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Distribution maps of twenty-four Mediterranean and European ecologically and economically important forest tree species compiled from historical data collections

Annals of Silvicultural Research, 2020
Species distribution maps are often lacking for scientific investigation and strategic management planning at international level. Here, we present the range-wide, natural distribution maps of twenty-four Mediterranean and European forest-tree species of
Nadine Wazen, Valentina Garavaglia, Nicolas Picard, Christophe Besacier, Bruno Fady   +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
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Automating Inconsistency Discover and Historical Investigation of External Influences on Livestock Population Data

Data Science Journal
Livestock population data is crucial in researching and modeling animal disease (Sibhat et al., 2017), economic health burden (Muraguri et al., 1998), climate change (Fordyce et al., 2023), antimicrobial resistance calculations (Mulchandani et al., 2023),
Ian McKechnie, Kassy Raymond, Deborah Stacey, Theresa Bernardo   +3 more
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Joint Statement of FAO and the CGIAR Centers on the Agreement Placing CGIAR Germplasm Collections Under the Auspices of FAO [PDF]

, 1994
Joint statement by the FAO and 12 centers of the CGIAR system on their agreement to place the centers' collections of plant genetic resources held in their genebanks under the auspices of the FAO as part of the International Network of Ex Situ ...
CGIAR Secretariat, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations   +1 more
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Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combining interactive GIS tools and expert knowledge in validation of tree species models [PDF]

, 2015
Poster presented at XIII Congreso Forestal Mundial. FAO, Buenos Aires (Argentina).
Castañeda-Álvarez, Nora P., Scheldeman, Xavier, Zonneveld, M. van   +2 more
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Application of FAO-CROPWAT Modelling on Estimation of Irrigation Scheduling for Paddy Cultivation in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka [PDF]

, 2020
A. Narmilan, M. Sugirtharan
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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

The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thesaurus-based index term extraction for agricultural documents [PDF]

, 2005
This paper describes a new algorithm for automatically extracting index terms from documents relating to the domain of agriculture. The domain-specific Agrovoc thesaurus developed by the FAO is used both as a controlled vocabulary and as a knowledge base
Medelyan, Olena, Witten, Ian H.
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