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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 Boro rice water requirements and irrigation schedules in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, under subtropical climate change

Results in Engineering
Boro rice cultivation, crucial for Bangladesh's food security, relies heavily on irrigation during the dry season. This study evaluates crop water requirements (CWR) and irrigation schedules for Boro rice in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, under projected ...
Md. Touhidul Islam, Musfiqus Shalehin, Nusrat Jahan, Md. Rakibul Islam, Akash, A.K.M. Adham   +5 more
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Irrigation water supply management

, 1967
The major objective of this study was to illustrate a method for comparing allocation patterns on the basis of water-use efficiency and economic soundness. Two supporting objectives include presenting three methods for calculating return flow and a technique for evaluating an allocation pattern.
Land, Larry F., author, Duke, Harold R., advisor, Evans, N. A., committee member, Nobe, K. C., committee member, Schmehl, W. R., committee member, Longenbaugh, R. A., committee member   +5 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

Numerical Verification of Groundwater Suitability for Irrigation Around the Subsurface Dam Area of Miyako Island, Japan

AgroEnvironmental Sustainability
The sustainable management of water resources is essential for agricultural productivity, especially in areas with scarce water availability. This study focused on assessing groundwater quality for irrigation near the subsurface dam area of Miyako ...
A. K. M. Adham, Md. Touhidul Islam
doaj   +1 more source

Techniques and technology improvement of cleaning open drainage networks in Bukhara region [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
In Uzbekistan, including in the Bukhara region, the technical condition of the collector-drainage networks is unsatisfactory; the drainage systems are overgrown with weeds, and their cleaning remains one of the most pressing issues.
Juraev F.U., Muratov O.A., Urinov E.F.
doaj   +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

Nucleus management with irrigating vectis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009
The main objective in modern cataract surgery is to achieve a better unaided visual acuity with rapid post-surgical recovery and minimal surgery-related complications. Early visual rehabilitation and better unaided vision can be achieved only by reducing the incision size.
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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

Current problems of water intake from Amudarya without rest and measures to improve them [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
In this article, the Karakum canal, which receives water from the middle part of the Amudarya, the anterior trunk canal, the problems in the areas of dam-free water intake into the Amu-Bukhаrа machine channels: that is, the processes in the river basin ...
Jamolov F.N., Berdiev Sh., Ergashev X., Idiev I., Abdiyev T.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source