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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
wiley   +1 more source

Microbial Inoculants Alleviate Continuous Cropping Obstacles in Eggplant Through Soil Properties and Rhizosphere Microbiota. [PDF]

Microorganisms
Ma Y, Ding J, Nie Z, Qian H, Zheng J, Wang H.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep enrichment of soil <i>Proteobacteria</i> and its coupled response to carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles under quizalofop-p-ethyl stress. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Meng H, Chen Y, Yang L, Li Y, Nie Z, Cao J, Du J, Ma C, Wei Y, Yang F, Fu H.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Heavy Metal Accumulation in Soils and Dominant Agricultural Crops in an Industrial Environment of Ridder, East Kazakhstan Region. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Daurov D, Zhambakin K, Daurova A, Sapakhova Z, Isgandarov I, Ramazanova R, Zhumagulova M, Sumbembayev A, Abilda Z, Toishimanov M, Kanat R, Shamekova M.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Lithological Inheritance Governs Spontaneous Vegetation Succession on Contaminated Soils and Indirectly Regulates Soil-Plant Uranium Transfer in High-Altitude Mine Wastelands, Southwest China. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Wei Z, Zhao Y, He L, Wang G, Hong X, Ashuo K, Zhou S, Li M.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Who Are the Farmers Participating in a Carbon Sequestration Program? Results of a Discrete Choice Experiment in Germany

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agricultural soils offer great potential for carbon sequestration through humus formation. One way to motivate farmers to build up humus is through humus programs. These are still at an early stage of development, poorly explored, and the number of participating farmers is low. Our aim is to explain the heterogeneity of farmers' willingness to
Julia B. Block, Michael Danne, Oliver Mußhoff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial biogeography of microbes in soils vs. aquatic ecosystems in U.S.'s major natural biomes. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Sai LO, Zhu X, Lipson DA, Xu X.
europepmc   +1 more source