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Silvopastoral production system in the Argentinian Chaco: Smallholders’ motivations for adoption and policy insights [PDF]
, 2019 Cattle production is a central livelihood for smallholders in the Argentinian Chaco. Smallscale “criollo” farmers oftentimes live in settlements in the middle of the forest. However, the Chaco forests and related ecosystems are under high pressure.
Bardsley, Nick +3 more
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Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.The graphical abstract illustrates the interconnected relationship between food safety management, mycotoxin toxicity, and detoxification strategies, highlighting how preventive measures across the food chain can minimize mycotoxin contamination and reduce adverse health effects in humans/animals.
Chinaza Godswill Awuchi
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Contract farming in Indonesia: Smallholders and agribusiness working together [PDF]
Farm Management,
Patrick, Ian
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Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Agricultural water management (AWM) is increasingly transitioning towards transformative thinking, where interconnected sectors, including water, energy and food, are managed holistically. Trends point towards cross‐sectoral and harmonised strategies to optimise water use efficiency and productivity, integrate renewable energy, promote ...
Luxon Nhamo +5 more
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Drivers and Challenges of Micro‐Irrigation Adoption and Intensity in India: A Study of Four States
Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT India's food security relies substantially on groundwater, but inefficient irrigation is seriously depleting this resource. Micro‐irrigation (MI) improves irrigation application efficiency and productivity, yet adoption remains low. This study examines MI adoption across four major Indian states—Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and ...
Gurpreet Singh +2 more
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Socioeconomic determinants of oil palm smallholders' awareness towards ganoderma disease [PDF]
, 2015 This research is mainly about the socioeconomic determinants of oil palm smallholders' awareness towards Ganoderma disease. Data was collected from the sampled oil palm smallholders through face to face interview by using structured questionnaire ...
Saras Wathy S Neelamagan
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Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Soil salinization is a critical threat, impacting 20% of the world's irrigated lands and jeopardizing food security. In Ethiopia's Mirab Abaya district of the Gamo Zone, unsustainable irrigation methods exacerbate this issue. This paper examines local farmers' soil–water management systems and their awareness of salinization, aiming to educate
Oloba Jobe +3 more
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Improving farm-to-market linkages through contract farming: A case study of smallholder dairying in India [PDF]
"Contract farming is emerging as an important form of vertical coordination in the agrifood supply chain in India, and its socioeconomic consequences are attracting considerable attention in public policy debates. This study is an empirical assessment of
Birthal, Pratap S. +3 more
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Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates farmers' willingness to pay for a reliable irrigation water supply in Zimbabwe's Tawona irrigation scheme, where intermittent water supply caused by funding shortages threatens irrigation sustainability. Using contingent valuation and logit regression analysis, data were collected from 313 farmers during the 2016/2017 ...
Edgar Muhoyi, Josue Mbonigaba
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