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Intercropping of short- and tall-stature maize decreases lodging risk without yield penalty at high planting density. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Ren J, Wei D, Zhang X, Wu C, Han W, Shi L, Tang Z, Wu Z, Liu G, Cui Y, Du X, Gao Z.   +11 more
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Farmers' Financial Literacy—Scale Development and Linkages to Accounting Practices and Financial Outcomes

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial literacy (FL) of Swedish farmers, its linkages to farmer characteristics, management accounting practices and farm outcomes by surveying Swedish Farm Accountancy Data Network farmers. Using item response theory, we expand the existing FL measurement specifically to the farming context, assess measurement ...
Uliana Gottlieb, Helena Hansson
wiley   +1 more source

Metabarcoding Analysis of Rhizosphere and Bulk Soils in Bulgaria Reveals Fungal Community Shifts Under Oat-Vetch Intercropping Versus Sole Oat Cultivation. [PDF]

Microorganisms
Shilev S, Petkova M, Neykova I.
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating biochar, compost, and chemical fertilizer improves maize yield and soil health in the guinea savannah: evidence from two cropping seasons in Northern Ghana. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Abdul-Aziz AL, Haruna A, Baako AY.
europepmc   +1 more source

Climate Change Mitigation in the Dairy Sector: Uncovering Heterogeneity Through Eco‐Efficiency Clubs

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Combining climate change goals with economic targets is crucial for the dairy sector, which is a significant contributor to agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. In this paper, we assess economic and climate change implications of dairy production with panel data of Irish dairy farms from 2013 to 2021.
Doris Läpple, Christian Stetter, Cathal Buckley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Response of <i>Amaranthus</i> Species to Co-Application of Cattle Manure Microdoses, Mineral Fertiliser, and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation on Acidic Soils in South Africa. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Mhlontlo S, Mabhaudhi T, Nongqwenga N, Silwana TT, Ramangoele MA, Kubheka BP, Muchaonyerwa P.   +6 more
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Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foxnut (makhana): a productive and economic crop providing good niche for soil carbon storage and stability in lower Gangetic wetlands. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Choudhury SG, Basak N, Banerjee T, Banerjee T, Mukhopadhyay S, Ghosh BN, Das K, Sahoo AK, Bhowmick UR, Khatun M, Rahman FH, Patil NG.   +11 more
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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source