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Spreading potential in disease relevant networks: Predicting centralities in rural Northeast Madagascar. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
DeSisto CMM, Binder RA, Kauffman K, Barrett TM, Pender M, Kramer RA, Soarimalala V, Rabezara JY, Rahary P, Moody J, Nunn CL.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Locally-led maladaptation as a configuration of responsibilities: ethnographic photo essay of a bamboo wall in Bangladesh. [PDF]

Disasters
Ji H, Ranon RJK.
europepmc   +1 more source

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toxicological Assessment of Trace Element Exposure in Relation to Sudden Unexplained Death (SUD): Environmental Geochemistry and Dietary Risk in Central-Eastern Yunnan, China. [PDF]

Toxics
Han Y, Hao L, Zhang S, Luo K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oil palm expansion reshapes Culicoides assemblages and avian haemosporidian infections. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors
Gutiérrez-López R, Mathieu B, Makanga BK, Paupy C, Rahola N, Bourret V, Melo M, Loiseau C.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mechanization-driven farmland consolidation and farm household labor allocation: Evidence from grain producers in Shandong, China. [PDF]

PLoS One
Liu Y, Ding P, Xia X, Li S, Sun Q, Yang T, Bu Y, Zhang H.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Caregiver and healthcare professional perspectives on drivers of routine immunisation uptake in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea: a qualitative study. [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Dalton M, Pomat W, Sanderson B, Melepia P, James HA, Burangat D, Duwaba L, Willie D, Paivu B, Kiromat P, Stanley E, Waramin E, Laman M, Walker S, Homer C, Robinson LJ, Scoullar MJL, Vaccher S, Danchin M.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source