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The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong, Lukas Kornher, Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, Aslihan Arslan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic diversity and population structure in Ethiopian Urochloa brizantha genotypes uncovered using inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers. [PDF]

PLoS One
Meheret F, Tesfaye K, Haileselassie T, Muktar M, Worku D, Asmare B, Taye M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design, development and performance evaluation of henna harvester. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Sonawane S, Mehta AK, Nalawade RD, Sonawane SP, Kumar M, Rahimi M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Understanding Interactions Between Sustainable Development Goals Within and Between Policy Programmes: The Case of Kenya's Dairy Sector

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving Agenda 2030 depends on addressing interactions between the sustainable development goals (SDGs). In this paper, we conceptualize SDG interactions as synergies or trade‐offs, incoming or outgoing, and internal or external, and analyze how SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) interacts with other SDGs within and across policy programmes that support ...
Annita Jepchirchir Kirwa, Sylvia Karlsson‐Vinkhuyzen, Todd Andrew Crane, Art R. P. J. Dewulf   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Real-Time Dry Matter Prediction in Whole-Plant Corn Forage and Silage Using Portable Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Pupo MR, Diepersloot EC, Paula EM, Dórea JRR, Ghizzi LG, Ferraretto LF.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

How Aware Are Consumers of Water Used in Agri‐Food Products? Exploring the Misconception Between the Perceived and the Actual Water Footprint

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding the environmental impact of food production is critical to promoting sustainable consumption patterns. This study explores the gap between consumers' perceived water footprint (PWF) and the actual water footprint (AWF) of selected agri‐food products in Italy, including crop‐ and animal‐based products. A survey conducted through a
Leonardo Agnusdei, Giulio Paolo Agnusdei, Federica De Leo, Pier Paolo Miglietta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nesting strategy reflects individual worker movement in termites. [PDF]

Mov Ecol
Kikuchi K, Bourguignon T, Mizumoto N.
europepmc   +1 more source

Expansion of the Brazilian Sugarcane Bioenergy System Promotes Greenhouse Emission Reductions and Sustainable Development Without Compromising Food Security

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing global demand for biofuels has raised concern about compromising food security. This study uses two independent economy‐wide models to evaluate the impact of expanding the Brazilian sugarcane bioenergy system on economic growth, social outcomes and food security.
Angelo C. Gurgel, Sofia M. Arantes, Luciane C. Bachion, Marcelo M. R. Moreira, Marcelo Justus, David Chiaramonti, Lee R. Lynd   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Colletotrichum Species Associated with Alfalfa Anthracnose: An Overview and Historical Perspective. [PDF]

Microorganisms
Trkulja V, Vasić T, Milašin R, Trkulja N, Matić S, Stević M, Živković S, Popović Milovanović T.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source