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Measuring total factor productivity on Irish dairy farms: a Fisher index approach using farm-level data

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 2020
This paper presents a Fisher index measure of the total factor productivity (TFP) performance of Irish dairy farms over the period 2006–2016 using the Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) data.
M. McCormack, F. Thorne, K. Hanrahan
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The impact of climate change on maize production: Empirical findings and implications for sustainable agricultural development

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
Continuous warming climate conditions have triggered numerous extreme weather events, exerting an unprecedented impact on agricultural and food production.
Zhexi Zhang, Jiashuo Wei, Jinkai Li, Yuankai Jia, Wei Wang, Jie Li, Ze Lei, Ming Gao   +7 more
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Rural & Islands Insights Report 2023. Scottish Government Rural Stakeholders Group. 15th November 2023

, 2023
A presentation and discussion with the Scottish Government's Rural Stakeholder Group on the NISRIE Rural and Islands Insight Report 2023 in the context of the Rural Delivery Plan ...
Thomson, Steven; id_orcid, Scotland's Rural College, Rural Development & Food Marketing   +2 more
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Developing an Evaluation Framework for Circular Agriculture: A Pathway to Sustainable Farming

Agriculture, 2023
This article examines how circularity can be measured and evaluated in the agricultural sector. Circularity represents a key approach for promoting sustainability in agriculture and for the efficient management of resources.
Steliana Rodino, Ruxandra Pop, Cristina Sterie, Andreea Giuca, Eduard Dumitru   +4 more
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Scottish Government's Draft Budget 2018-19 : [Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee Comataidh Eaconomaidh Dùthchail is Cocheangailteachd] [PDF]

, 2018
In this report the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee sets out its findings and recommendations on those aspects of the Scottish Government's Draft Budget 2018-19 which relates to its remit. Chapter 12 of the draft budget contains proposed spending
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
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Examining factors for the adoption of silvopastoral agroforestry in the Colombian Amazon

Scientific Reports, 2023
Current land use systems in the Amazon largely consist of extensive conventional productivist livestock operations that drive deforestation. Silvopastoral systems (SPS) support a transition to low carbon production if they intensify in sympathy with the ...
C. O. Alvarado Sandino, A. P. Barnes, I. Sepúlveda, M. P. D. Garratt, J. Thompson, M. P. Escobar-Tello   +5 more
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Impact of Land Use Change on Carbon Storage Based on FLUS-InVEST Model: A Case Study of Chengdu–Chongqing Urban Agglomeration, China

Land, 2023
Land use change is one of the main factors driving changes in terrestrial carbon storage, which comprises the storage of vegetation carbon and soil carbon.
Zhouling Shao, Chunyan Chen, Yuanli Liu, Jie Cao, Guitang Liao, Zhengyu Lin   +5 more
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Development of a decision support system for managing Heterodera schahtii in sugar beet production

Journal of Nematology, 2019
A decision support system, SBN-Watch, was developed to demonstrate the influence of crop rotation and the choice of sugar beets (Beta vulgaris) varieties on the sugar beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii Schmidt (SBN) population and sugar beets yield.
Omer Zahra S., Levenfors Jens, Andersson Susanne, Wallenhammar Ann-Charlotte   +3 more
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Financial Vulnerability of Dairy Farms Challenged by Johne's Disease to Changes in Farm Payment Support

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018
Johne's disease is an endemic contagious bacterial infection of ruminants which is prevalent in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. It can lower financial returns on infected farms by reducing farm productivity through output losses and control ...
Shailesh Shrestha, Bouda Vosough Ahmadi, Alyson S. Barratt, Steven G. Thomson, Alistair W. Stott   +4 more
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Scenarios for Calculating Profitability for Eggplant Cultivation in Protected Areas

Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Horticulture
In the context of current climate challenges and the need to increase efficiency in agriculture, growing vegetables in protected areas becomes a viable solution to ensure the continuity and quality of production.
Ancuța MARIN, Diana-Maria ILIE, Ruxandra-Eugenia POP, Steliana RODINO, Vili DRAGOMIR, Rozi Liliana BEREVOIANU   +5 more
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