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Synergies for Improving Oil Palm Production and Forest Conservation in Floodplain Landscapes [PDF]

, 2014
Lowland tropical forests are increasingly threatened with conversion to oil palm as global demand and high profit drives crop expansion throughout the world’s tropical regions.
Andrew T. Knight, AT Knight, AT Knight, B Goossens, Benoit Goossens, BW Heumann, CL Roever, CS Gillies, Douglas C. MacMillan, DS Wilcove, EB Fitzherbert, EN Broadbent, EP Crist, ES Zavaleta, Francisco Moreira, GM Foody, GR van der Werf, HT Li, Isabelle Lackman, J Estes, J Garcia-Ulloa, J McMorrow, JCM Sha, Joseph Tzanopoulos, JR Landis, K Tockner, KA Brown, KM Carlson, L Feintrenie, Laurentius Ambu, LP Koh, Lucy Peter, M Ancrenaz, Marc Ancrenaz, Nicola K. Abram, NK Abram, NS Sodhi, Panteleimon Xofis, PHC Ng, RA Butler, RM Cowling, Robert Ong, Robin Chung, RRM Paterson, S Alexander, SHM Butchart, UC Benz   +46 more
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Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Topological Properties of International Commodity Market: How Uncertainty Affects the Linkages?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study aims to explore the network topology of the international commodity market by examining the interconnections among 21 commodity futures across various categories, including energy, precious and industrial metals, and agriculture. We analyze the market structure of these commodity futures under both low and high uncertainty conditions
Ibrahim Yagli, Bayram Deviren
wiley   +1 more source

Bioactivity of an organic farming aid with possible fungistatic properties against some oil palm seedling foliar pathogens

Scientific Reports, 2023
Synthetic fungicides are necessary evil in crop production, their usage cannot be neglected or abandoned but must be alternated/supplemented with other control measures such as cultural, host resistance and biocontrol methods to reduce their detrimental ...
Joshua Obeng, Daniel Agyei-Dwarko, Peter Teinor, Isaac Danso, Hanif Lutuf, Emmanuellah Lekete-Lawson, Fred Kormla Ablormeti, Mary Akpe Eddy-Doh   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Let there be light : light interception method update for oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) canopies [PDF]

, 2018
Light interception (photosynthetically active radiation, PAR) experiments in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plantations are scarce and often performed decennia ago, in Southeast Asia and without a clear methodology.
Bonneau, Xavier, Claus, Gregor, Impens, Reinout, Van Damme, Patrick, Verzelen, Kaat   +4 more
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Hydrogen rich gas from oil palm biomass as a potential source of renewable energy in Malaysia [PDF]

, 2011
Oil palm is one of the major economic crops in many countries. Malaysia alone produces about 47% of the world's palm oil supply and can be considered as the world's largest producer and exporter of palm oil.
Ahmadun, Fakhru'l-Razi, Al-Obaidi, Mohammed Mahmoud Ahmad, Ali, Salmiaton, Mohd Salleh, Mohammad Amran, Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina, Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin   +5 more
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of blanching and food additives on the shelf life of kopyor coconut flesh preserved in chiller [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Kopyor coconut is a unique coconut native to Indonesia characterized by crumbly flesh and a savory taste. Unlike common coconuts, kopyor coconut undergoes natural mutation, lacking the ability to produce the enzyme α-galactosidase, which results in its ...
Sinta Masna M., Faramitha Yora, Saptari Rizka T., Dimawarnita Firda, Riyadi Imron, Prakoso Haryo T., Sumaryono   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physical and thermal properties of microwave-dried wood lumber impregnated with phenol formaldehyde resin [PDF]

, 2013
In this study, microwave-dried oil palm trunk core lumber was impregnated with phenol formaldehyde resin using high pressure vacuum chamber. The impregnation of oil palm trunk core lumber was performed under 3 bar pressure and cured in an oven at 150°C ...
Abdul Khalil, H. P. S., Amouzgar, Parisa, Che Ku Alam, Che Ku Abdullah, Hassan, Azman, Jawaid, Mohammad, Md. Tahir, Paridah, Mohialdeen, Issam A. Mohammed, Zainudin, Edi Syams   +7 more
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Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source