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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synthesis and hydrogen storage application of innovated ternary-based NiFe2O4/Fe2O3/g-C3N4 nanocomposites by facile Pechini sol–gel method

Applied Water Science
Nowadays, renewable and clean energy sources, such as hydrogen, play a key role in the development of societies. Hydrogen can be stored in various ways, like the electrochemical approach.
Fatemeh Sadat Razavi, Hanieh Ansarinejad, Safaa Mustafa Hameed, Forat H. Alsultany, Hadil Hussain Hamza, Masoud Salavati-Niasari   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Biofuels Blueprint: Understanding the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We provide a comprehensive review of the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), synthesizing nearly two decades of program evolution, market outcomes, and economic analysis. The RFS mandates minimum volumes of renewable fuel blending through a nested structure based on life‐cycle greenhouse gas reductions, enforced via tradeable Renewable ...
Maria Gerveni, Todd Hubbs, Scott H. Irwin, James H. Stock   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficient separation and purification of yttrium from zirconium onto anion exchange sorbent Amberlite A27 from acidic solution

Applied Water Science
The growing adoption of computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) technologies in the dental industry has led to increase production of zirconia waste powder (ZWP), generated during the milling process of dental prostheses ...
O. A. Abdel Moamen, E. M. Abu Elgoud, B. A. Masry, H. M. Gayed, Y. A. El-Nadi, E. H. Borai   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Quantitative Strategic Planning Framework for Artificial Groundwater Recharge in Iran Based on Fuzzy AHP [PDF]

Water Harvesting Research
This article studies the Artificial Groundwater Recharge (AGR) of the Esfarayen aquifer, in Iran, from the perspective of the strategic planning process.
Abolfazl Farzi, Abtin Boostani, Reza Maghsoodi, Reza Nameni   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Water allocation in multi-purpose and multi-year reservoir using ant colony optimization

Sustainable Water Resources Management
This study aimed to develop Multi-Year Reservoir Operation Model (MYROM) to optimize water allocation in multi-purpose and multi-year reservoir. MYROM relied on Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) method to address non-linear optimization challenges associated
N. Margini, S. Damarnegara, Nadjadji Anwar, Zulkifli Yusop   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Designing a novel highly efficient magnetic binary NiFe2O4/CeO2 nano-photocatalyst for visible-light-driven degradation of organic pollutants

Applied Water Science
Herein, novel magnetic binary NiFe2O4/CeO2 nanocomposites were simultaneously prepared via simple sol–gel auto-combustion method serving as an efficient photocatalyst toward dye degradation under visible light illumination.
Saba Roostaei, Mina Ahmadi-Kashani, Masoud Salavati-Niasari, Forat H. Alsultany   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Water-Super Absorbent Polymer Increases Biomass Production Under Drought in Safflower, Alfalfa, and Common Vetch [PDF]

Water Harvesting Research
Many countries located in arid and semiarid areas suffer from drought. Water-super absorbent polymers (SAP) are synthetic products used for water retention in soil.
Ali Hosseini, Hassan Heidari
doaj   +1 more source

Productive water uses at household level in rural Kenya: case study of the Ukambani district [PDF]

, 2006
As a result of the growing world population and enhanced by the rising of living standards, competition for water is growing and this causes increased pressure on water resources worldwide.
D'Haese, Luc, Ochieng, C, Speelman, Stijn, Vandermeulen, Valerie   +3 more
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