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Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Vortex-Assisted Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction Followed by UPLC-MS/MS for Simultaneous Determination of Pesticides and Aflatoxins in Herbal Tea

open access: yesMolecules, 2019
A method for detecting the organophosphorus pesticides residue and aflatoxins in China herbal tea has been developed by UPLC-MS/MS coupled with vortex-assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME).
Rui Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of climate change on aquatic risk from agricultural pesticides in the US [PDF]

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Agricultural pesticides have adverse impacts on water quality and aquatic species. These impacts are sensitive to climate because pest pressure and corresponding pesticide application rates vary with weather and climate conditions.
Nikolinka G. Koleva, Uwe a Schneider
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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?

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Classification of agricultural systems based on pesticide use intensity and safety [PDF]

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An analysis of socio-economic driving forces in crop protection is proposed to improve the implementation of sustainable strategies. The analysis includes: (1) a classification of agricultural systems based on pesticide use intensity and safety, (2) an ...
Hernandez-Rivera, Jose, Mann, Stefan
core   +1 more source

Respirators for Pesticide Applications

open access: yesEDIS, 2010
Revised! PI-77, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Frederick M. Fishel, provides guidance for selecting an appropriate respirator and using it properly. Includes additional sources of information. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, May 2010. PI-77/PI114: Respirators for Pesticide Applications (ufl.edu)
openaire   +1 more source

Applications and validation of immunoassays for pesticides analysis [PDF]

open access: yesAnalusis, 1998
The time and expense involved in classical analytical methods (i.e., sampling, sample preparation, and laboratory analysis) limit the number of samples that can be analyzed in environmental surveys. There is a real need for developing fast, easy to use, robust, sensitive, cost-effect ive and fi e l d a n a lytical techniques.
openaire   +2 more sources

Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source

Merging Biocatalysis and Chemocatalysis in Flow: State‐of‐the‐Art and Future Directions for Sustainable Synthesis

open access: yesAngewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in integrating biocatalysis and chemocatalysis in continuous flow to create streamlined, sustainable processes. It examines chemo‐enzymatic cascades combining at least one enzymatic and one chemical step, discusses challenges such as enzyme immobilization, leaching, and reactor clogging, and presents solutions ...
Petros Siasiaridis   +2 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Biodiversity of Entomopathogenic Fungi in the Soils of South China

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2019
The southern part of China, located in tropical and south subtropical areas has unique natural environments, but the distributions of entomopathogenic fungi (EFs) in the soil are not clear.
Xiaoyan Niu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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