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Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mpox in Central Africa: complex epidemiology requires a constellation approach. [PDF]

Npj Viruses
Halbrook M, Makangara-Cigolo JC, Merritt S, Hoff NA, Liesenborghs L, Hensley LE, Vercauteren K, Mbala-Kingebeni P, Rimoin AW, Kindrachuk J.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Achieving the global agenda toward HIV cure calls for establishing a research-for-cure academy in West and Central Africa. [PDF]

J Virus Erad
Ka'e AC, Chenwi CA, Esemu L, Tene H, Djounda R, Yagai B, Nanfack A, Nka AD, Etame NK, Ngoufack Jagni Semengue E, Godwe C, Awanakan H, Acho FA, Mofor C, Beryle MM, Bissohong B, Joanes T J, Forgwei L, Awoh RA, Halle Ekane GE, Jones RB, Tongo M, Maiga AI, Toni T, Chatte A, Mangala C, Bangola DM, Malik Diouara AA, Wade D, Temfack E, Tessema SK, Kamangu EN, Mossoro-Kpinde CD, Ayokamnmi M, Ghoma Linguissi LS, Kouanfack C, Ndjolo A, Tassembedo S, Colizzi V, Boraschi D, Dong KL, Dubé K, Ndembi N, Deeks SG, Tiemessen CT, Ndung'u T, Perno CF, Persaud D, Fokam J.   +48 more
europepmc   +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

Have you heard of Rift Valley fever? Findings from a multi-country study in East and Central Africa. [PDF]

PLoS One
Odinoh R, Dawa J, Situma S, Nyakarahuka L, Lepore L, Vanlerberghe V, Nasimiyu C, Makiala S, Ifufa C, Mukadi D, Viala H, Owor N, Bakamutumaho B, Ndumu D, Masumu J, Breiman RF, Njenga K.   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic Analysis of Lumpy Skin Disease Virus from Western and Central Africa Suggests a Distinct Sub-Lineage Within the 1.2 LSDV Cluster. [PDF]

Pathogens
Fadele J, Ogunsanya O, Adedokun O, Ayinla A, Pami M, Sijuwola A, Saibu F, Soumare H, Fanou U, Brown C, Faburay B, Happi C, Happi A.   +12 more
europepmc   +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

Author Correction: Mpox in Central Africa: complex epidemiology requires a constellation approach. [PDF]

Npj Viruses
Halbrook M, Makangara-Cigolo JC, Merritt S, Hoff NA, Liesenborghs L, Hensley LE, Vercauteren K, Mbala-Kingebeni P, Rimoin AW, Kindrachuk J.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source