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Livestock Farming Adoption in Rural Bangladesh: Determinants and Impacts on Household Income and Women's Dietary Diversity

Food and Energy Security
The crucial role of women in livestock farming is widely recognized, bringing multiple benefits such as increased household income, fostering stability, and improved nutrition security for women.
Toma Deb Nath, Arindam Biswas, Sheikh Faruk Ahmed   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

ARHGDIB Modulates Subcutaneous Fat Deposition in Ducks

Animals
Background: Subcutaneous fat deposition critically impacts duck meat quality and feed efficiency. ARHGDIB, a Rho GTPase regulator implicated in adipogenesis, remains functionally uncharacterized in poultry. Methods: We monitored growth and fat deposition
Mingyu Wang, Hao Zheng, Xing Chen, Ao Zhou   +3 more
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glaesserella parasuis infection triggers endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated pyroptosis via PERK/eIF2α/ATF4 axis and metabolic reprogramming in porcine alveolar macrophages

Veterinary Research
Glaesserella parasuis, the causative agent of Glässer’s disease in swine, triggers severe systemic inflammation; however, the molecular mechanisms underpinning its pathogenesis remain incompletely understood.
Weili Feng, Yu Han, Wanyun Zhang, Lei Wu, Ao Zhou, Liangyu Shi, Jing Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review: Role of herbivores in sustainable agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

Animal, 2018
The role of herbivorous livestock in supporting the sustainability of the farming systems in which they are found is complex and sometimes conflicting.
A.A. Ayantunde, A.J. Duncan, M.T. van Wijk, P. Thorne   +3 more
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Determinants of local food producer participation in state‐sponsored marketing programs: Evidence from Missouri

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines producer participation choices considering a variety of potential benefits linked to state‐sponsored marketing programs, using a real choice dataset of farmers in Missouri. Multinomial logit models are employed to predict determinants of farmer enrollment in three tiers of the Missouri Grown local food marketing program ...
Lan Tran, Ye Su, Laura McCann
wiley   +1 more source

Improving water productivity, reducing poverty and enhancing equity in mixed crop-livestock systems in the Indo-Gangetic Basin: CPWF project report 68 [PDF]

Farming systems / Mixed farming / Water productivity / Feed production / Livestock / Energy consumption / Gender / Poverty / River basins / Case studies / India / Indo-Gangetic Basin / West Bengal / Haryana / Uttar ...
Haileslassie, A., Acharya, N. Sreedhar, Dey, A., Shindey, D. N., Blummel, M., Samad, Madar, Radha, A. Venkata, Khan, M. A., Mit, R., Ishaq, Saba, Clement, Floriane   +10 more
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Analyzing individual rent price ratios in eastern German agricultural land markets: A GAMLSS approach

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels, Cord‐Friedrich von Hobe, Miryam Sarah Merk, Thomas Kneib, Oliver Musshoff   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organic livestock production systems and appropriate development in relation to public expectations

, 2001
There has been a tremendous growth in numbers of organic farms in EU over the latest years – from below 20,000 farms in year 1992 to more than 120,000 farms in 1999 (Padel, 2001).
Hermansen, John E.
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Mali - In touch with livestock challenge

, 2021
This video is one of a series putting farmers' perspectives at the centre of a global discussion. The ‘In Touch with Livestock Challenge’ initiative opens constructive dialogues on sustainable farming in relation to the global goals on climate ...
International Livestock Research Institute
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