Results 31 to 40 of about 4,761,002 (254)

Impact of Market Participation on Household Food Security among Smallholder Irrigators in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Agriculture, 2022
Food insecurity is a global challenge. The reduction of hunger is a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target widely seen as a measure for evaluating the progress of the well-being of rural people.
Thobani Cele, Maxwell Mudhara
doaj   +1 more source

Structural and biochemical insights into the thermostable esterase Ta0887 from Thermoplasma acidophilum

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
In this study, a novel esterase from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum was biochemically and structurally characterized. Our results demonstrate that Ta0887 is a highly thermostable esterase that preferentially hydrolyzes p‐nitrophenyl hexanoate and possesses an α‐helical cap domain that likely contributes to its substrate ...
Alejandro Delgado‐Rey, Miriam Livier Llamas‐García, Gabriela M. Montero‐Morán, Leticia Santos, Samuel Lara‐González   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovation platform for improving rice marketing decisions among smallholder farmers in Homa-Bay County, Kenya

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2020
Smallholder farmers are normally faced with making a decision on market participation and consequently choosing the appropriate marketing channel for their agricultural produce.
Matilda A. Ouma, Christopher A. Onyango, Justus M. Ombati, Nelson Mango   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increasing smallholder farmers’ market participation through technology adoption in rural Timor‐Leste

Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, 2021
This study examines the role of high‐yielding maize varieties as one of the key drivers of smallholder farmers’ market participation in a highly subsistence rural economy.
Sonia Akter, Namrata Chindarkar, William Erskine, Luc Spyckerelle, Julie Imron, Lucia Viana Branco   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Inebilizumab Versus Rituximab in AQP4‐IgG‐Positive NMOSD

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Rituximab (anti‐CD20, RTX) and inebilizumab (anti‐CD19, INE) represent B‐cell‐depleting therapies used for aquaporin‐4 antibody‐positive (AQP4‐IgG+) neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD); however, direct comparative evidence remains limited.
Jie Lin, Binbin Xue, Dewei Xie, Jia Li, Juyuan Pan, Lanbing Zhu, Qiaowen Tong, Jing Lin, Ruofan Zhu, Xu Zhang, Junhui Xia, Xiang Li   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of organic fertilizer adoption on market participation among sorghum farmers in Ethiopia

Cogent Food & Agriculture
Development economics places plenty of emphasis on identifying ways to reduce poverty. In this regard, agricultural innovations like natural fertilizers are getting increasingly recognized as critical tools for elevating productivity and driving ...
Atinkugn Assefa Belete, Menasbo Gebru
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of agricultural commercialization in Offa District, Ethiopia

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2020
The Agricultural policies in Ethiopia to improve the commercial orientation of farmers require identification of challenges at farmer level and in-depth action to shift the sector.
Alula Tafesse, Guta Regasa Megerssa, Bogale Gebeyehu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Production decisions and food security outcomes of smallholder’s livestock market participation: empirical evidence from Zimbabwe

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
Smallholder market participation is an important pathway to improving the productivity and livelihoods of farm households. Despite several studies documenting the effect of market participation on crop production, relatively little is known about the ...
Mequanint B. Melesse, Amos Nyangira Tirra, Sabine Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine Homann-Kee Tui, Andre F. Van Rooyen, Michael Hauser, Michael Hauser   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Onasemnogene Abeparvovec in Patients With SMA: Interim Results of the RESTORE Registry in Japan

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective There are limited real‐world data regarding the safety and effectiveness of onasemnogene abeparvovec (OA; Zolgensma) infusion, a one‐time gene replacement therapy, for Japanese patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). We aimed to improve understanding of the real‐world outcomes for OA in Japan.
Kayoko Saito, Kamal Benguerba, Ken Tsuchida, Kazushige Yazawa, Isao Tsumiyama, Hiromitsu Kayama, Sandra P. Reyna, Farid Khan, Richard S. Finkel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why Do Farmers Choose Auction Markets? Institutional and Socioeconomic Determinants of Red Chili Marketing Decisions in Indonesia

Baileo
This study examines the institutional and socioeconomic determinants of smallholder red chili farmers’ decisions to participate in auction markets rather than traditional markets in North Tapanuli Regency, Indonesia.
Irma Herawaty Sitorus, Rahmanta Rahmanta, Lindawati Lindawati   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source