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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

A fine-grained evaluation framework for urban land cover change based on feature monitoring with remotely sensed imagery. [PDF]

PLoS One
Liu Q, Guo J, Zheng C, Ling F, Da Z, Song W, Zhao F, Lian J.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Myanmar's Land Cover Change and Its Driving Factors during 2000-2020. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023
Wang Y, Hu Y, Niu X, Yan H, Zhen L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficient large-scale land cover change detection using Google Earth Engine: Climate-driven vegetation dynamics in Asian drylands (2001-2022). [PDF]

PLoS One
Wu J, Wei S, Hao H, Chen M, Ismail S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring land cover change after prolonged droughts at the global level. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Engman F, Kortekaas E, Brandimarte L, Mazzoleni M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Spatio-temporal analysis of land use land cover change and its impact on land surface temperature of Sialkot City, Pakistan. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
Javaid K, Ghafoor GZ, Sharif F, Shahid MG, Shahzad L, Ghafoor N, Hayyat MU, Farhan M.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting the invasion risk of Bactrocera dorsalis in Italy under climate and land cover change. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Bernardo U, Nugnes F, Ascolese R, Carbone C, Miele F, Innangi M, Di Febbraro M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source