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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

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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Description of Lutzomyia (Pifanomyia) robusta n. sp. (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) from Peruvian Equadorean interandean areas

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1995
Description of Lutzomyia robusta, n. sp. (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) from interandean areas of Peru and Equador. Lutzomyia robusta, n. sp., probable vector of human bartonellosis and cutaneous leishmaniasis, is described and illustrated.
Galati Eunice A. Bianchi, Cáceres Abraham G., Le Pont Francois   +2 more
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Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacto de alterações ambientais na ecologia de flebotomíneos no sul do Brasil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Verificou-se que a abertura de uma clareira ao redor de um galinheiro e aplicações periódicas de inseticidas refletiram na ecologia das espécies de flebotomíneos na Fazenda Palmital, município de Terra Boa, Estado do Paraná, sul do Brasil.
Ueslei Teodoro, João B. Kühl, Demilson R. dos Santos, Élcio S. dos Santos   +3 more
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Studies on mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and anthropic environment: 11 - Biting activity and blood-seeking parity of Anopheles (Kerteszia) in South-Eastern Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1996
An. (Ker.) cruzii and An. (Ker.) bellator were monitored by the use of human bait and Shannon trap collections during a one-year period in 1994. Indoor and outdoor collections were made on human bait and inside the forest environment a Shannon trap was ...
Forattini Oswaldo Paulo, Kakitani Iná, Massad Eduardo, Marucci Daniel   +3 more
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Consumer Preferences for Craft Beer: The Interplay of Localness and Advertising Language

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the influence of the language of the label, origin of production, and origin of brewing ingredients on Croatian consumers' preferences and willingness to pay for organic craft beer. Employing an online survey and a choice experiment among 223 Croatian alcohol consumers, we find that while there's a willingness to pay a ...
Marija Cerjak, Claudia Bazzani, Andreas C. Drichoutis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
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Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traceability plays an important role in promoting a safe food supply by fostering transparent information exchange along the food supply chain. New technological innovations have the potential to improve traceability outcomes, as greater transparency along the food supply chain can aid in pinpointing precise origins of the contamination ...
Kelsey Vourazeris, Mark R. Manfredo, Michael N. Kozicki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Studies on mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and anthropic environment: 7- Behaviour of adults Nyssorhynchus anophelines with special reference to Anopheles albitarsis s.l. in South-Eastern Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública
Results obtained with catches performed at several sites of the Ribeira Valley, SP (Brazil) are reported. Collections with Shannon type traps showed a concentration of An.albitarsis s.l.
Oswaldo Paulo Forattini, Iná Kakitani, Eduardo Massad, Daniel Marucci   +3 more
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