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Retrospective investigation of the 2019 African swine fever epidemic within smallholder pig farms in Oudomxay province, Lao PDR

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
The 2019 African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR or Laos) represented a major epidemiologic event where a transitioning lower-middle income nation (LMIC) experienced a viral epidemic in a naïve pig population ...
Nina Matsumoto, Nina Matsumoto, Jarunee Siengsanan-Lamont, Tariq Halasa, James R. Young, James R. Young, Michael P. Ward, Bounlom Douangngeun, Watthana Theppangna, Syseng Khounsy, Jenny-Ann L. M. L. Toribio, Russell D. Bush, Stuart D. Blacksell, Stuart D. Blacksell, Stuart D. Blacksell   +14 more
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The interaction between pests, mixed-maize crop production and food security: a case study of smallholder farmers in Mwea West, Kenya

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2020
Crop pests (weeds, insect pests and pathogens) are recognised worldwide as a serious challenge to agricultural production and threat to food security.
Kate L. Constantine, Sean T. Murphy, Corin F. Pratt   +2 more
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The structures underpinning vulnerability: examining landscape-society interactions in a smallholder coffee agroforestry system

Environmental Research Letters, 2019
Smallholder farmers dependent on rain-fed agriculture are particularly vulnerable to extreme climate events and, therefore, it is necessary to identify adaptive measures that would increase farmer resilience to these shocks.
Alexandra C Morel, Mark Hirons, Sheleme Demissie, Techane Gonfa, Zia Mehrabi, Peter R Long, Sami Rifai, Tadesse Woldemariam Gole, John Mason, Constance L McDermott, Emily Boyd, Elizabeth J Z Robinson, Yadvinder Malhi, Ken Norris   +13 more
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Perubahan Tutupan Lahan Akibat Ekspansi Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit: Dampak Sosial, Ekonomi dan Ekologi

Jurnal Ilmu Lingkungan, 2019
Perkebunan kelapa sawit berdampak negatif pada aspek-aspek lingkungan, sosial dan ekonomi komunitas lokal. Melalui peningkatan system tata kelola perkebunan kelapa sawit maka dapat mengurangi dampak negatif tersebut.
Rizka Amalia, Arya Hadi Dharmawan, Lilik Budi Prasetyo, Pablo Pacheco   +3 more
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Mapping Rice Fields in Urban Shanghai, Southeast China, Using Sentinel-1A and Landsat 8 Datasets

Remote Sensing, 2017
Sentinel-1A and Landsat 8 images have been combined in this study to map rice fields in urban Shanghai, southeast China, during the 2015 growing season.
Lamin R. Mansaray, Weijiao Huang, Dongdong Zhang, Jingfeng Huang, Jun Li   +4 more
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Farm and Animal Factors Associated with Morbidity, Mortality, and Growth of Pre-Weaned Heifer Dairy Calves in Southern Brazil

Animals
This study investigates morbidity, mortality, and weight gain in pre-weaned female dairy calves, which pose economic and animal welfare challenges for farms, particularly in family-run operations in southern Brazil.
Gabriela Olmos Antillón, Vilmar Fruscalso, Maria José Hötzel   +2 more
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Forage Resources in Livestock-Cropping Smallholder Systems. A Case Study of Farmers at Transmigration Areas of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara

Media Peternakan, 2008
A study aimed to identify the farmer practice in providing feed for their Bali cattle was undertaken at Satuan Pemukiman A (SPA) sub-village, Manggalewa sub district, Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, a region of highly variable rainfall patterns and lengthy ...
Y. A. Sutaryono
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Bio-economic and operational feasibility of introducing oestrus synchronization and artificial insemination in simulated smallholder sheep breeding programmes

Animal, 2018
Low selection intensity due to few selection candidates available at any one time due to thinly spread year-round lambings in villages and prohibitively large nucleus requirements to provide sufficient improved rams to the production tier are the major ...
S. Gizaw, A. Tegegne
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Impact of Climate Variability on Cool Weather Crop Yield in Ethiopia [PDF]

International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development, 2017
The research examined effect of climate variability on yield of the two dominant cool weather cereals (wheat and barley) in central highland and Arssi grain plough farming systems of Ethiopia using eight round unbalanced panel data (1994-2014).
Belay Kassa, Degye Goshu, Majaliwa Mwanjalolo   +2 more
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Determinants of honey production among smallholder beekeepers: evidence from Baringo County, Kenya

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionDespite rising global demand for honey and honey products, production levels among smallholder beekeepers remain low. This study assesses the key determinants of honey production among beekeepers in Baringo County, Kenya.MethodsThe study used
Naftali Kiprono, Naomi Chebiwot Chelang’a, Raphael Gitau   +2 more
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