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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 +3 more
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Resources, Environment and SustainabilityOrganic composts are significant sources of microplastic (MP) pollution in soils, and their input is much higher in greenhouse agriculture than open-field agriculture.
Jiajia Zhang +9 more
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Effects of compost on water availability and gas exchange in tomato during drought and recovery
Plant, Soil and Environment, 2012 Compost can increase soil water availability and nutrient uptake by plants, but it is not clear whether it can also improve the ability of plants to recover after drought stress. Tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) were grown in sandy soil without
T.-T. Nguyen, S. Fuentes, P. Marschner
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Effect of compost on antioxidant components and fruit quality of sweet pepper (capsicum annuum L.) [PDF]
Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2013 In order to determine the effect of compost (CO) on antioxidant compounds and fruit quality of sweet pepper (Capsicum annum L.), an experiment was conducted in open field.
Mohammad AMINIFARD +4 more
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New insights into the supression of plant pathogenic fungus (Phytophthora cinnamomi) by compost leachates [PDF]
, 2003 Use of compost as a soil conditioner and low-grade fertiliser is gaining popularity worldwide (Epstein, 1997). Compost not only adds plant nutrients to the soil, but also improves physical properties of soil such as buffering capacity, cation exchange ...
Cord-Ruwisch, R. +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate variability is affecting the productivity, profitability, and resilience of smallholder dairy producers in developing countries. The adoption of climate‐smart (CS) dairy practices has been promoted to mitigate these negative effects. However, while interest in dairy CS practices is growing, empirical evidence on their adoption patterns
Mercy Mburu +4 more
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The determinants of organic fertilizers used in urban and peri-urban agriculture: an econometric analysis [PDF]
, 2010 Urban poverty, increases in food demand, land pressures, pollution resulting from solid waste generation and from mineral fertilizers uses in urban and peri-urban agriculture, are becoming real issues in agriculture in Cameroon, and there is a growing ...
Parrot, Laurent, Sotamenou, Joël
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The US hemp market is a new and nascent industry that has been devoid of research for about half a century. This study examined the effects of exogenous shock on price at each phase of the value chain—Farm (hemp biomass), and its impact on prices at other phases of the value chain—Intermediary Processor (crude cannabidiol hemp) and Final ...
Solomon Odiase +2 more
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Environmental AdvancesMunicipal solid waste (MSW) composting is rapidly growing globally as a sustainable approach to valorize the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) into compost for agricultural use.
Francis Okori +4 more
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Cost‐Benefit Analysis of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in Fertilizer Trade
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), launching 2026, will charge EU importers for embedded carbon emissions, aiming to reduce emissions but raising import costs. Shifts in demand following implementation may reduce carbon emissions, but importers will bear the cost of increased prices.
Natalie Crisci +3 more
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