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Framework and Initial Analyses of Fertilizer Profitability in Maize and Cotton in Zambia

Inorganic fertilizers will play a role in government programs, but whether or not a single policy is valuable for all farmers depends upon the net gain for the farmers.
Damaseke, M., Simumba, D., Govereh, Jones, Donovan, Cynthia   +3 more
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Effect of plant bio-stimulants on productivity, bio-energy efficiency and profitability of a berseem-pearl millet cropping system. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Reddy MB, Dadhich DK, Singh H, Pramanik D, Fiskey VV, Kamsali SA, Chandrakar T, Setia S, Yadav S, Rajawat MVS, Garg K, Kumar S.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Impact of biogas slurry on soil health, organic carbon, soil acidification, and soybean yield in Northeast China's black soils. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Bohoussou NY, Ayénikafo OM, Zheng G, Wang L, Wu W, Ju F, Kouadio YD, Virk AL, Dang YP, Wang M.   +9 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

Synergistic application of controlled-release urea and potassium chloride to enhance wheat yield and nutrient use efficiency. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Yang X, Li J, Zhang W, Jia W, Li Z, Geng J, Lei S, Li H, Zhang Q, Lang Y, Huo X.   +10 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

Topological Properties of International Commodity Market: How Uncertainty Affects the Linkages?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study aims to explore the network topology of the international commodity market by examining the interconnections among 21 commodity futures across various categories, including energy, precious and industrial metals, and agriculture. We analyze the market structure of these commodity futures under both low and high uncertainty conditions
Ibrahim Yagli, Bayram Deviren
wiley   +1 more source

Soils and fertilizers

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Crowther, E. M.
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Interaction of phosphorus and water supply regulates the maize root system and phosphorus-use efficiency. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Wang M, Xu J, Lyu Y, Luo M, Sun Y, Ye S, Cheng L, Rengel Z, Shen J.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source