizur Rahman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retraction Note: Improvement of a rapid diagnostic application of monoclonal antibodies against avian influenza H7 subtype virus using Europium nanoparticles. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Yeo SJ, Bao DT, Seo GE, Bui CT, Kim DTH, Anh NTV, Tien TTT, Linh NTP, Sohn HJ, Chong CK, Shin HJ, Park H.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Effect of Sustainability Information on Consumers' Preferences for Fungus‐Resistant Grape Wine

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The demand for sustainable food production is intensifying the need to reduce the environmental and social impacts of pesticide use in agriculture. In viticulture, where dependence on pesticides is high because grapevines are susceptible to fungal diseases, fungus‐resistant grape varieties (PIWI) offer a promising strategy to reduce chemical ...
Daniel Vecchiato, Andrea Dominici, Fabio Boncinelli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial: Soft computing and artificial intelligence techniques in decision making, management and engineering. [PDF]

Front Artif Intell
Leon-Castro E, Merigo JM, Blanco-Mesa F, Alfaro Garcia VG.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Drought Exposure and Dynamic Input Adjustment in North Central U.S. Agriculture

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines whether realized extreme drought episodes affect the speed of adjustment of derived input demands and output supplies toward their long‐run equilibrium in U.S. agriculture, focusing on states in the North Central Region.
Victor H. Lana Pinto, Lilyan E. Fulginiti, Richard K. Perrin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of the maize and groundnut seed value chains in central and northern Tanzania. [PDF]

Agric Food Secur
Jumbo MB, Mwololo J, Manda J, Kamau P, Munthali W, Okori P, Makumbi D, Mushoriwa H, Zeledon I, Bekunda M, Chivasa W, Prasanna BM.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source