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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
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling Al-Qaraqoul canal before and after rehabilitation using HEC-RAS

Scientific Reports
The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation launched in 2020 the national project to rehabilitate the canals network to rationalize the use of water resources to face the scarcity problems.
Sara Zahran, Essam A. Gooda, Nesma AbdelMeged   +2 more
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Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Coordination Mechanisms and Transaction Costs Promoting Sustainability Performance in Agri‐Food Supply Chains: Evidence From Ecuador

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social tensions and resource depletion pose significant challenges to the agri‐food sector, highlighting the need for coordinated strategies to ensure sustainability in supply chains. Despite its critical importance, the relationship between coordination mechanisms and sustainability performance remains underexplored.
Carlos Moreno‐Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
wiley   +1 more source

Mitigating Water Salinity in the Jordan Valley: Experimental Evidence for the Effectiveness of Electronic Water Treatment on Irrigation Water Quality and Crop Productivity

Advances in Agriculture
Water salinity is a major challenge for Jordanian farmers in the Jordan Valley negatively impacting crop yield and soil health. One potential solution to this issue is electronic water treatment (EWT): a novel technology that uses radio wave ...
Samer Talozi, Ammar Namarneh, William Thompson, Sewar Salah   +3 more
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Effective Leadership Style of Engineering Managers in the Government Construction Agency: National Irrigation Administration – UPRIIS Division V

, 2022
John Vincent Santos, Rhizza Mae B. Lansangan, Ericka V. Marcos, Noel T. Florencondia, F. M. Solís Cabrera   +4 more
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Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

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, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nationwide Prediction of Flood Damage Costs in the Contiguous United States Using ML-Based Models: A Data-Driven Approach

Hydrology
Flooding remains one of the most disruptive and costly natural hazards worldwide. Conventional approaches for estimating flood damage cost rely on empirical loss curves or historical insurance data, which often lack spatial resolution and predictive ...
Khaled M. Adel, Hany G. Radwan, Mohamed M. Morsy   +2 more
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MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE ENGINEERING PROTECTION OF THE SHORE RESERVOIRS WITH THE USE OF DRAINAGE WATER FOR IRRIGATION

, 2021
А.Г. Турлов
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Assessing Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity in Latin America

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agricultural sector in Latin America plays a vital role in ensuring food security while impacting the environment. However, there remains a lack of analysis regarding the inputs responsible for pollution within its sub‐technologies. Hence, this article aims to assess agricultural green total factor productivity (TFP) through a novel ...
Tianxiang Li, Vanessa Ormeño‐Candelario, Xueli Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source