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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal +2 more
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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 +3 more
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Rigput brome (Bromus diandrus Roth.) management in a no tilled field in Spain [PDF]
, 2018 The adoption of no-till (NT) in the semi-arid region of Mediterranean Spain has promoted a weed vegetation change, where rigput brome (Bromus diandrus Roth) represents a main concern.
Garrido, Jesús +3 more
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International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2022 Aims: The study aimed to evaluate the influence of different weed management approaches on weed density and weed control efficiency in apple nurseries. Study Design: The experimental method used in this study was a Randomized Complete Block Design with seven treatments, each replicated three times. Place and Duration of Study: The ...
B. A. Alie +5 more
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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 +3 more
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Using weeds to reduce pest insect numbers in organic vegetable crops - a desk study (OF0329) [PDF]
, 2006 At present, weeds and pest insects are two of the major constraints to the production of high quality organic vegetable crops, primarily because the range of control measures available to UK growers is extremely limited.
Grundy, Dr Andrea
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Alternative Policy Designs to Help Farmers Select Profitable Conservation Practices
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Voluntary private carbon initiatives (VPCIs) promote the implementation of agricultural conservation practices that mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) via financial incentives to participating farmers. Simultaneously, an array of public policies supports the adoption of conservation practices through technical and financial ...
Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn +1 more
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Frontiers in Agronomy, 2023 Integrated weed control strategies are essential for organic and integrated nutrient management, where both systems are progressing with a fundamental of zero or minimum synthetic chemical cultivations.
Darshika Wickramasinghe +5 more
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Nitrogen and weed management in transplanted tomato in the Nigerian forest-savanna transition zone [PDF]
, 2018 Weed infestation and inherent low soil fertility are among primary reasons for low yields of tomato in Nigeria. Field trials were carried out during the wet season of 2015 and 2016 to evaluate yield response of tomato to nitrogen (N) application and weed
Adeyemi, O. R. +4 more
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Impact of the quality of organic amendments on size and composition of the weed seed bank [PDF]
, 2011 In addition to improving the soil quality, organic amendments of soils may affect weed seed survival, emergence, growth and reproduction. This study evaluated the effects of applications of different qualities of organic amendments on size and ...
Bulcke, Robert +5 more
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