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Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park, Seong D. Yun, Brandy E. Phipps, Tyler Mark, Craig Schluttenhofer   +4 more
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Digitalisation And Productivity of Smallholder Farmers

, 2023
Digitalisation is an emerging global trend for the development of agriculture through information technology platforms. Small-holder farmers are central to food security and agricultural development, while globalisation and system integration continue to pose challenges in terms of sustainable outputs.
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
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Vulnerability and adaptation of maize smallholder farmers to climate change: a Sub-Saharan African context

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This study analyzed smallholder maize farmers' perceptions of climate change vulnerability and adaptation strategies in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Gilbert Mubalama Mugisho, Luc Murhandikire Ngalo, Fabrice Nfuamba Lukeba   +2 more
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Determinants of Wheat Commercialization among Smallholder Farmers in Debre Elias Woreda, Ethiopia

Advances in Agriculture, 2020
Even though wheat commercialization has got great emphasis, smallholder farmers face challenges to participate in the wheat market. As a result, understanding the intensity of smallholder farmers’ wheat commercialization and factors affecting wheat ...
Birara Endalew, Mezegebu Aynalem, Fenta Assefa, Zemen Ayalew   +3 more
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Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From theory to reality: Evaluating smallholder farmers’ attitudes toward nature in Tanzania

Social Sciences and Humanities Open, 2023
This paper contributes to the understanding of the value base of smallholder farmers' relationships with their environment. It aims to identify and analyze Tanzanian smallholder farmers’ attitudes toward nature.The field was approached with a combined ...
Kerstin Schopp
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The impact of uncertainty on smallholder farmers' income in Kyrgyzstan

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2019
Gedruckte Ausg. im Verlag Kassel Univ. Press (www.upress.uni-kassel.de) erschienen.
Azamat Azarov, Martin Klaus Maurer, Horst Weyerhaeuser, Dietrich Darr   +3 more
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

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, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic effect of biochar and post-thermophilic stage application of supplemental Tithonia diversifolia on compost nutrient dynamics

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Composting is a sustainable waste management technique that transforms organic matter into a valuable, soil amendment through processes such as thermophilic decomposition.
Felix Matheri, Collins Musafiri, David Bautze, Chloé Durot, Milka Kiboi   +4 more
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