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Labile organic carbon fractions after amendment of sandy soil with municipal sewage sludge and compost

, 2017
The paper deals with the effect of organic amendments three years after their application on the transformation of organic matter in sandy soil. The labile part of organic carbon has been suggested as a sensitive indicator of changes in soil organic ...
Kalisz, B., Łachacz, A., Głażewski, R., Kazimierz Grabowski, Grabowski, K., Barbara Kalisz, Andrzej Łachacz, Roman Głażewski   +7 more
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Swedish farmers' approval of nudges

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen, Leon Englberger, Jens Rommel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon Abatement Leaders and Laggards Non Parametric Analyses of Policy Oriented Kuznets Curves [PDF]

We study the eventual structural differences of climate change leading ‘actors’ such as Northern EU countries, and ‘lagging actors’ - southern EU countries and the ‘Umbrella group’ - with regard to long run (1960-2001) carbon-income relationships ...
Massimiliano Mazzanti, Antonio Musolesi
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Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT RICE PLANTING DURATION ON ORGANIC CARBON COMPONENTS AND CARBON POOL MANAGEMENT INDEX OF SALINE-ALKALINE SOIL IN WESTERN JILIN PROVINCE, CHINA

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 2021
Q. LIU, J. TANG
openaire   +1 more source

Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Michelle Márcia Viana Martins, Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg, Ruan da Silva Vianna, Carla Cristina Passos Cruz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon storage and sequestration under different land uses with a focus on biomass crops [PDF]

Climate change is caused by rising quantities of greenhouse gases, particularly CO2, in the atmosphere, largely through consumption of fossil fuels.
Prayogo, Cahyo
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Combined application of chemical and organic fertilizers enhances soil organic carbon sequestration and crop productivity by improving carbon stability and management index in a rice–rice cropping system

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture
Soil organic carbon (OC) sequestration in farmlands can be improved through fertilizer applications, particularly with the addition of organic amendments. However, our knowledge of the effects of long-term different fertilization on OC chemical stability
Hu Xu, Adnan Mustafa, Qudsia Saeed, Guiying Jiang, Nan Sun, Kailou Liu, Jiri Kucerik, Xueyun Yang, Minggang Xu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source