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Improved crop–livestock systems in West Africa: Making a difference. CGIAR Systemwide Livestock Programme, Project Brochure [PDF]
, 2010 An integrated approach to improving crop–livestock systems in West Africa, combining research on livestock, crops and natural resource management and involving a diverse range of stakeholders, including farmers, has a potential to address emerging ...
International Livestock Research Institute
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines racial differences in farm succession planning using survey data from Tennessee farmers. While observed differences between White and Black farmers are small, decomposition and counterfactual analyses show that structural characteristics, particularly farm size, would predict higher succession planning among White farmers ...
Abdelaziz Lawani +2 more
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Africa's threatened livestock breeds
, 2012 Resilient, disease-resistant,'ancient' cattle are among the African breeds at risk of extinction as imported animals supplant valuable native livestock on the continent.
International Livestock Research Institute
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The derived demand for the increased demand for meat and dairy products is clearly observed in the fast‐paced growth of the Indian feed industry and its increased demand for agricultural commodities (e.g., corn, soybean, rice, wheat, broken rice, millet, etc.) as feed ingredients.
Dwiti Baruah Thapa +2 more
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PROGRESS TOWARD A SINGLE MARKET: THE NEW INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS OF THE NAFTA LIVESTOCK SECTORS [PDF]
International Relations/Trade, Livestock Production/Industries,
Hayes, Dermot J., Kerr, William A.
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Domestic and External Drivers of Brazilian Pork Price Volatility Under Russian Trade Policies
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how Russian trade policies and domestic factors influence the volatility of Brazilian live swine prices from 2004 to 2019. We employ a DCC‐MGARCH framework, along with volatility impulse‐response functions and the connectedness approach, to analyze time‐varying co‐movement and dynamic volatility spillovers across pork ...
Gabriel Rosero +2 more
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DEMAND FOR FEED GRAINS AND CONCENTRATES BY LIVESTOCK CATEGORY [PDF]
Livestock feed demand is a collection of derived feed demands by various livestock categories. A structural understanding of demand for feed grains and total concentrates requires knowledge of separate feed demand relationships for each major livestock ...
Ray, Daryll E., Richardson, James W.
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Drought Exposure and Dynamic Input Adjustment in North Central U.S. Agriculture
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines whether realized extreme drought episodes affect the speed of adjustment of derived input demands and output supplies toward their long‐run equilibrium in U.S. agriculture, focusing on states in the North Central Region.
Victor H. Lana Pinto +2 more
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Are Pesticide Residues Found in the Oranges Produced in Sari? [PDF]
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical SciencesBackground and purpose: Today, ensuring food security for the inhabitants of the earth, and preserving agricultural production from destruction due to drought, pests, and diseases, seems more necessary than ever.
Narges Mazloomi +6 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Robotic apple thinning is constrained by a single field season confined to a few weeks each year. An efficient design process screens four detachment concepts off‐season using an artificial fruitlet structure, with field trials identifying vacuum suction and rotation as the most effective approach.
Rahul Jangali +9 more
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