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Updating our quantification of non-occupational pesticide exposure in agricultural settings: A revised algorithm for the agricultural health study

Environmental Advances
Understanding associations between pesticide exposure and chronic disease requires long-term, chemical-specific estimates. To characterize non-occupational pesticide exposure in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS), we previously developed a quantitative ...
Shuai Xie, Nicole C Deziel, Pabitra R Josse, Jessica M Madrigal, Christine G Parks, Dale P Sandler, Gabriella Andreotti, Mary H Ward, Jonathan N Hofmann, Laura E Beane Freeman, Melissa C Friesen   +10 more
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Crop insurance and irrigation behavior: The conditional role of pumping costs

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Excessive water use for irrigation can accelerate the depletion of water resources, undermining agriculture's resilience to weather‐related shocks. Understanding how farmers make water use decisions is essential for developing effective water management policies.
Sungmin Cheu, Molly Sears
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Pesticide exposure and acute health problems among pesticide processing industry workers in Ethiopia

Toxicology Reports
Occupational exposure to pesticides` manufacturing, formulating and applications can have a potential to harm humans` health in acutely or chronically.
Ashenafi Hailu, Gudina Terefe Tucho, Abera Gure, Seblework Mekonen   +3 more
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Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki, Francisca N. Muteti, Annemie Maertens, Michael Ndegwa, Hope Michelson, Mercy Mbugua, Jason Donovan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Pesticide Exposure on Serum Total Sialic Acid Levels

Acta Medica, 2006
Pesticides used to increase agricultural production have hazard effects for human being health. The present study reports the serum levels of total sialic acid (TSA) in the pesticide applicators in the agriculture areas of the Kahramanmaras, Turkiye ...
Naciye Kurtul, Burcu Canter Arikan
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Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
wiley   +1 more source

Pesticide exposure and the risk of arterial hypertension and obesity in farm workers: a systematic review of literature

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background Farm workers experience some of the highest chronic pesticide exposures worldwide, yet potential links with key cardiovascular risk factors remain underexplored.
Johannes Ulrich, Lena Jäggi, Daniel Rüfli, Samuel Fuhrimann   +3 more
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Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler, Hope Michelson, Sarah Janzen, Christopher Magomba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incorporating a nectar‐based pesticide module into BeeHave, an agent‐based model of honeybee population dynamics

Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Honeybees are important pollinators for many agricultural food crops, and it is critical that the response of honeybee colonies to pesticides be included in pesticide risk assessments.
Daniel Dawson, Jeffrey M. Minucci, Tom Purucker   +2 more
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Reproductive stages in lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) occur earlier with increasing temperature

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Climate change is altering the timing of many plant phenological events, yet most studies focus on flowering, with less attention given to later reproductive stages such as fruit development and ripening. Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry) is an important perennial berry species that may be sensitive to these changes.
Jenna Floyd, Elise Cadiou, Alain G. Belliveau, Zoe A. Panchen, Terrell T. Roulston, Zoë Migicovsky   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source