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Integrating Perennial Groundcover in Corn and Soybean Acres: Impacts on U.S. Agriculture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable agricultural practices such as cover cropping can improve soil health, water quality, and carbon sequestration, yet U.S. adoption remains limited due to economic and operational barriers. We evaluate market and economic impacts of integrating perennial groundcover into U.S.
Sagar Dahal, Amani Elobeid, John Crespi
wiley   +1 more source

Interest of site-specific pollution control policies [PDF]

Owing to increasing environmental concerns the current trend is to bend technical production systems in order to adapt them to the specific characteristics of the milieu and diversify them.
Sauboua, E., Mollard, A., Lacroix, A., Bel, F.   +3 more
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Long term organochlorine soil pollution in agriculture: The lessons learnt from the Chlordecone pollution in French West Indies [PDF]

, 2018
The French West Indies face nowadays a diffuse and long term environmental pollution related to historical use of organochlorine insecticide in banana fields, Chlordecone (CLD).
Cattan, Philippe, Woignier, Thierry, Lesueur Jannoyer, Magalie, Della Rossa, Pauline, Clostre, Florence, Mottes, Charles   +5 more
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Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
wiley   +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

Identification of hydrogen oxidation coupled with antimonate reduction, a novel antimony biogeochemical cycling, in two contrasting antimony-contaminated environments

Microbiome
Background Antimony (Sb) contamination is a serious environmental problem owing to its extensive production worldwide. High concentration of Sb is often detected in mining-contaminated environments, leading to the risk of contamination to the downstream ...
Yize Wang, Xiaoxu Sun, Yubo Cao, Zhimin Xu, Huicai Sun, Xiaojie Guan, Muhammad Usman Ghani, Lin Zheng, Baoqin Li, Duanyi Huang, Weimin Sun   +10 more
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Foliar Fertilization-Induced Rhizosphere Microbial Mechanisms for Soil Health Enhancement

Agronomy
Foliar fertilization can influence soil health by altering soil physicochemical properties and nutrient cycling processes; however, its underlying mechanisms remain insufficiently understood. Here, we compared soils under two treatments—foliar fertilizer
Qinwen Zeng, Hua Xie, Siyuan Zheng, Yuzhuo Zhao, Xiaoyue Zhang, Yunyou Zheng, Luotian Lu, Yonghong Liu, Fenghua Ding, Chengsen Zhao, Xinwei Song, Bin Ma   +11 more
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Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source

Cost‐Benefit Analysis of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in Fertilizer Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), launching 2026, will charge EU importers for embedded carbon emissions, aiming to reduce emissions but raising import costs. Shifts in demand following implementation may reduce carbon emissions, but importers will bear the cost of increased prices.
Natalie Crisci, Md Deluair Hossen, Andrew Muhammad, Seong‐Hoon Cho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ground Water Pollution and Emerging Environmental Challenges of Industrial Effluent Irrigation : A Case Study of Mettupalayam Taluk, Tamilnadu [PDF]

Industrial disposal of effluents on land and subsequent pollution of groundwater and soil of surrounding farmlands is a relatively new area of research.
Prakash Nelliyat, Sacchidananda Mukherjee   +1 more
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