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Heavy Metal Contamination: Impacts From Plants to the Food Chain and Eco‐Friendly Amelioration Strategies

open access: yesAgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Heavy metal pollution reduces soil health and threatens food safety by entering plants; however, the use of nanoparticles, biofertilizers, and organic fertilizers such as biochar offers a promising strategy for improvement and sustainable agriculture. ABSTRACT Heavy metal (HM) pollution, resulting from human activities such as mining and the excessive ...
Sina Siavash Moghaddam   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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
wiley   +1 more source

Study on the significance of irrigation technology for carrot growth [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
This article discusses the cultivation of carrots in various soil conditions in the Tashkent region using water-saving irrigation technology. Furthermore, the history of growing vegetable crops, the methods of determining the mechanical composition of ...
Burkhonova Munisakhon   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fifth international conference on irrigation and drainage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Presented at the fifth international conference on irrigation and drainage, Irrigation and drainage for food, energy and the environment on November 3-6, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah.Drainage keynote presentation: Subsurface drainage - what's next ...
Murray, Reed R., editor   +2 more
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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

IRRIGATION IN CEYLON. [PDF]

open access: yesMinutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 1879
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openaire   +2 more sources

Feasibility report to North Unit Irrigation District

open access: yes, 2009
The intent of this feasibility report is to evaluate and present the technical, financial, and permitting feasibility of five potential hydroelectric power generation sites in the North Unit Irrigation District, Madras, Oregon."August, 2009."This ...

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Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

Central Plains irrigation conference proceedings

open access: yes, 2006
Presented at the 2006 Central Plains irrigation conference on February 21-22 in Colby, Kansas.Where did all the irrigators go? Trends in irrigation and demographics in Kansas -- Water losses associated with center pivot nozzle packages -- Impact of ...
Central Plains Irrigation Conference, author
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Determinants of Knowledge and Usage of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Extension: Evidence From Tennessee Extension Personnel

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the determinants of generative AI (GenAI) knowledge and usage among agricultural extension professionals. Drawing on survey data from agricultural extension personnel in Tennessee, we employ regression analyses and latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) for topic modeling of open‐ended responses to study the knowledge and usage ...
Abdelaziz Lawani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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