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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Imported Through Land Borders at the Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ghana, 2022. [PDF]

Cureus
Asante IA, Lwanga CN, Takyi C, Sekyi-Yorke AN, Quarcoo JA, Odikro MA, Kploanyi EE, Donkor IO, Addo-Lartey A, Duah NA, Odumang DA, Lomotey ES, Boatemaa L, Kwasah L, Nyarko SO, Affram Y, Asiedu-Bekoe F, Kenu E.   +17 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, David L. Mather, Nicole M. Mason   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combatting anthrax outbreaks across Nigeria's national land borders: need to optimize surveillance with epidemiological surveys. [PDF]

Infect Dis Poverty
Mogaji HO, Adewale B, Smith SI, Igumbor EU, Idemili CJ, Taylor-Robinson AW.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Adapting to Changing Rainfall and Developing Off‐Farm Employment: Implications for the Adoption of Direct Seeding in Rice Production

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rice is the main staple food for more than half of the world's population and the income from rice is an essential source for livelihoods of millions of households. We examine whether direct seed in rice production is an adaptation of rice farmers to rainfall changes and farm labor scarcity.
Manh Hung Do
wiley   +1 more source

Tax Policy and Farm Organization

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) introduced substantial changes to the tax code, affecting farms' organizational incentives. This study examines farms' responses to the TCJA along extensive and intensive margins, focusing on organizational and labor expense adjustments.
Tia M. McDonald, Katherine Lacy
wiley   +1 more source

Without Borders? The Impact of Political Barriers and Land Use on the Animal Health Dynamics and Genetic Structures of Large Game Species in the Carpathian Basin and Surrounding Regions-A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Vet Sci
Bagi Z, Knop R, Tulcan C, Tripon R, Marinaș R, Kusza S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flyway population increase and emergence of new wintering grounds with climate change in an Arctic-breeding goose. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Gyüre P, Lengyel S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Temperature Sensitivity and Adaptation of Cereal Yields: Empirical Evidence From Italy

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the evolving temperature sensitivity and climate adaptation of cereal yields in Italy from 1952 to 2023, using province‐level data for maize, common wheat, and durum wheat. Employing panel data econometric methods, we estimate yield responses to heat exposure, changes in sensitivity over time, and adaptation to climate ...
Paolo Nota, Giacomo Coughlan, Alessandro Olper   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Historical and Projected Impact of Global Climate Change on the Extrinsic Incubation of <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i>. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Atkinson PJ, Nielsen TD, Caraguel C.
europepmc   +1 more source