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Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
wiley   +1 more source

Endophytic microbe <i>Acinetobacter lwoffii</i> MA1 alters the cadmium content in <i>Spinacia oleracea</i> through membrane proteins-mediated adsorption. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Zhang Y, Chen W, Tian Q, Zhou J, Chen Y, Bai R, Tian Y, Zhou J, Li L, Tian J, Zheng L, Jia Y, Ma A.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Stochastic Locomotion Emerging From Body–Environment Interactions in a Mexican Jumping Bean–Inspired Robot

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Inspired by the Mexican jumping bean, this study presents a centimeter‐scale, electronics‐free robot that merges principles from both the animal and plant kingdoms. A thermo‐responsive actuator mimicking larval motion, enclosed within a uniquely shaped plant‐seed‐inspired shell, generates jumping, rolling, flipping, sliding, and climbing through ...
Ragesh Chellattoan, Alessio Mondini, Edoardo Sinibaldi, Barbara Mazzolai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional and genomic characterization of phosphorus-solubilizing enhancement through <i>Aliirhizobium wenxiniae</i> SN-4-17. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Jin CZ, Zhang N, Zhuo Y, Li T, Jin FJ, Lee JM, Jin L.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Cross‐Sectoral AI Integration Is Essential to Tackling Food Waste and Food Insecurity: A Roadmap for Developing Resilient Food Systems

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
As food insecurity and global food demands surge, artificial intelligence (AI)‐based technologies offer promising opportunities to reduce food loss and waste. In this perspective, current AI adoption across the food supply chain is assessed using various academic, industry, and policy sources.
Akansha Prasad, Hannah Mann, Lubna Najm, Shadman Khan, Carlos D. M. Filipe, Tohid F. Didar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Two-Step SeCys Oxidation Pathway Bridging Soil Selenium Bioavailability and Rice Selenium Biofortification. [PDF]

Environ Microbiol
Luo X, Lan Y, Guo J, Liu J, Gao M, Yuan Y, Li M, Zheng S.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Lost ground, lost value: Investigating the relationship between soil erosion and agricultural land value

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the impact of soil erosion on agricultural land values in the United States (US) Midwest. Based on a novel county‐level panel data set with information on soil erosion levels and agricultural land values covering five census years (1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017), we separately investigate the direct effect of two types ...
Le Chen, Roderick M. Rejesus, Hongqiang Yan, Serkan Aglasan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental study on the engineering performance of LSP stabilized expansive soil under cyclic drying-wetting condition. [PDF]

PLoS One
Qin L, Li J, Zha F, Xu L, Kang B.
europepmc   +1 more source

The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff, Charles A. W. de Grazia, Nicholas E. Rada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil management practices shape the abundance, diversity, and spread of antimicrobial resistance. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Nickodem CA, Tran PQ, Neeno-Eckwall E, Naing N, Sanford GR, Silva EM, Hite JL.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source