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Crop-livestock integration practices, knowledge, and attitudes among smallholder farmers: Hedging against climate change-induced shocks in semi-arid Zimbabwe [PDF]

open access: yesOpen Life Sciences, 2021
Domestic and international crops and livestock trade remain fragile among Zimbabwean smallholder farmers. Commercial crop-livestock integration in climate change vulnerable areas is low and sparsely documented.
Musara Joseph P.   +3 more
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CROP-LIVESTOCK INTEGRATION FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN CHINA: THE HISTORY OF STATE POLICY GOALS, REFORM OPPORTUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 2023
● This paper examines the historical evolution of crop-livestock integration in China with a specific focus on its role in mitigating non-point source pollution.● Extensive examination of existing literature has unearthed the roots of crop-livestock ...
Danmeng FENG, KouRay MAO, Yujie YANG, Yu HU
doaj   +3 more sources

Farming system design for innovative crop-livestock integration in Europe

open access: yesAnimal, 2014
The development of integrated crop–livestock systems (ICLS) is a major challenge for the ecological modernisation of agriculture but appears difficult to implement at a large scale.
M. Moraine   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Degree and drivers of crop-livestock integration based on micro-level study evidence from Afar National Regional State

open access: yesDiscover Sustainability
Integrated farming system is characterized by its interconnected and interdependent nature, where the primary and secondary outputs of one system are utilized as essential inputs for another, resulting in a cohesive and integrated entity.
Mohammed Adem, B. Lilly Grace Eunice
doaj   +2 more sources

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF CROP-LIVESTOCK FARMS IN AFRICA [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 2021
Crop-livestock farms across Africa are highly variable due to in agroecological and socioeconomic factors, the latter shaping the demand and supply of livestock products. Crop-livestock farms in Africa in the 20-first century are very different from most
Mariana C. RUFINO, Charles K. K. GACHENE, Rodrigue V. C. DIOGO, James HAWKINS, Alice A. ONYANGO, Ousmane M. SANOGO, Ibrahim WANYAMA, Gabriel YESUF, David E. PELSTER
doaj   +1 more source

Spexin mRNA profile and its response to different photoperiods in Chinese Yangzhou geese (Anas cygnoides)

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Spexin (SPX, NPQ), a novel neuropeptide composed of 14 amino acid residues, is evolutionarily conserved among different species. Spexin has been suggested to have pleiotropic functions in mammals. However, reports on spexin in birds are limited.
Jie Liu   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

GRASSLAND AGRICULTURE IN CHINA—A REVIEW [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 2021
<List> <ListItem><ItemContent><p>• Grassland-based livestock production systems cover large areas in China.</p></ItemContent></ListItem> <ListItem><ItemContent><p>• China is facing ...
Fujiang HOU, Qianmin JIA, Shanning LOU, Chuntao YANG, Jiao NING, Lan LI, Qingshan FAN
doaj   +1 more source

Economic viability of a crop-livestock integration system [PDF]

open access: yesCiência Rural, 2020
: Crop monoculture and single conventional cattle raising were designed for a rapid increase in productivity and food supply. However, some of these production systems have shown signs of saturation and negative environmental impacts.
Marcela de Mello Brandão Vinholis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

System proximity index ratio (SPIR) accuracy in forecasting the sustainability of crop-livestock farming systems in Indonesian paddy fields

open access: yesRevista de Economia e Sociologia Rural, 2023
The crop-livestock farming system in paddy fields is integrated between rice crops and beef cattle (rice-beef cattle CLFS). Rice plants will produce straw and rice bran that can be used for animal feed, and livestock will produce compost/manure that can ...
Dedi Sugandi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Silvipastory system in areas of small rural farmers in Mato Grosso do Sul

open access: yesRealizAção, 2023
The use of Silvopastoral Systems associated with crops and livestock creates a sustainable environment, improving socioeconomic and environmental characteristics, improving the production system and the quality of life of the rural family.
Gabriela Duarte Oliveira Leite   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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