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Climate‐Smart Dairy Practices: The Role of Practice Clusters in Enhancing the Performance of Dairy Farms in Kenya

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate variability is affecting the productivity, profitability, and resilience of smallholder dairy producers in developing countries. The adoption of climate‐smart (CS) dairy practices has been promoted to mitigate these negative effects. However, while interest in dairy CS practices is growing, empirical evidence on their adoption patterns
Mercy Mburu, Amin Mugera, John Mburu, Rose Nyikal, Oghaiki Asaah Ndambi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced 30 m Impervious Surfaces for China (2020, 2022) via 2 m/30 m Data Fusion. [PDF]

Sci Data
Yin R, He G, Wang G, Zheng K, Gong C, Long T, Guo Q.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Determinants of Knowledge and Usage of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Extension: Evidence From Tennessee Extension Personnel

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the determinants of generative AI (GenAI) knowledge and usage among agricultural extension professionals. Drawing on survey data from agricultural extension personnel in Tennessee, we employ regression analyses and latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) for topic modeling of open‐ended responses to study the knowledge and usage ...
Abdelaziz Lawani, Jason de Koff, James Muriuki, Anna‐Liisa Ihuhwa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Radiocarbon-Based Framework to Assess Soil Organic Carbon Persistence and Vulnerability Across Land-Use Types. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
Minich LI, Beem-Miller J, Mittelbach BVA, Geissbühler D, Udke A, Wasner D, Duborgel MM, McMackin C, Brunmayr AS, Wacker L, Gautschi P, Haghipour N, Egli M, Leifeld J, Eglinton TI, Hagedorn F.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Impact of Sustainable Agricultural Practices on Labor Use Among Rice Farmers in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Mekong Delta (MKD), Vietnam has achieved high rice productivity through rapid intensification. However, this progress has led to environmental degradation and adverse economic and health effects. To mitigate these challenges, sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) have been promoted.
Nguyen Thi Thu Hien, Ho Thanh Tam, Koji Shimada, Hoang Ha Anh, Nguyen Van Cuong, Le Cong Tru   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated machine learning and positive matrix factorization for the source-specific contamination and predictive risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in multi-land-use soils around an active coal mine. [PDF]

RSC Adv
Bashir Z, Raj D, Selvasembian R.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A spatially rich, temporally coherent soil spectral dataset for soil organic carbon estimation. [PDF]

Sci Data
Bae J, Seo I, Hyun J, Park Y, Jeong M, Kim J, Kim S, Joo S, Shin Y, Jung Y, Seo S, Kim H, Ahn C, Pyung J, Cha M, Choi B, Kim W, Kim H, Yoo G.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Climate and Land-Use Changes Predicted to Jointly Drive Soil Fungal Diversity Losses in One-Third of North American Coniferous Forests. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
Luo W, Peay KG, Gonçalves-Souza T, Reich PB, Zak DR, Zhu K.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source