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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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暴雨灾害Jiulong is located on the east side of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) and is a region prone to southwest vortex. Cloud detection with new-type detection equipment in this region helps enhance the knowledge of cloud characteristics in the southwest ...
Guirong XU +5 more
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Modeling intraseasonal features of 2004 North American monsoon precipitation [PDF]
, 2007 This study examines the capabilities and limitations of the fifth-generation Pennsylvania State University-National Center for Atmospheric Research Mesoscale Model (MM5) in predicting the precipitation and circulation features that accompanied the 2004 ...
Gao, X, Li, J, Sorooshian, S
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Review of methods for deriving areal reduction factors [PDF]
, 2010 The design of hydraulic structures requires knowledge of how much rain is likely to fall within a certain amount of time, and over a specific area. Point rainfalls are only representative for a very limited area, and for larger areas the areal average ...
Jones, D.A., Svensson, C.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah +4 more
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Quasi-weekly oscillation of regional PM2.5 transport over China driven by the synoptic-scale disturbance of the East Asian winter monsoon circulation [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and PhysicsRegional PM2.5 transport is an important cause of atmospheric environment change. However, the variations in regional PM2.5 transport on a synoptic scale with meteorological drivers have been incomprehensively understood.
Y. Bai +10 more
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Climatic Factors Associated with Heavy Rainfall in Northern Vietnam in Boreal Spring
Advances in Meteorology, 2022 Heavy rainfall occurs frequently in Northern Vietnam and causes severe floods and landslides. Heavy rainfall not only appears in rainy seasons (May–October) but also regularly occurs in spring (February–April).
Thang Nguyen Van +7 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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Agribusiness, 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
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暴雨灾害Southern China encountered two rounds of rainfall/snowfall and freezing weather accompanied by intensive lightning flashes from January 31 to February 5 and February 18-25,2024 (hereinafter referred to as "0131" and "0218" events,respectively).
Guoying TANG +5 more
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