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AgriEngineeringFixed irrigation systems often experience uneven water pressure across different sections, making it challenging to irrigate all areas efficiently without wasting energy. This issue is particularly evident when using low-power, single-phase motors.
Angelo Tiago Azevedo +4 more
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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Internal Design of a Hydroponics Greenhouse for Tri Cycle Farms [PDF]
, 2019 Hydroponics is the agricultural technique of growing plants without soil, using other growing media and added nutrients in a solvent. It is an attractive agricultural method over conventional agriculture because it is more water efficient, is less labor ...
Gould, Sarah
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov +4 more
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Fault tolerant model predictive control of open channels [PDF]
, 2014 Automated control of water systems (irrigation canals, navigation canals, rivers etc.) relies on the measured data. The control action is calculated, in case of feedback controller, directly from the on-line measured data.
Blesa Izquierdo, Joaquim +3 more
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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 +4 more
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Mathematically Grounded Neuro-Fuzzy Control of IoT-Enabled Irrigation Systems
MathematicsThis paper develops a mathematically grounded neuro-fuzzy control framework for IoT-enabled irrigation systems in precision agriculture. A discrete-time, physically motivated model of soil moisture is formulated to capture the nonlinear water dynamics ...
Nikolay Hinov +3 more
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Water restriction and sewage sludge-based substrates affect the growth of Enterolobium contortisiliquum seedlings [PDF]
Ciência e AgrotecnologiaUsing sewage sludge in agriculture can be an alternative for the sustainable production of tree species. When combined with automatic irrigation, it can improve system efficiencyand seedling quality.
Daniel Fonseca de Carvalho +4 more
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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 +3 more
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Household Adoption of Water-Efficient Equipment: The Role of Socio-economic Factors, Environmental Attitudes and Policy [PDF]
Using unique survey data of 10,000 households from 10 OECD countries, we identify the driving factors of household adoption of water-efficient equipment by estimating Probit models of a household's probability to invest in such equipment.
Céline Nauges, Katrin Millock
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