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Women's Off‐Farm Employment and Dietary Quality in Rural Africa
Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Most households in rural Africa are involved in smallholder farming, but off‐farm employment is an important additional income source for many. Previous research has analysed links between off‐farm employment and well‐being, but mostly at the household level, not considering that household members may be affected differently.
Chrispinus Mutsami +2 more
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EuroChoices, EarlyView.Summary Agrobiodiversity is in decline. While the literature highlights the role of public policy in this process, a research gap remains concerning how policies can help reverse this trend by providing economic support to farms that value crop and varietal diversity. Based on desk research and expert interviews, this article first provides an overview
Yuna Chiffoleau +7 more
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BMC Genomics, 2018 Background Ascochyta blight, caused by the fungus Ascochyta lentis, is one of the most destructive lentil diseases worldwide, resulting in over $16 million AUD annual loss in Australia alone.
Mahsa Khorramdelazad +9 more
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE YIELD-PRICE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIALTY CROPS [PDF]
Specialty crops have been cited as means to diversify crop portfolios on the prairies. Lentils, a specialty crop, have high variability in yields and prices but are relatively uncorrelated with the yields and prices of other traditional Saskatchewan ...
Schoney, Richard A., Weisensel, Ward P.
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Effect of elevated CO(2) and nitrogen levels on lentil growth and nodulation [PDF]
, 2008 Global carbon dioxide levels are rising, and could reach levels of 815 $\mu $mol mol$^{-1}$ by the year 2100. Since photosynthetic rate in C$_{3}$ species under the current levels of ambient CO$_{2}$ is still below physiological saturation levels, it ...
Fuller, MP, Jellings, AJ, Nasser, RR
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Nutrition &Dietetics, EarlyView.Abstract Aim To investigate enablers and barriers to providing home enteral nutrition care and the use of blended tube feeding for adult clients. Methods An explanatory sequential mixed‐methods study mapped to the Theoretical Domains Framework, comprising a national cross‐sectional web‐based survey, descriptive qualitative analysis of focus groups, and
Lina Breik +4 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Agricultural subsidies can be an effective policy tool to enhance soil organic carbon sequestration. This paper assesses the effectiveness of a second‐best hypothetical policy which subsidizes additional canola hectares optimally for each soil zone in Saskatchewan in an effort to increase soil organic carbon.
Devin A. Serfas
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Farm Safety Net Programs: Background and Issues [PDF]
, 2015 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) operates several programs that supplement the income of farmers and ranchers in times of low farm prices and natural disasters.
Shields, Dennis A
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Allergy, EarlyView.In two large European cohorts, 589 reactions to non‐mandatory labelled plant‐based foods were identified with sunflower seed, pine nut, pea and lentil as the most frequent triggers. Reaction severity was not different between mandatory and non‐mandatory labelled allergenic foods. Their frequency and rising trends (e.g., fenugreek, pumpkin seed) support
Sabine Dölle‐Bierke +18 more
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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2016 Application of technology for on-farm productivity enhancement is the major intervention besides meeting the other requirements like input supply, marketing, biotic and abiotic stresses.
A K SINGH +4 more
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