Land-Use and Depth-Dependent Assembly of Soil Microbiomes Shapes Ecological Functions, Interaction Networks, and Phytopathogenic Communities Across Crop and Orchard Systems. [PDF]
Gashi N +10 more
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Does Participating in Agricultural Global Value Chains Promote Agricultural Growth?
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between GVC participation and agricultural value‐added growth in 43 countries over the period 1995–2022. In contrast to prior literature, we disaggregate the agricultural sector into four sub‐sectors namely crop cultivation, animal production, forestry and fishing.
Taner Turan +2 more
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Seasonal ecological quality in China: concurrent and lagged drought responses and dominant factors. [PDF]
Pei W +5 more
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When the River Runs Low: Heterogeneous Impacts of Transportation Disruptions on Local Grain Basis
ABSTRACT A substantial share of U.S. soybean and corn exports from the Midwest moves by barge along the Mississippi River system to export terminals in the Louisiana Gulf. Transportation costs between Midwestern grain elevators and export terminals create a wedge between prices at these locations, and shocks to these costs are partially passed on to ...
Yuan Zhang +3 more
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Decadal Land-Use Change and Water Quality Degradation Reshape the Functional Structure of Fish Assemblages in Guangxi Rivers, China. [PDF]
Yi H +11 more
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ABSTRACT Past growth in the global organic market has been concentrated in high‐income countries, while in middle‐income countries such as Serbia the organic market remains nascent and characterized by a sparse assortment of organic products, high retail premia and limited evidence on consumer preferences and their drivers.
Milan Tatic +3 more
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NASA's ECOSTRESS satellite reveals widespread midday depression in ecosystem evapotranspiration. [PDF]
Bu J, Xiao J, Fisher JB, Luo Y.
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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
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An expanding human footprint drives escalating human-elephant conflict across a transboundary African landscape through 2085. [PDF]
Patrick E +10 more
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Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever +2 more
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