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Do Sustainable Agricultural Practices Boost Production and Technical Efficiency? A Case Study of Coffee Smallholders in Peru

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder agriculture remains a cornerstone for economic development and poverty reduction in Latin America. Their transition to sustainable agricultural production is critical in the face of the environmental challenges posed by conventional farming practices and is a key pathway to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development ...
Gabriela Carbajo‐Alvarez, Gabriel Rosero, Bernhard Brümmer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of nitrogen fertilization on soil microbial diversity, its mediated enzyme activities, and stem nematode population in sweet potato fields. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Shi F, Meng X, Li J, Yang D, Liu J, Liu X, Xiang M, Zhu Y.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Mechanical Performance of Biocomposites Based on Straw Fiber Self-Reinforced Plasticized Flours of Bread Wheat Grown with Different Nitrogen Fertilization Management Strategies. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Benincasa P, Dominici F, Luzi F, Governatori C, Pauselli M, Tosti G, Sarasini F, Puglia D.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Economic Feasibility of Crop‐Livestock Integration System in Brazil

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the economic feasibility of the Brazilian crop‐livestock integration system. Under this system, the Brazilian farmer can produce soybeans, corn, and graze for cattle on the same land during one crop year. This technology can substantially increase agricultural production in the country.
Yuri C. D. Calil, Luis Ribera
wiley   +1 more source

Pre-fertilization-origin preservation of brown fat-mediated energy expenditure in humans. [PDF]

Nat Metab
Yoneshiro T, Matsushita M, Fuse-Hamaoka S, Kuroiwa M, Kurosawa Y, Yamada Y, Arai M, Wei Y, Iida M, Kuma K, Kameya T, Harada T, Matsumura Y, Osawa T, Aoki Y, Nakamura H, Hamaoka T, Sakai J, Saito M.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equine in vitro fertilization with frozen-thawed semen is associated with shortened pre-incubation time and modified capacitation-related changes. [PDF]

Biol Reprod
Felix MR, Dobbie T, Woodward E, Linardi R, Okada C, Santos R, Hinrichs K.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oocytes with aggregates of smooth endoplasmic reticulum may not affect reproductive outcomes in split IVF-ICSI insemination: a retrospective study. [PDF]

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
Li Y, Hu J, Lu H, Lu Z, Zhong J, Shi L.
europepmc   +1 more source