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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 +3 more
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Rainfall Intensity and Quantity Estimation Method Based on Gamma-Dose Rate Monitoring. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2021 Yakovleva V +4 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, 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
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Experimental Study on the Stability of Rainfall-induced Gravel Landslide Post Earthquake
工程科学与技术, 2019 Earthquake changes the structure and physical-mechanical properties of the rock-soil mass in gravel soil slope, which increase the number and magnitude of rainfall landslides post earthquake.
Lijun SU, Shuangqing LIANG, Yang WANG
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Effects of rainfall intensity on runoff and nutrient loss of gently sloping farmland in a karst area of SW China. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Yao Y, Dai Q, Gao R, Gan Y, Yi X.
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When the River Runs Low: Heterogeneous Impacts of Transportation Disruptions on Local Grain Basis
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A substantial share of U.S. soybean and corn exports from the Midwest moves by barge along the Mississippi River system to export terminals in the Louisiana Gulf. Transportation costs between Midwestern grain elevators and export terminals create a wedge between prices at these locations, and shocks to these costs are partially passed on to ...
Yuan Zhang +3 more
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علوم آب و خاک, 2017 Rill erosion is the first step in soil erosion process in the hillslopes, particularly in arid and semiarid regions. This study was conducted to investigate the role of rainfall intensity and raindrop impact on the physical properties of soils and ...
M. Foroumadi, A. R. Vaezi
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Stochastic modelling of daily rainfall sequences [PDF]
, 1977 Rainfall series of different climatic regions were analysed with the aim of generating daily rainfall sequences. A survey of the data is given in I, 1. When analysing daily rainfall sequences one must be aware of the following points:a.
Buishand, T.A.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Drought is among the most severe and persistent threats to food supply chains, and relocating production to less drought‐prone regions offers a strategy to reduce this risk. This is particularly relevant for fresh vegetables, which are highly water‐intensive, yet drought‐driven reconfiguration strategies remain understudied.
Bingyan Dai +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the agricultural landscape of most developing countries, the last decade has witnessed the expansion of outsourced agricultural extension services. Private firms and nongovernmental organizations focused on delivering agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers have emerged.
Boris D. Soh Wenda +3 more
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