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Soil Is an Essential Component of the Biosphere and the Global Food System (Critical Assessment of the Situation)
AbstractSoil is the basis of food systems at all levels. Preservation of ecological functions of the soil cover and its status in areas newly...
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Multi-sectoral impact assessment during the 1st wave of COVID-19 pandemic in West Bengal (India) for sustainable planning and management
With the advancement of globalisation, urbanisation and environmental change, the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as an...
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Women’s empowerment and farmland allocations in Bangladesh: evidence of a possible pathway to crop diversification
Climate change will likely affect several of the dimensions that determine people’s food security status in Bangladesh, from crop production to the...
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Environmental Hazards Due to Grassland Ecosystem Degradation: Perspectives on Land Management in India
Grassland ecosystems provide valuable services such as food and fodder for cattle’s, biodiversity conservation, erosion control and carbon...
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Quantifying climate-induced drought risk to livelihood and mitigation actions in Balochistan
Climate change-induced disasters show the highest risk for agriculture and livelihoods in rural areas of develo** countries. Due to changing...
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Era connecting nanotechnology with agricultural sustainability: issues and challenges
The key to promoting good health and livelihood is easy to access sufficient quantities of safe and nutritious food. Modern agriculture faces many...
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Geospatial variabilities and trends in extreme agroclimatic indicators in the Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
Floods, droughts, and heat waves are becoming more common in Ethiopia, causing damage to the country's rain-fed agricultural productivity. The...
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A survey of modeling for water quality prediction of Gharasou River, Kermanshah, Iran
Water quality models survey and predict changes in the water quality parameters with the optimized monitoring costs. The Gharasou River is the...
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GIS-based assessment of aridity over Punjab Province, Pakistan, by using climatic indices
Aridity is a severe concern for agricultural countries including Pakistan. For the assessment of aridity, the climate indices such as temperature,...
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Trace element and Pb isotope analyses highlight decentralized inter-island exchange in American Sāmoa (Polynesia)
Exchange plays a number of roles within societies, including the provisioning of necessary and prestige resources. The elucidation of these different...
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Climate change vulnerability assessment for selected agricultural responses at Yarmouk River Basin Area, Jordan
Although climate change impacts on the agricultural sector were investigated intensively, however, vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning...
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Geospatial simulation and map** of climate suitability for oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) production in Peninsular Malaysia using GIS/remote sensing techniques and analytic hierarchy process
Malaysia is estimated to have cultivated over 5 million hectares of oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis ), making it the most dominant plantation crop in the...
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Climate Change and Livelihood Vulnerabilities: The Forest Resource-Dependent Communities of the Sundarbans of Bangladesh
The Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest of the world, delivers countless ecosystem services for the local livelihoods and the national economy,...
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Potential impacts of air temperature rise in the hydric balance of Brazilian Pampa biome
Climate change is the meteorological alterations that occurred in the past by natural causes, which is occurring today and being intensified by the...
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Climate change, crops and commodity traders: subnational trade analysis highlights differentiated risk exposure
The global food system is increasingly interconnected and under pressure to support growing demand. At the same time, crop production is facing new...
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Cotton Yield Estimation Using Phenological Metrics Derived from Long-Term MODIS Data
Crop phenology plays a vital role in crop productivity and has been emphasized as the key indicator of crop growth stages. Time-series 16 day...
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Analysis of vegetation dynamics using remote sensing and GIS: a case study of Madhya Pradesh, India
This paper is aimed to study the correct growth cycle of two staple foods (i.e., wheat and rice), of Madhya Pradesh state of India through an...
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Impact of Irrigation with Polluted River Water on the Accumulation of Toxic Metals in Soil and Crops in the Region of Dhaka, Bangladesh and Potential Effects on Health
The present study was designed to investigate the detrimental effects of toxic metals on agricultural practices carried out with polluted river water...
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A Holistic Approach to the Estimation of Economic Losses Due to Water Stress in Agriculture in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
This chapter estimates the direct impact of water stress on the 4 most important crops in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The aim is to...