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ADAPTS: An Intelligent Sustainable Conceptual Framework for Engineering Projects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This paper presents a conceptual framework for the optimization of environmental sustainability in engineering projects, both for products and industrial facilities or processes.
Heras García de Vinuesa, Ana de las   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The effects of agricultural output market access interventions on agricultural, socio‐economic, food security, and nutrition outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review

open access: yesCampbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 20, Issue 2, June 2024.
Abstract Background An estimated two billion people do not have sufficient access to nutritious food, and nearly half are dependent on small‐scale and subsistence farming. Projections show that the global population is not on track to reach the Sustainable Development Goals.
Pierre Marion   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drones: Innovative Technology for Use in Precision Pest Management. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Arthropod pest outbreaks are unpredictable and not uniformly distributed within fields. Early outbreak detection and treatment application are inherent to effective pest management, allowing management decisions to be implemented before pests are well ...
de Lange, Elvira S   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Climate change vulnerability and adaptation assessment for Fiji [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
All nations, including Fiji, that are signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) are obliged to provide National Communications to the Conference of Parties (COP) of the UNFCCC. The COP4 stressed the need for parties
Bhusan, Jagat   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Exploring Environmental-Economic Benefits from Agri-Industrial Diversification in the Sugar Industry: An Integrated Land Use and Value Chain Approach [PDF]

open access: yes
The sugar industry in Queensland (Australia) is confronted with increasing economic pressure and environmental constraints. To explore whether agri-industrial diversification of the sugar industry provides a sustainable development pathway for the region,
Roebeling, Peter C.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The O-carbamoyl-transferase albis is responsible for the modification of albicidin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Albicidin is a potent antibiotic and phytotoxin produced by the sugarcane pathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas albilineans which targets the plant and bacterial DNA gyrase.[1] The infection occurs through the xylem vessels of the plants where the pathogen ...
Arasté, Julie   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Biofuels : markets, targets and impacts [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper reviews recent developments in biofuel markets and their economic, social and environmental impacts. Several countries have introduced mandates and targets for biofuel expansion.
Shrestha, Ashish, Timilsina, Govinda R.
core  

The rise of large farms in land abundant countries : do they have a future ? [PDF]

open access: yes
Increased levels and volatility of food prices has led to a surge of interest in large-scale agriculture and land acquisition. This creates challenges for policy makers aiming to establish a policy environment conducive to an agrarian structure to ...
Byerlee, Derek, Deininger, Klaus
core  

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