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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 +3 more
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Biochar, Organic Fertilizer, and Bio-Organic Fertilizer Improve Soil Fertility and Tea Quality
AgronomyTea, the world’s second most traded commodity, significantly impacts the economies of producing countries. However, prolonged cultivation leads to soil degradation, particularly through acidification and the depletion of essential nutrients, which ...
Rongxiu Yin +6 more
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Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Access to forests, farming land and the Citarum river is limited in Tarumajaya; furthermore, many do not own their own housing and are dependent on the public and private landowners in the area. The region of Tarumajaya faces significant challenges in access to crucial resources such as forests, farming land and the Citarum river, leading to a
Rudolf Wirawan +4 more
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JTSL (Jurnal Tanah dan Sumberdaya Lahan), 2018 In Selorejo village, one of the centers of citrus-production in Indonesia, there are differences fruit productivity in between citrus-farmers. The high productivity citrus gardens produced 55.6 t ha-1 year-1 and in the garden with low productivity ...
Norma Handa Chintya, S Soemarno
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Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Although phenology has long been recognized as a critical feature for the adaptation of organisms to their local environment, until recently, phenological events have seldom been considered in the broader context of trait‐based ecology.
Eric Garnier +5 more
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Size variation of an herbivorous insect affects host plant damage: Mechanisms behind the effect
Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Intraspecific trait variation can strengthen or weaken species interactions in ecological communities. A mechanistic understanding of how intraspecific variation affects species interactions will help identify general rules about when intraspecific variation strengthens
Monica Paniagua Montoya +2 more
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Biological ControlPlants may compensate for herbivory damage by reallocating resources and altering growth patterns, which may be further influenced by environmental variables like nutrient availability.
Dale A. Halbritter +5 more
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.This article explores the activities of daily life in a village neighbouring the TEPCO nuclear power plant in Fukushima. It argues that one of the potentials of taking a dwelling perspective – a phenomenological approach to living within the ecological and social environments – emerges most compellingly within a polluted landscape.
Tomoko Sakai
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Beverage Plant ResearchNitrogen (N) fertilizer management is pivotal for guaranteeing higher yield and better quality of crops. In recent years, significant efforts have been devoted to enhancing N-use efficiency in field crops.
Rui Shi +8 more
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