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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contesting Digital Technology through New Forms of Transnational Activism

open access: yesGlobal Labour Journal, 2023
While the tech giants are using privatisation to present themselves as providers of solutions to global problems, digitalisation is creating new forms of transnational activism.
Edward Webster, Carmen Ludwig
doaj  

The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

On Hardy–Knopp Type Inequalities with Kernels via Time Scale Calculus [PDF]

open access: gold, 2022
Haytham M. Rezk   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Trends in Gender Disparities in Surgical Experience: A National Clinical Database Study

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We previously reported the gender disparities in surgical procedures between male and female surgeons using National Clinical Database covering more than 95% of all operations performed in Japan. This study aims to examine the changes in gender disparity in the surgical experience of gastrointestinal surgeons in Japan before and ...
Chie Tanaka   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neural network‐based offset‐free model predictive control for nonlinear systems

open access: yesAIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper proposes an offset‐free model predictive control (MPC) framework for nonlinear systems modeled using neural network‐based nonlinear autoregressive models with exogenous inputs (NARX). To address plant‐model mismatch and ensure offset‐free tracking, the NARX model is augmented with an integrating disturbance model, resulting in an ...
Hesam Hassanpour, Prashant Mhaskar
wiley   +1 more source

System‐level analysis of industrial electrification

open access: yesAIChE Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Electrification is a promising method for industrial decarbonization, but understanding its potential is challenging due to the plethora of relevant technologies and industrial sectors it can be applied to. To this end, we develop an assessment framework to quantify the cost and environmental impacts of electrification, including the option to
Julia Granacher   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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