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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
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Studies on mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and anthropic environment: 8- Survey of adult behaviour of Spissipes Section species of Culex (Melanoconion) in South-Eastern Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1995
A study of Spissipes Section of Culex (Melanoconion) adults behaviour was carried out from August 1992 through December 1993 in human dominated (anthropic) environment in the Ribeira Valley, S.Paulo State, Brazil.
Forattini Oswaldo Paulo, Sallum Maria Anice Mureb, Kakitani Iná, Massad Eduardo, Marucci Daniel   +4 more
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Climate Change Mitigation in the Dairy Sector: Uncovering Heterogeneity Through Eco‐Efficiency Clubs

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Combining climate change goals with economic targets is crucial for the dairy sector, which is a significant contributor to agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. In this paper, we assess economic and climate change implications of dairy production with panel data of Irish dairy farms from 2013 to 2021.
Doris Läpple, Christian Stetter, Cathal Buckley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Studies on mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and anthropic environment: 4 - Survey of resting adults and synanthropic behaviour in South-Eastern, Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública
Resting adults Culicidae were collected from January 1992 through January 1993 in several habitats of the Ribeira Valley region. The diversity of species found among them suggested that the vegetation remaining within human settlements favored the ...
Oswaldo Paulo Forattini, Iná Kakitani, Eduardo Massad, Daniel Marucci   +3 more
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Studies on mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and anthropic environment: 3- Survey of adult stages at the rice irrigation system and the emergence of Anopheles albitarsis in South-Eastern, Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1993
A study of adult Culicidae ecology was carried out from January 1992 through January 1993 at the rice irrigation system of the Ribeira Valley Experimental Station. The adaptation of Anopheles albitarsis to the anthropic environment became evident through
Forattini Oswaldo Paulo, Kakitani Iná, Massad Eduardo, Marucci Daniel   +3 more
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The Role of Coordination Mechanisms and Transaction Costs Promoting Sustainability Performance in Agri‐Food Supply Chains: Evidence From Ecuador

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social tensions and resource depletion pose significant challenges to the agri‐food sector, highlighting the need for coordinated strategies to ensure sustainability in supply chains. Despite its critical importance, the relationship between coordination mechanisms and sustainability performance remains underexplored.
Carlos Moreno‐Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
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Encontro de Aedes scapularis (Diptera: Culicidae) em criadouro artificial em localidade da região Sul do Brasil

Revista de Saúde Pública
Duas larvas de Aedes scapularis foram encontradas em um criadouro artificial, no Município de Sertaneja, Norte do Estado do Paraná, Brasil, durante atividade de rotina para o controle de vetores da dengue.
Allan M. da Silva, Regiane M. T. de Menezes   +1 more
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Assessing Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity in Latin America

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agricultural sector in Latin America plays a vital role in ensuring food security while impacting the environment. However, there remains a lack of analysis regarding the inputs responsible for pollution within its sub‐technologies. Hence, this article aims to assess agricultural green total factor productivity (TFP) through a novel ...
Tianxiang Li, Vanessa Ormeño‐Candelario, Xueli Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mosquitos de ambientes peri e extradomiciliares na região sul do Brasil

Revista de Saúde Pública
Durante um ano de coletas de culicídeos no Município de Querência do Norte, no Estado do Paraná, Brasil, utilizando-se isca humana e armadilhas de Falcão, investigou-se a composição faunística, a sazonalidade, o horário de maior densidade, a afinidade ao
Uelsei Teodoro, Ana Lúcia Falavigna Guilherme, Ana Leuch Lozovei, Vicente La Salvia Filho, Adelbar Antonio Sampaio, Roberto Palma Spinosa, Maria Eugênia Moreira Costa Ferreira, Orlando Carlos Barbosa, Edson Maurício de Lima   +8 more
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source