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Is quinoa‐farming sustainable in marginal environments? Social, economical and environmental aspects
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain crop introduced as a novel crop to many parts of the world in recent years. Recognized for nutritious seeds and high abiotic stress tolerance, it has been promoted as an element of climate‐resilient agriculture, particularly in marginal environments.
Anna Tabea Mengen +5 more
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Contree, 2014 During the late nineteenth century, a pandemic of Rinderpest exterminated large numbers of cattle in Southern Africa. Although in the Bechuanaland Protectorate the disease killed cattle only for two years between 1896 and 1897, its effects were to last ...
Phuthego P. Molosiwa
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Legislative frameworks that support gender equality are crucial for addressing structural inequalities, protecting women's rights, and achieving gender‐equitable land degradation neutrality (LDN) outcomes. This study examines the extent to which national‐level policies and legislation governing LDN and related sectors incorporate gender ...
Cynthia Nneka Olumba +1 more
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Otázka zemědělství a potravinářské produkce středověkých hornických komunit
Archaeologia Historica, 2018 Předmětem studie je otázka obživy a vlastní zemědělské produkce středověkých hornických komunit. Informace o chovu dobytka a spotřebě potravin obsahují báňské zákoníky a další právní prameny 13. a 14. století.
Kryštof Derner, Petr Hrubý
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Quaternary International, 2017 The spread of agriculture across sub-Saharan Africa has long been attributed to the large-scale migration of Bantu-speaking groups out of their west Central African homeland from about 4000 years ago.
Alison Crowther +3 more
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Modelling the effects of subsistence on Bulgarian agricultural performance [PDF]
The paper demonstrates the effects that the largely ignored, phenomenon of subsistence farming can have on agricultural development in countries in transition.
John Lingard, Philip Kostov
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CAUSES THAT LEAD TO THE SEVERE DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF CATTLE BRED BY SUBSISTENCE FARMERS IN PLATARESTI COMMUNE, CALARASI COUNTY, ROMANIA [PDF]
Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2013 Romania is a country of contrasts especially as agriculture is concerned. On one side we have state of the art machinery and equipment being used on farms larger than 100 ha and on the other side we have small subsistence farms operated by an aging and ...
Ana-Maria-Loredana PREDA, Gabriel RADU
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Productive Efficiency in Agriculture: Corn Production in Mexico [PDF]
Using a stochastic production frontier model and data for 2002 from a representative sample of Mexican rural households, in this paper we first study empirically whether or not small and medium farmers produce corn efficiently. The results show that corn
Barceinas-Paredes, Fernando +2 more
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Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Dicrananthera C. Presl. is a monospecific genus of the tribe Marcetieae, comprising perennial herbs typically occurring in areas adjacent to wetlands. The species exhibits a disjunct distribution, with confirmed records in both the Amazon and Atlantic Forest domains.
Elias Julio Oliveira Correa +4 more
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The Determinants of Subsistence Income in a Malthusian World [PDF]
This study constructs a simple, two-sector Malthusian model with agriculture and industry, and uses it to identify the determinants of subsistence income.
Holger Strulik +2 more
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