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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
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Chemical Control of Pests of Soybean

Indian Journal of Applied Research, 2011
Dr. Pushpa Singh, Dr. Umesh Prasad Patel
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Assessing Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity in Latin America

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agricultural sector in Latin America plays a vital role in ensuring food security while impacting the environment. However, there remains a lack of analysis regarding the inputs responsible for pollution within its sub‐technologies. Hence, this article aims to assess agricultural green total factor productivity (TFP) through a novel ...
Tianxiang Li, Vanessa Ormeño‐Candelario, Xueli Chen   +2 more
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Black scale now a major olive pest

California Agriculture, 1976
Black scale, Saissetia oleae (Oliver), has, until recently, been a minor pest of olive in California, and the specific chemical controls established for black scale have seldom been used. Chemical control of another scale, Parlatoria, a more serious pest
G Sibbett, J Dibble, J Babcock
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Influencing Adoption of Chemical Pest Control in Cowpea production among Rural Farmers in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2007
This study examines the factors influencing the adoption of chemical pest control in cowpeas production in MakarfiLocal Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria.
R I Omolehin, T O Ogunfiditimi, O B Adeniji   +2 more
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Study on Chemical Control of Insect Pests

Ilmu Pertanian (Agricultural Science), 2020
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Impact of Sustainable Agricultural Practices on Labor Use Among Rice Farmers in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Mekong Delta (MKD), Vietnam has achieved high rice productivity through rapid intensification. However, this progress has led to environmental degradation and adverse economic and health effects. To mitigate these challenges, sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) have been promoted.
Nguyen Thi Thu Hien, Ho Thanh Tam, Koji Shimada, Hoang Ha Anh, Nguyen Van Cuong, Le Cong Tru   +5 more
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ECOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES IN RICE FIELDS

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2000
Among several pests of rice as one of the main agricultural products in Iran, rice borer, Chilo suppressalis is one of the most important pests of this crop.
J. Nouri, R. Arjomandi, H. Bayat   +2 more
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Sustainable Ammonia Electrosynthesis Coupled With Glycerol Valorization via an Adaptive Tri‐Component Catalyst

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, EarlyView.
A Cu‐Ni‐W tri‐component catalyst enables efficient nitrate‐to‐ammonia conversion under pulsed electrolysis. Combined experimental and theoretical studies attribute its performance to component synergism and regulated intermediates. Its facile adaptation for glycerol valorization to formic acid underscores a versatile system design concept, advancing ...
Christean Nickel, David Leander Troglauer, Chia‐Yu Chang, Tiansheng Bai, Tobias Rios‐Studer, Ingo Lieberwirth, Kevin Sowa, Boris Mashtakov, Bahareh Feizi Mohazzab, Lijie Ci, Deping Li, Xiaohang Lin, Bing Joe Hwang, Rongji Liu, Dandan Gao   +14 more
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