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Use of soil and climate data to assess the risk of agricultural drought for policy support in Europe. [PDF]

, 2001
This paper describes the use of soil and climatic data for assessing the risk of drought in Europe. Soil moisture regimes are defined for soil classification purposes and these can be used to delineate areas with the same type of soil climate.
Jones, Robert J. A., Montanarella, Luca, Zdruli, Pandi   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

Revisiting the Association of Pesticide Exposure and Parkinson's Disease: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The association between pesticide exposure and Parkinson's disease (PD) is substantial, but heterogeneity in methodology and lack of categorization according to the type of exposure and pesticide classes in previous meta‐analyses impair the interpretation of data. This study aims to update evidence of the association between pesticide exposure
Pedro Henrique Passos da Silva, Jadson Silva Abreu, Rafael Sidônio Gibson Gomes, Hemengella Karyne Alves Oliveira, Artur F. S. Schuh, Ignacio F. Mata, Bruno Lopes Santos‐Lobato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) Mutant Lines for Drought Tolerance

International Journal of Agronomy, 2020
Cowpea provides the cheapest source of protein with an average range of protein content of 23–30%. However, cowpea growth, development, and yield are greatly affected by drought during flowering and pod filling in the sub-Sahelian areas.
Karidiatou Gnankambary, Nerbéwendé Sawadogo, Zakaria Diéni, Téyouré Benoit Joseph Batieno, Jean Baptiste De Salle Tignegré, Mahamadou Sawadogo, Tinga Jeremy Ouédraogo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of 16 Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) CSSLs Derived from an Interspecific Cross for Yield and Yield Component Traits: QTL Validation

Agronomy, 2020
Cultivated peanut is an allotetraploid (2n = 4× = 40) with narrow genetic diversity. In previous studies, we developed an advanced backcross quantitative trait loci (AB-QTL) population from the cross between the synthetic allotetraploid ((Arachis ...
Hodo-Abalo Tossim, Joel Romaric Nguepjop, Cyril Diatta, Aissatou Sambou, Maguette Seye, Djibril Sane, Jean-François Rami, Daniel Fonceka   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rising Tides, Falling Harvests: Examining the Effects of Salinity Intrusion on Paddy Production in Vietnam's Mekong Delta

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rising sea levels and salinity intrusion increasingly threaten rice farming in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Using a district‐level panel dataset from 2000 to 2020, this study examines the impacts of salinity on Winter–Spring rice yields and acreage and how farmers adapt to salinity risk.
Huong Nguyen, Bradford Mills, Chi Ta, Shamar L. Stewart   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rural development in Morocco: alternative scenarios to the year 2000 [PDF]

In this study, an economywide model focused on Morocco's rural economy is used as a laboratory for analyzing issues at the core of such a rural development strategy.The model is used to explore the effects of alternative scenarios for water tariffs and ...
Doukkali, Rachid, Lofgren, Hans, Robinson, Sherman, Serghini, Hassan   +3 more
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Plant Variety Registration in Transition: Opportunities for Innovation and Reform in The European Union Enregistrement des variétés végétales en transition : opportunités d’innovation et de réforme dans l’Union européenne Die Registrierung von Pflanzensorten im Wandel: Chancen für Innovation und Neugestaltung in der Europäischen Union

EuroChoices, EarlyView.
Summary Modernising the European Union’s plant variety registration system is critical to enabling the development and adoption of sustainable, climate‐resilient varieties aligned with the EU Farm‐to‐Fork Strategy. However, the current system is outdated and under increasing pressure. While legislative reform is underway, key points of divergence among
Sergio Urioste Daza, Ibtissem Taghouti, José María Gil Roig   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Including AKIS in the 2023 CAP Strategic Plans: What Difference has it Made? Intégration des systèmes de connaissances et d’innovation agricoles (SCIA) dans les plans stratégiques de la PAC pour 2023 : Qu’est‐ce que ça a changé ? Die Einbeziehung von AKIS in die strategischen Pläne der GAP für 2023: Was hat sich dadurch verändert?

EuroChoices, EarlyView.
Summary In 2021, for the first time, the EU Member States were required to include Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) in their Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plans (2023–2027). We present the findings of empirical research into how this requirement has influenced the development of national AKIS.
Lee‐Ann Sutherland, Katrin Prager
wiley   +1 more source

Combining Policy Instruments and Local Measures to Promote Agrobiodiversity Combiner instruments de politique et mesures locales pour promouvoir l'agrobiodiversité Kombination von politischen Instrumenten und lokalen Maßnahmen zur Förderung der Agrobiodiversität

EuroChoices, EarlyView.
Summary Agrobiodiversity is in decline. While the literature highlights the role of public policy in this process, a research gap remains concerning how policies can help reverse this trend by providing economic support to farms that value crop and varietal diversity. Based on desk research and expert interviews, this article first provides an overview
Yuna Chiffoleau, Géraldine Colombé, Paolo Prosperi, Francesca Galli, Dalia Mattioni, Luca Colombo, Paola Hernandez, Dominique Desclaux   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nitrogen and phosphorus uptake from isotope‐labeled fertilizers by sorghum and soil microorganisms

Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 2020
On nutrient‐depleted Lixisols from Burkina Faso, nutrient acquisition by crops and soil microbes mainly relies on the limited amounts of mineral and organic fertilizers applied by small‐scale farmers.
O.Y.A. Traoré, D.I. Kiba, E.K. Bünemann, A. Oberson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source