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Empowering Family Farming Through Participatory Mapping, Land Suitability Analysis and Sustainable Practices

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study integrated participatory mapping methods and land suitability analysis to address sustainability challenges in family farming in Guerrero, Mexico. Through workshops with farmers, we identified the types of family farming and their problems, such as pests, diseases, low productivity, land degradation, and lack of resources.
Gustavo Manuel Cruz‐Bello   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodegradable Polymers for Plant Nutrient Delivery and Recovery

open access: yesMacromolecular Bioscience, EarlyView.
This review article discusses the use of biodegradable polymers to address several grand challenges in agriculture: to improve the delivery of nitrogen and phosphorous to crops, to optimize plant uptake, and to enhance the recovery of these nutrients from wastewater, to recycle them and reduce water pollution. Abstract The current use of fertilizers is
Alice Boarino   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional Polymers and Their Nanocomposites for Sustainable Packaging Applications

open access: yesMacromolecular Materials and Engineering, EarlyView.
This study provides recent advances and knowledge gaps related to developing plastics‐based sustainable packaging materials across various segments, focusing on the intervention of functionality and nanotechnology and their impact on sustainability. Abstract This study explores recent advances and knowledge gaps in developing sustainable plastics‐based
Ritima Banerjee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Backward Growth Accounting: An Economic Tool for Strategic Planning of Business Growth

open access: yesManagerial and Decision Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Business growth is a goal of great importance for its both private and social benefits. Many firms view business growth as an imperative for their survival, stability, and long‐term success. Business growth can be socially beneficial, too, as it enables businesses to expand into new territories where they can stimulate economic growth and ...
Ali Zeytoon‐Nejad
wiley   +1 more source

Utilization of Pulsed Current‐Electro Fenton Technology for the Treatment of Wastewater from Industrial Processes

open access: yesChemistryOpen, EarlyView.
Pulsed‐Electro‐Fenton method: Experiments were conducted on the direct and pulsed current‐electro‐Fenton processes. EAOP methods were compared for elimination color and COD from industrial wastewater. EF technique effectively removes color and COD while consuming minimal electricity.
Perumal Asaithambi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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