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Intra‐Seasonal Crop Management and the Potential Benefit of Seasonal Precipitation Forecasts: Farm‐Level Embedded Risk Analysis in Ethiopia

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How large is the potential benefit for farmers from obtaining forecasts of total rainfall in the upcoming season? This critically depends on the local farm system and the crop management actions available to farmers to respond to the forecasts issued. Studies assessing the financial value of seasonal precipitation forecasts have so far focused
Christian Troost, Samuel Elias Kayamo, Livia Rasche, Thomas Berger   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the impact of agricultural digitalization on smallholder farmers' livelihoods in Ghana. [PDF]

Heliyon
Addison M, Bonuedi I, Arhin AA, Wadei B, Owusu-Addo E, Fredua Antoh E, Mensah-Odum N.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Does Rodent Management Impact the Distribution of Rattus rattus and Mastomys natalensis in Village Settings?

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Ecological differences between species may result in differential impacts of control measures. Our experimental study showed that intensive removal of rodents from houses (mostly Rattus rattus) resulted in increased use of houses by Mastomys natalensis, a species usually found outdoors. Our results suggest that M.
Herieth Mkomwa, Rhodes Makundi, Steven R. Belmain, Aurore Ponchon, Mwajabu Selemani, Alfan A. Rija, Marcela P. A. Espinaze, Sandra Telfer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Breeding practice of indigenous village chickens, and traits and breed preferences of smallholder farmers. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
Desta TT, Wakeyo O.
europepmc   +1 more source

Genomic Investigations Unveil the Genetic Underpinnings of Environmental Adaptation in African Goat Populations

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study integrates genomics and landscape genetics to analyze African goat environmental adaptation. Analyzing 1591 samples, it finds population structure differentiates geographically into four groups, with gene flow between wild Yura goats and North Africans.
Weifeng Peng, Yihua Wang, Yiyuan Zhang, Lei Gao, Lili Wu, Shuping Wang, Yiyang Gao, Wanlu Shi, Kaixin Lu, Rong Deng, Junting Li, Jing Han, Xiaohui Lu, Yujie Liu, Xiaojiao Tang, Yunxia Zhang, Guoyin Li, Li Huang, Mingsheng Yang, Xiaoyan Li   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of smallholder farmers' choices of agricultural information sources and outlets: Evidence from East Gojjam zone, Amhara, Ethiopia. [PDF]

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Shitaye Z, Tadesse B, Enkuahone K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical insights on the management of plant pests and diseases by smallholder farmers in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. [PDF]

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed
Shai KN, Materechera SA, Amoo SO, Aremu AO.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A simple irrigation scheduling tool for smallholder drip farmers [PDF]

, 2010
Boesveld, H., Yakami, S., Zisengwe, L.S.
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A systematic review of ticks and tick-borne pathogens of cattle reared by smallholder farmers in South Africa. [PDF]

Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis
Monakale KS, Ledwaba MB, Smith RM, Gaorekwe RM, Malatji DP.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Determinants of exotic poultry breeds adoption by smallholder farmers in Gibe district, Hadiya zone, Ethiopia. [PDF]

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Yesuph DS, Wordofa MG, Tefera TL.
europepmc   +1 more source