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Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever, Marius Michels, Oliver Musshoff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blockchain‐Based Smart Contracts in US Specialty Crop Marketing: Grower Preferences and Adoption Potential

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using survey and discrete choice experiment data, we examined US specialty crop growers' preferences for marketing contract attributes in the context of emerging blockchain‐based technologies and expanding traceability initiatives. Results show that farmers preferred traditional written contracts but might be willing to accept digital ...
Elizabeth Canales, Alba J. Collart, Matthew G. Interis, Esther Mmenaa Agyemang‐Duah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploiting Ferroelectric and Spintronic Dynamics for Neural Network Computation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Ferroelectric and spintronic devices, relying on the control of polarization and magnetization, offer intrinsically fast, durable, energy‐efficient, and low‐latency building blocks for analog in‐memory computing. The hysteretic dynamics of an order parameter are leveraged to provide nonvolatile, multistate memory and nonlinear switching. Brain‐inspired
Dashiell Harrison, Kevin Nadaud, Josquin Harrison, Guillaume F. Nataf, Laura Bégon‐Lours   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pathogenic Factors and Mechanisms of the Alternaria Leaf Spot Pathogen in Apple

Horticulturae
Alternaria leaf spot seriously threatens the sustainable development of the global apple industry, causing significant losses and reducing fruit quality and yield. The causal agent Alternaria alternata f. sp.
Chen Cao, Shun Gong, Yan Li, Jinqi Tang, Tianzhong Li, Qiulei Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Soft Robotic Finger With Deep Learning‐Enhanced Tactile Sensing for Texture and Softness Recognition

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Inspired by human touch, a tendon‐driven soft robotic finger combines multimodal tactile sensing and deep learning to simultaneously perceive texture and softness on deformable surfaces. A CNN‐LSTM model fuses pressure, accelerometer, and gyroscope signals to accurately classify material properties, achieving up to 95.4% texture and 97.0% softness ...
Gorkem Anil Al, Arya Shabani, Nicos Hadjigeorgiou, James Fant‐Male   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

InDel Markers for Identifying Interspecific Hybrid Offspring of Apple and Pear

Plants
Distant hybridization, such as between apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) and pear (Pyrus communis L.), can introduce unique genetic traits that aren’t possible through traditional hybridization methods.
Wenqi Fan, Baoan Wang, Yao Xiao, Jinfeng Huang, Dongmei Wang, Shengyuan Wang, Wei Li, Qiulei Zhang, Fuli Huang, Chenxi Shi, Tianzhong Li   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breeding Autumn-Fruiting Raspberries

Journal of the American Pomological Society, 1949
Autumn-fruiting, or so-called everbearing, raspberries have long been known in this country and abroad. Many have been introduced from time to time and they occur in the wild. Most of the more important varieties, except Ranere, were polyploids. All were very similar and had certain characteristics in common which were undesirable from the pomological ...
openaire   +1 more source

Cross‐Sectoral AI Integration Is Essential to Tackling Food Waste and Food Insecurity: A Roadmap for Developing Resilient Food Systems

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
As food insecurity and global food demands surge, artificial intelligence (AI)‐based technologies offer promising opportunities to reduce food loss and waste. In this perspective, current AI adoption across the food supply chain is assessed using various academic, industry, and policy sources.
Akansha Prasad, Hannah Mann, Lubna Najm, Shadman Khan, Carlos D. M. Filipe, Tohid F. Didar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Breeding Strawberries for Fruit Firmness1

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 1979
Abstract Heritability estimates for fruit firmness of strawberry ( Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) based on the regression of mean offspring performance on average parent performance varied from 0.49 to 0.67 over a 4 year period.
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Lost in aggregation? On the importance of local food price data for food poverty estimates

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores within‐country variations in food price dynamics and food poverty estimates by employing local market price data and national consumer price index (CPI) data. Our results show that national CPI data may be useful for approximating national trends but they fail to detect and identify spatial variations in local trends, which
Stephan Dietrich, Valerio Giuffrida, Bruno Martorano, Georg Schmerzeck, Marco Tiberti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source