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Alternative Policy Designs to Help Farmers Select Profitable Conservation Practices

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scheduling Irrigation of Pecans in Louisiana

open access: yesJournal of the American Pomological Society, 1987
Research to alleviate moisture and nitrogen stress was conducted. An eleven year old pecan orchard near Baton Rouge, Louisiana was trickle irrigated. Fertilizer was injected into the irrigation system on the irrigated trees and applied on the surface by hand on the non-irrigated trees. Soil moisture was monitored with gypsum blocks and daily irrigation
R. J. Edling   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Too Complex to Choose? The Role of Heuristics in Shaping Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Income Stabilization Tool in Italy

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European agriculture is increasingly exposed to economic instability driven by extreme weather events, market volatility, and geopolitical tensions. To manage these growing risks, farmers are encouraged to adopt innovative risk management strategies such as the Income Stabilization Tool (IST), which offers protection against severe income ...
Alice Stiletto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconfiguring Fresh Produce Supply Chains in Response to Drought Risk: Evidence From the U.S. Broccoli Market

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drought is among the most severe and persistent threats to food supply chains, and relocating production to less drought‐prone regions offers a strategy to reduce this risk. This is particularly relevant for fresh vegetables, which are highly water‐intensive, yet drought‐driven reconfiguration strategies remain understudied.
Bingyan Dai   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Irrigation and Water Management of Tomatoes–A Review

open access: yesJournal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
Effective water management practices are essential for maximising tomato yield while mitigating the risks associated with climate change. The need for climate‐smart irrigation management techniques in agriculture has increased to optimise water use ...
Olabisi Tolulope Somefun   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Irrigation Scheduling Methods Affect Water Use

open access: yesEDIS, 2020
Irrigation scheduling has been one of the most important management practices to improve crop production. For citrus, there are multiple options to schedule irrigation including evapotranspiration-, plant-, and soil-based.
Sandra Guzmán, Rhuanito Ferrarezi
doaj  

Deployment Strategies of Soil Monitoring WSN for Precision Agriculture Irrigation Scheduling in Rural Areas. [PDF]

open access: yesSensors (Basel), 2021
García L   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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