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Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.In situ electrochemically induced molecular sieve‐alginate interface layer can suppress chloride‐induced pitting corrosion, hydrogen evolution, and dendrite growth, while regulating zinc ion transport and deposition, thereby protecting the zinc anode in seawater electrolyte.
Yunpeng Zhong +7 more
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Wieś i Rolnictwo, 2014 The article elaborates on pluriactivity, i.e. taking non-agricultural jobs by farm household members. According to the research, pluriactivity is a universal phenomenon which can be observed in any country, regardless of its development level.
Marta Błąd
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia +4 more
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Impact of fallow on off-farm employment of farmers [PDF]
资源科学, 2021 Xianxiong XIE +4 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rice is the main staple food for more than half of the world's population and the income from rice is an essential source for livelihoods of millions of households. We examine whether direct seed in rice production is an adaptation of rice farmers to rainfall changes and farm labor scarcity.
Manh Hung Do
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The effects of women's livelihood strategy choices on rural household cooking energy consumption: Taking Hubei Province as an example [PDF]
Ziyuan Kexue[Objective] The energy transition from firewood and coal to gas and electricity reflects an upgrade in household energy consumption structure, playing a crucial role in improving household welfare.
CHANG Huayi, ZHANG Junbiao
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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Off-Farm Employment and Income of North Dakota Farm Families [PDF]
, 1986 This article examines the off-farm employment participation of North Dakota farm and ranch operators and their spouses. Information concerning off-farm employment and farm family income, as well as a number of demographic, farm, and financial ...
Ekstrom, Brenda L. +3 more
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Social roles of farmwomen: The case of Croatia
Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2011 The article is based on a field research on family farms in Croatia. On a sample of 350 farmwomen their social roles were analysed. The keys of the gender division of typical feminine tasks such as household tasks, family care tasks and the position in ...
Anita Silvana ILAK PERŠURIĆ
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Temperature Sensitivity and Adaptation of Cereal Yields: Empirical Evidence From Italy
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the evolving temperature sensitivity and climate adaptation of cereal yields in Italy from 1952 to 2023, using province‐level data for maize, common wheat, and durum wheat. Employing panel data econometric methods, we estimate yield responses to heat exposure, changes in sensitivity over time, and adaptation to climate ...
Paolo Nota +2 more
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