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

Agribusiness, 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, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

The Houses of al-Andalus: A Synthesis of a Domestic Model

Open Archaeology
The architecture of houses in al-Andalus has long been the subject of various typological classifications and interpretations regarding its evolution.
Alcolea Guillem, Kirchner Helena
doaj   +1 more source

The influence of Islam on Zulu Muslims in KwaZulu-Natal

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
This article explores the influence of Islam among the Zulu Muslims in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Although several studies focus on the history and experiences of the Asian diaspora or Asian Muslim community, there is a considerable lack of literature on the ...
Simesihle E. Ngubane, Maniraj Sukdaven
doaj   +1 more source

“We are fortress Europe!” Nativism and religion in the ideology of Pegida in the context of the European crisis

Studia z Prawa Wyznaniowego, 2017
This article deals with the movement known as “Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the Occident,” or Pegida, focusing primarily on the nativist dimension which often takes centre stage in its ideological discourse.
Mihai Murariu
doaj   +1 more source

Une mise en perspective de l’éducation aux valeurs des droits de l’homme au Maroc

Revue Internationale d’Éducation de Sèvres, 2021
This study considers the relationship between education in the values of human rights, politics and pedagogy in Morocco since independence. The authors identify three periods in the evolution of human rights education: before 1992, a latency phase ...
Mostafa Hassani-Idrissi, Mohammed Zernine   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traceability plays an important role in promoting a safe food supply by fostering transparent information exchange along the food supply chain. New technological innovations have the potential to improve traceability outcomes, as greater transparency along the food supply chain can aid in pinpointing precise origins of the contamination ...
Kelsey Vourazeris, Mark R. Manfredo, Michael N. Kozicki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Les premières mosquées et la transformation des sanctuaires wisigothiques (92H/711-170H/785)

Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez, 2011
The aim of this work is to analyse the different sources (textual and archaeological) relating to the mosques built by the Muslims during the first century of Al-Andalus, and to inquire into the fate of Christian sanctuaries.
Susana Calvo Capilla
doaj   +1 more source

Weather Attention in Online Discourse and Price Uncertainty in Agricultural Futures Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Weather is a central determinant of production risk in agricultural markets, but markets respond not only to weather conditions themselves, but also to how those conditions are noticed, framed, and interpreted in public discourse. In this setting, real‐time online weather discussions may shape price uncertainty by influencing how market ...
Mario A. Ortez, Olga Isengildina Massa, Michael Liam Smith, Nicole Olynk Widmar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review on Recent Trends of Bioinspired Soft Robotics: Actuators, Control Methods, Materials Selection, Sensors, Challenges, and Future Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This article reviews the current state of bioinspired soft robotics. The article discusses soft actuators, soft sensors, materials selection, and control methods used in bioinspired soft robotics. It also highlights the challenges and future prospects of this field.
Abhirup Sarker, Tamzid Ul Islam, Md. Robiul Islam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source