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Investigating Parkinson’s disease risk across farming activities using data mining and large-scale administrative health data [PDF]
npj Parkinson's DiseaseThe risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD) associated with farming has received considerable attention, in particular for pesticide exposure. However, data on PD risk associated with specific farming activities is lacking.
Pascal Petit +3 more
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Soil Enzyme Activities and Their Relationship to Total Soil Bacteria, Soil Microbial Biomass and Soil Chemical Characteristics of Organic and Conventional Farming [PDF]
Journal of Tropical Soils, 2018 Soil properties such as physical, chemical, biological, microbiological and biochemical aspects affect on soil quality. Soil microbiological activities directly affect stability of ecosystems and soil fertility.
Muhammad Abdul Aziz +3 more
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AGRISE, 2022 Women empowerment and gender equity are two significant aspects of the sustainable development of a country. As Sri Lanka is on the way towards sustainable development, this study was conducted to identify the current situation of women farmers ...
Dilini Rathnachandra, P Malkanthi
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The Potential for Development of Urban Farming in Supporting Agriculture Sustainability [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 In realizing sustainable and environmentally sound urban development, urban farming deserves to be used as part of sustainable urban development. Urban farming can indirectly overcome social problems in urban areas.
Wulandari Retno +2 more
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Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series, 2012 Urban farming is rapidly growing in many cities in Nigeria including a leading African megacity Lagos, although urban stakeholders have paid little attention to the trend over time.
Lawal Mohamed, Aliu Ibrahim
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Determinants of Women’s Participation in Small-Scale Vegetable Farming in Cabintan, Ormoc City, Leyte [PDF]
Review of Socio-Economic Research and Development Studies, 2023 Small-scale vegetable farming is relatively known to be the major source of income among villages residing in Cabintan, Ormoc, City Leyte. However, very few studies articulating women’s participation and role in small-scale vegetable farming are ...
Ray Ann Rosos +3 more
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The Specificity of the Activity of Educational Farms in Poland
EUROPEAN RESEARCH STUDIES JOURNAL, 2021 Purpose: The study's subject was a poorly recognized and relatively new initiative in the Polish countryside, the educational farms. The purpose of the work is to present the essence of educational farms and the idea of their creation and familiarize the functioning of farms associated with the National Network of Educational Farms.
Zawadka, Jan +2 more
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Time Allocation between Farm and Off‐Farm Activities in Israeli Farm Households [PDF]
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2004 This paper examines the time allocation of Israeli farm families between farm work and off-farm work. We found that extended families behave differently than nuclear families: people in families with adult children or siblings of the farm couple tend to work more off the farm and less on the farm, while people in families with parents tend to work less
Ayal Kimhi, Eliel Rapaport
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Chinese Chan Buddhism and the Agrarian Aesthetic in the Garden
Religions, 2023 As the most important Buddhist school in the history of Chinese Buddhism, the philosophy of Chan Buddhism and its agricultural Chan practice have had a profound influence on the lives of the literati and scholars.
Yun Wang, Yaoxuanzi Xiao
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Drivers and barriers of women participation in agricultural activities in Nigeria
Pesquisa Agropecuária Gaúcha, 2022 The study examined the drivers of women participation in agricultural activities in Nigeria. A total of 636 women farmers were used for the study and data were collected through interview and questionnaire process.
Halima Sallawu +5 more
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