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Climate Change Mitigation in the Dairy Sector: Uncovering Heterogeneity Through Eco‐Efficiency Clubs

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Combining climate change goals with economic targets is crucial for the dairy sector, which is a significant contributor to agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. In this paper, we assess economic and climate change implications of dairy production with panel data of Irish dairy farms from 2013 to 2021.
Doris Läpple   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green Manure Mediated Improvement in Saline Soils in China: A Meta-Analysis

open access: yesAgronomy
The application of green manure is a traditional and valuable practice to improve the fertility of saline soil. However, the impact of environmental factors, green manure types and returning methods on the changes in soil fertility and soil salinity ...
Yinjuan Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Localities and organic Fertilizers on Yield in Conditions of Organic Farming

open access: yesActa Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2017
Nitrogen fertilization cannot be used by actual needs of plants during vegetation in organic farming. The proper crop rotation and harmonic nutrition are necessary for good and quality products. The methods of treatment are mainly realized by cultivation
Jiri Antosovsky   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

No-tillage with total green manure incorporation: A better strategy to higher maize yield and nitrogen uptake in arid irrigation areas

open access: yesJournal of Integrative Agriculture
The efficacy of integrating green manure in arid irrigation regions to enhance maize yield and nitrogen (N) uptake efficiency has been extensively explored. However, limited research has delineated the contribution of green manure N vs.
Hanqiang Lü   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coastal Mudflat Saline Soil Amendment by Dairy Manure and Green Manuring

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agronomy, 2017
Dairy manure or green manuring has been considered as popular organic amendment to cropland in many countries. However, whether dairy manure combined with green manuring can effectively amend mudflat saline soil remains unclear.
Yanchao Bai   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of green manure (Leucaena leucocephala) dosages on eggplant (Solanum melongena) growth and yield across diverse soil types

open access: yesJurnal Ilmiah Pertanian, 2023
Eggplant cultivation displays versatility across various soil types. However, nutrient depletion, a result of excessive chemical fertilizer utilization, presents a growing concern. The integration of green manure into agricultural practices, catering to
Anggit Kurniawan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management & sustainability of stockless organic arable and horticultural systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The essential difference between stockless and stocked systems is that the fertility building clover ley and other “forage crops” are not processed through an animal but instead are grown as green manures which are returned directly to the soil by ...
Preston, Keith
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Climate‐Smart Dairy Practices: The Role of Practice Clusters in Enhancing the Performance of Dairy Farms in Kenya

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate variability is affecting the productivity, profitability, and resilience of smallholder dairy producers in developing countries. The adoption of climate‐smart (CS) dairy practices has been promoted to mitigate these negative effects. However, while interest in dairy CS practices is growing, empirical evidence on their adoption patterns
Mercy Mburu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The results and perspectives for breeding of the green manure narrow-leafed lupine varieties for the productivity and morph-and-biological characters

open access: yesАграрная наука Евро-Северо-Востока, 2023
The narrow-leafed lupine (Lupinus angustifolius L.) has long been used as a green manure crop. Alkaloid content which is incompatible with forage varieties is a desirable trait for green manure ones.
P. A. Ageeva   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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