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Methane emissions from ruminants in integrated crop-livestock systems
Tropical Grasslands - Forrajes Tropicales, 2014 is a powerful greenhouse gas, with a global warming poten-tial of 25 (Eckard et al. 2010) and represents a significant loss of dietary energy (2–12% of gross ener-gy of feeds; Patra 2012) in the ruminant production system. Despite greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions hav-ing become an increasingly important topic worldwide, there is still high variability in
Laíse da S. Pontes +7 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra +3 more
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2001 Consultation of organic farming research priorities in the UK [PDF]
, 2001 The following reports a consultation of organic farming research priorities in the UK in 2001. The information was collated by Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth on behalf of MAFF organic farming unit and
Lampkin, Nic +2 more
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Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich +4 more
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Homecoming of Brachiaria: improved hybrids prove useful for African animal agriculture [PDF]
, 2014 Species of the genus Brachiaria originate primarily from Africa, where they are constituents of natural grasslands. Due to their adaptation to acidic, low-fertility soils, millions of hectares of Brachiaria species have been sown as improved pastures in ...
Ghimire, Sita R. +8 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Discrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to estimate land managers' willingness to accept participation in incentive‐based environmental programs. This is a specific application of discrete choice experiments: the estimation of willingness to accept for a private good (program participation) where respondents have to make trade ...
Anastasio J. Villanueva +2 more
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Padrão de deslocamento de bovinos Nelore em sistemas integrados de produção agropecuária
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e ZootecniaThe objective of this study was to characterize the displacement patterns of Nellore cattle in areas of crop livestock and crop livestock forest integration systems with density of 196 and 448 eucalyptus ha-1.
E.A.R. Santana +9 more
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Agribusiness: From Automation to Augmentation in a Global Context
Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Alexis H. Villacis
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Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.Conserving genetic material and even increasing genetic diversity is critical. To conduct the conservation of wild boar germplasm resources, we have successfully obtained healthy cloned wild boars for the first time using interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer and established transgene‐free iPSCs that can be used to conduct iterative rounds of gene
Chen Gao +11 more
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Improving the quality and safety of organic and low input foods and maximizing the benefits to consumers and producers [PDF]
, 2007 ‘Improving quality and safety and reduction of cost in the European organic and 'low input' supply chains' (QLIF) is an Integrated Project under the 6th Framework Programme of the European Commission which started in March 2004 and will end in February ...
Leifert, Carlo, Niggli, Urs
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