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

Agribusiness, 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, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing groundwater usage for irrigation based on statistics of meter readings

Guan'gai paishui xuebao
【Objectives】 Irrigation for agricultural production in most regions of the world relies on groundwater. Understanding groundwater extracted for irrigation in a region is hence important for water resource management but challenging at regional and ...
WANG Yong, LI Xing, MA Fei, ZHANG Yuanyuan, HE Fan, ZHAO Yong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impacts of Irrigation Amount on Physiological Characteristics and Yield of Spring Maize

Guan'gai paishui xuebao, 2021
【Background】Maize production in Jilin province of China needs irrigation because precipitation and antecedent soil water in its growth season cannot meet its demand. Although the impact of water stress in maize growth has been well documented, how its physiological characteristics respond to irrigation amount is an issue remaining obscure for maize ...
XU Chen, YAN Weiping, SUN Ning, LIU Xiaolong, ZHAO Hongxiang, TAN Guobo, WU Zhihai, ZHANG Zhian, ZHANG Lihua, BIAN Shaofeng   +9 more
openaire   +1 more source

Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Climate‐Friendly Food Production: The Role of Production Method Information and Social Norms

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether information about production methods and social norms can increase consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for food produced using climate‐friendly farming methods. A randomized survey experiment was conducted with 1568 respondents across Denmark, Lithuania, and Spain, who were assigned to one of four ...
Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo, Tove Christensen, Sigrid Denver, Marilena Gemtou, Spyros Fountas, Søren Marcus Pedersen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of water-nitrogen coupling on water and nitrogen use efficiency of rotated winter wheat and summer maize under subsurface drip irrigation

Guan'gai paishui xuebao
【Objective】 Root acquisitions of water and nutrients and their subsequent translocation and consequences for crop growth are complex processes interactively influenced by a myriad of biotic and abiotic processes.
ZHEN Yuyue, XU Lirong, GAO Haiwei
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility report to North Unit Irrigation District

, 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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Alternative Policy Designs to Help Farmers Select Profitable Conservation Practices

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Voluntary private carbon initiatives (VPCIs) promote the implementation of agricultural conservation practices that mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) via financial incentives to participating farmers. Simultaneously, an array of public policies supports the adoption of conservation practices through technical and financial ...
Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn, Alejandro Plastina   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proceedings of the 24th annual Central Plains irrigation conference

, 2012
Presented at Proceedings of the 24th annual Central Plains irrigation conference held on February 21-22 in Colby, Kansas.Kansas irrigation trends -- Tillage practices in Kansas: 2010 survey results -- Tillage and crop residue removal effects on ...
Central Plains Irrigation Conference, author
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Is Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption Persistently Overestimated?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Precision agriculture is sometimes assumed to diffuse steadily over time, and industry planning frequently extrapolates early adoption trends forward. This study evaluates the accuracy of such expectations by comparing agricultural input dealers' forecasts of future service offerings with the actual levels of offerings that dealerships ...
Trey Malone, Chad Fiechter, Zanliang Meng, James Lowenberg‐DeBoer, Bruce Erickson, Jay Akridge   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proceedings of the 23rd annual Central Plains irrigation conference

, 2011
Presented at Proceedings of the 23rd annual Central Plains irrigation conference held in Burlington, Colorado on February 22-23, 2011.Water issues in Colorado -- Irrigation capacity impact on limited irrigation management and cropping systems ...
Central Plains Irrigation Conference, author
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