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Study on rainfall threshold of different lithologic landslides in Bailong River Basin of Gansu Province

Zhongguo dizhi zaihai yu fangzhi xuebao
The research results regarding the threshold values for slope disasters caused by rainfall are crucial for geological disaster prevention. In this study，landslides induced by long-term heavy rainfall occurred in five counties within the Gansu section of ...
Hailong CHEN, Xiaoling SONG, Yongjun ZHANG, Kaihuan LIU, Li ZHANG, Mingxia LIU, Guan CHEN   +6 more
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Estimating potential soil erosion for environmental services in a sugarcane growing area using multisource remote sensing data [PDF]

, 2013
Characterization of landscapes is crucial in modelling potential soil erosion to ascertain environmental services that are provided by the main land use in the ecosystem. Remote sensing techniques have proved successful in characterization of landscapes.
Bégué, Agnès, Clouvel, Pascal, Mulianga, Betty, Simoes, Margareth, Todoroff, Pierre   +4 more
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Comments on “A Critical Assessment of the Seeding of Convective Clouds for Rainfall Enhancement” [PDF]

, 2002
William L. Woodley, Daniel Rosenfeld
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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

Assessment of long-term rainfall trends and variability in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: implications for water resources management strategies

Discover Environment
The water budget in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) depends heavily on rainfall which play crucial roles in supporting agriculture, aquaculture, and local livelihoods.
Huynh Vuong Thu Minh, Gowhar Meraj, Pankaj Kumar, Nguyen Dinh Giang Nam, Bui Thi Bich Lien, Nguyen Vo Chau Ngan, Lam Van Thinh, Nigel K. Downes   +7 more
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A critical analysis of the shortcomings in spatial frequency analysis of rainfall extremes based on homogeneous regions and a comparison with a hierarchical boundaryless approach [PDF]

, 2021
Roberto Deidda, Matteo Hellies, Andreas Langousis   +2 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, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating rainfall forecasting capability of multi-source weather (MSWX) product over rainfall regimes of Ethiopia

Geocarto International
This study evaluated rainfall forecasting capability of Multi-Source Weather (MSWX) over rainfall regimes of Ethiopia. The evaluation was made for the period 2015–2019 at daily and ten-day temporal scales using categorical and continuous metrics and also
Endeg Aniley, Addis Zemen, Melkamu Belay, Belayneh Birku, Hiwot Taye   +4 more
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Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source