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Characterization of cattle raising in Paraíba State, Northeastern Brazil

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2015
The aim of this work was to characterize the cattle raising in Paraíba State, Northeastern Brazil. The State was divided into three cattle production regions according to its mesoregions: production region 1 (Sertão mesoregion), production region 2 ...
Inácio José Clementino , Carla Rodrigues Menezes Pimenta, Leise Gomes Fernandes , Camila de Souza Bezerra , Clebert José Alves , Ricardo Auguto Dias , Marcos Amaku , Fernando Ferreira , Evelise Oliveira Telles , Vitor Salvador Picão Gonçalves , José Soares Ferreira Neto , Sérgio Santos Azevedo   +11 more
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Livelihood Diversification as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change and Household Food Security of Livestock Holders in Pakistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rural farm households continue to face significant risks from climate change, resulting in many of them diversifying their livelihood sources into other income‐generating activities to increase their incomes and improve food and nutrition security. In this study, we examine the drivers and impact of farm households' participation in livelihood
Mahwish Arshad, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Do More Open Economies Export Less Diversely in Brazilian Agribusiness?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper asks whether municipalities with a larger export‐to‐revenue ratio display a more concentrated bundle of exported goods in Brazilian agribusiness. Recent advances in export imputation for Brazilian municipalities allow for an analysis of the concentration profile of each municipality and its association with export openness.
Alan Leal, Michelle Marcia Viana Martins
wiley   +1 more source

FACTORS AFFECTING LIVE CATTLE BASIS [PDF]

Cattle producers and beef packers need to understand basis determinants as they develop price expectations and make pricing, hedging, and forward contracting decisions. This study empirically estimated factors explaining variability in monthly fed cattle
Dhuyvetter, Kevin C., Schroeder, Ted C., Parcell, Joseph L.   +2 more
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Demographics of cattle movements in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2011
Background: The United Kingdom (UK) government has been recording the births, deaths, and movements of cattle for the last decade. Despite reservations about the accuracy of these data, they represent a large and valuable body of information about the ...
Vernon Matthew C, Vernon, Matthew C., Matthew C Vernon   +2 more
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Weather Attention in Online Discourse and Price Uncertainty in Agricultural Futures Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Weather is a central determinant of production risk in agricultural markets, but markets respond not only to weather conditions themselves, but also to how those conditions are noticed, framed, and interpreted in public discourse. In this setting, real‐time online weather discussions may shape price uncertainty by influencing how market ...
Mario A. Ortez, Olga Isengildina Massa, Michael Liam Smith, Nicole Olynk Widmar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ex-post Evaluation of Geomembrane Biodigesters to Treat Organic Residuals in Mountain Ecosystems

Agrisost, 2017
The economic and financial efficiency of two 10 m3 geomembrane biodigesters to treat swine and cattle residuals was evaluated. The study took place at the Cooperative of Credits and Services (CCS) of the municipality of Cumanayagua, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Its
Yanet Pérez González , Milagros C Mata Varela   +1 more
doaj  

Behaviorally Adaptive and Inclusive Advanced Driver‐Assistance Systems

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Advanced driver‐assistance systems (ADASs) are mapped as evolving human‐centered, adaptive technologies linking sensing, driver monitoring, AR/HUD interfaces, patents, regulation, and inclusive design. The review identifies gaps in real‐world evidence, diverse‐driver validation, gaze metrics, and governance, outlining a roadmap for safer, behaviorally ...
Jana Skirnewskaja, Mardavij Roozbehani, Munther A. Dahleh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indirect Effects of Cattle Trampling on the Structure of Fruit-Feeding Butterfly Assemblages Inhabiting Restinga Forests in Southern Brazil

Diversity
The impacts of anthropogenic activities are increasing at alarming rates, leading to biodiversity loss and the displacement of native habitats. One of the main contributors to human disturbances is livestock farming, which degrades native habitats ...
Cristiano Agra Iserhard, Taiane Schwantz, Mariana Centeno Gallo, Marco Silva Gottschalk, Kauane Maiara Bordin   +4 more
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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source