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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

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

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
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 ...
Oswaldo Paulo Forattini, Iná Kakitani, Eduardo Massad, Daniel Marucci   +3 more
doaj  

The insect vectors: Biology and ecology

, 2008
[No abstract available]
Linit, M., Akbulut, Süleyman
openaire   +1 more source

Merging ecology and control of vectors as a strategy to reduce zoonotic risks: an introduction to the Special Issue

•There is an urgent need to understand the ecology of disease vectors to implement control strategies.•We introduce the Special Issue “Merging ecology and control of disease vectors”•The collection of papers should foster strategies of disease vector ...
Beier, John C., Córdoba-Aguilar, Alex
core   +1 more source

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

Directed dispersal by an abiotic vector : Wetland plants disperse their seeds selectively to suitable sites along the hydrological gradient via water [PDF]

, 2017
Plant species around the world invest in seed dispersal by producing large numbers of seeds, with a wide range of morphological adaptations that facilitate dispersal.
Fraaije, Rob G.A., Ecology and Biodiversity, Jos T. A. Verhoeven, Soons, Merel B., de Jager, Monique, Verhoeven, Jos T.A., Groot, Arjen, de, Cuesta Ramirez, M.T., Monique de Jager, de Groot, G. Arjen, de Groot, Arjen, Rob G. A. Fraaije, Cuesta Ramirez, M. Teresa, G. Arjen de Groot, Sub Ecology and Biodiversity, Verhoeven, Jos, Merel B. Soons, M. Teresa Cuesta Ramirez, Jager, Monique, de   +18 more
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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
wiley   +1 more source

Studies on mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and anthropic environment. 12- Host-seeking behaviour of Anopheles albitarsis s.l. in South-Eastern Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública
Results obtained with Anopheles albitarsis s.l. catches mainly performed through human bait at the Ribeira Valley region, SP (Brazil), are reported. Two species of the complex were recognized, namely An. albitarsis s.s. and species B.
Oswaldo Paulo Forattini, Iná Kakitani, Eduardo Massad, Daniel Marucci   +3 more
doaj  

Taxis assays measure directional movement of mosquitoes to olfactory cues. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Malaria control methods targeting indoor-biting mosquitoes have limited impact on vectors that feed and rest outdoors. Exploiting mosquito olfactory behaviour to reduce blood-feeding outdoors might be a sustainable approach to complement ...
Joseph Ligamba, Fredros O Okumu, Mseka, Antony, Moore, Jason D, Seeholzer, Laura, Lena M Lorenz, Aidan Keane, Cristina J Munk, Killeen, Gerry, Elizabeth L Turner, Emmanuel Simfukwe, Killeen, Gerry F, Sarah J Moore, Lorenz, Lena M, Wolfgang R Mukabana, Ligamba, Joseph, Okumu, Fredros O, Lubandwa R Biswaro, Antony Mseka, Moore, Sarah J, Biswaro, Lubandwa R, Laura Seeholzer, Gerry F Killeen, Mukabana, Wolfgang R, Simfukwe, Emmanuel, Munk, Cristina J, Jason D Moore, Turner, Elizabeth L, Keane, Aidan   +28 more
core   +1 more source