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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

Long-term rainfall forecasting using deep neural network coupling with input variables selection technique: A case study of Ping River Basin, Thailand

open access: yesEngineering and Applied Science Research, 2021
Long-term rainfall forecast is essential for water resources planning and management. Various approaches for forecasting have been developed, however, the accuracy of the forecast is still not satisfied for real engineering practice, particularly for ...
Uruya Weesakul   +2 more
doaj  

Analysis of Rainfall Features and Calculation of Rainfall Pattern of Short Duration Rainstorm in Wuhan, China

open access: yesTecnología y ciencias del agua, 2019
Based on data of daily rainfall in the 66 years from 1951 to 2016 and precipitation/minute data of the heavy rainfall event (daily rainfall > 50 mm) in Wuhan, China, several methods such as linear tendency, cumulative distance, and statistical analysis ...
Tao Peng, Jun-chao Wang, Zhi-yong Huang
doaj   +1 more source

Rainfall-Runoff Relationships and flow forecasting, Ogun river Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
An excess or a lack of rainfall are the major causes of most hydrological hazards, and the need for a systematic approach to river flow forecasting based on rainfall is imperative, especially in Nigeria.
Alatise, M. O, Olukanni, D. O.
core  

Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

Vendor Types, Attendance, Experience and Sales 2019–2021: Evidence From Five Rural Oregon Farmers Markets

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farmers markets provide a direct‐to‐consumer marketing path for farmers and small businesses, facilitating customer discovery and product refinement. This paper explores farmers markets as a business incubator, with a focus on beginning vendors and resilience to a shock, namely, COVID‐19 market restrictions.
Mallory L. Rahe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proposal of rainwater harvesting coefficient (RWHC) for determination of effectively usable rainfall depth, relevant to rainwater harvesting systems design

open access: yesRBRH, 2018
The study measures rainfall data to determine a rainwater harvesting coefficient revelant to rainwater harvesting and catchment projects assisted by non-parametric statistics tests, based on assumption that part of the total rainfall depth is discarded ...
Jairo dos Passos Corrêa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Correlation of Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) with the Rainfall at Rainy and Dry Season Peak in Kintamani-Bangli Region period 1986-2015

open access: yesBuletin Fisika, 2019
A correlation study of the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) on rainfall at the peak of the wet and dry season in the Kintamani-Bangli region has been carried out by taking SOI values and rainfall data for the period 1986-2015. The rainfall data used were
Wayan Mita Restitiasih   +2 more
doaj  

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

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

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