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Cost Behavior of Organic Versus Conventional Farms: Assessing Economic Resilience and the Ecological Dividend

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study empirically examines the cost behavior in organic versus conventional farming to assess economic resilience. Using Spanish FADN data (2015–2021), results show organic farms exhibit higher cost elasticity during output increases and lower elasticity during decreases.
Josep M. Argilés‐Bosch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of Automatic Combination Cutting-and-conveying Unit of Fully Mechanized Coal Face

open access: yes, 2011
In order to improve automation level and production efficiency of fully mechanized coal face, the paper proposed a design scheme of automatic combination cutting-and-conveying unit of fully mechanized coal face.
WU Qing   +5 more
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Comparison of the effects of rectal examination on heart rate and eye temperature in cattle of different parity

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Rectal examination is a routine procedure in bovine reproductive management, but its physiological impact may vary depending on the cow's age and parity. Stress responses during such procedures can negatively affect animal welfare and compliance, especially in inexperienced animals.
Atakan Cortu, Orsan Gungor
wiley   +1 more source

Portable, Benchtop and Micro‐XRF in Agriculture—Present and Future From the Hardware Perspective

open access: yesX-Ray Spectrometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT X‐ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry has been an important tool in agricultural studies recently. This technique allows the multielemental, direct, and in situ analysis. The objective of this review is to evaluate the use of XRF in agriculture focusing on plant and soil samples based on indexed articles in the Scopus database from 2020 to ...
Eduardo de Almeida   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender Empowerment and Climate‐Smart Agriculture: Insights and Implications for Achieving Gender Equity and Climate Resilience

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the effects of male and female empowerment, as well as gender empowerment inequality, on the adoption of climate‐smart agriculture (CSA) practices. Using a conditional mixed process model, we analyse survey data from 743 households across Henan, Shandong and Hebei provinces in China.
Junpeng Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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