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Farm structure and environmental context drive farmers’ decisions on the spatial distribution of ecological focus areas in Germany
ContextEcological Focus Areas (EFAs) were designed as part of the greening strategy of the common agricultural policy to conserve biodiversity in...
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Exploring agriculture-child nutrition pathways: Evidence from Malawi’s Farm Input Subsidy Program
Child undernutrition is highly prevalent around the world, particularly in low-income countries where economies are largely driven by the...
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Landrace in situ (on-farm) conservation: European Union achievements
This paper offers an insight on present status of on-farm conservation of landrace diversity in the European Union. The review initially examines the...
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Key research challenges to supporting farm transitions to agroecology in advanced economies. A review
In response to the sustainability issues that agriculture faces in advanced economies, agroecology has gained increasing relevance in scientific,...
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Farm adaptation to stricter nutrient management legislation and the implications for future livestock production: a review
Stricter nutrient surplus and lower emission targets are placing adaptation pressure on livestock farms in European countries, while the public...
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Food-cash crop diversification and farm household welfare in the Forest-Savannah Transition Zone of Ghana
Despite the importance of crop diversification in enhancing household income and food security, significant knowledge gaps remain in terms of the...
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The tricot approach: an agile framework for decentralized on-farm testing supported by citizen science. A retrospective
Matching crop varieties to their target use context and user preferences is a challenge faced by many plant breeding programs serving smallholder...
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Combining genetic markers, on-farm information and infrared data for the in-line prediction of blood biomarkers of metabolic disorders in Holstein cattle
BackgroundVarious blood metabolites are known to be useful indicators of health status in dairy cattle, but their routine assessment is...
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Did someone say “farmer-centric”? Digital tools for spatially distributed on-farm experimentation
On-farm experimentation (OFE) embeds the conduct of agronomic research within normal farm business operations such that experiments are driven by...
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An analysis of net farm income to guide agricultural policies in the Ethiopian highlands
BackgroundAs part of a larger food security project under Ethiopia’s Agricultural Growth Program (CASCAPE), 928 farms in the Ethiopian Highlands were...
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Drivers and constraints of on-farm diversity. A review
Enhancing and maintaining on-farm diversity is a potential strategy to improve farming systems’ sustainability and resilience. However,...
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On-farm experimentation practices and associated farmer-researcher relationships: a systematic literature review
The convergence among the rise of digital technologies, the attention paid to the localized issues of transitions in practices toward agroecology,...
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On-farm Production of Microbial Entomopathogens for use in Agriculture: Brazil as a Case Study
In Brazil, the production of beneficial microorganisms by growers exclusively for their own use is a practice known as “ on-farm production”....
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Onsite restorative effect of a rural ecological farm versus an urban public greenery space
Accessible urban greenery allows short breaks and leisure activities while experiencing nature. Studies have shown that contact with nature elicits...
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Determinants Influencing Selection of Potato Varietal Technology and the Role of Gender in Farm Decisions in Bhutan
Potato is a primary food and cash crop in Bhutan. The adoption of new varieties has faced some challenges. To address this situation, farmers’ needs...
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On-farm greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon stocks of a soybean‒maize system
The agriculture sector is responsible for approximately one-quarter of Brazilian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In the present study, we aimed to...
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Carriage of Clostridium perfringens in domestic and farm animals across the central highlands of Colombia: implications for gut health and zoonotic transmission
Clostridium perfringens inhabits the guts of humans and animal species. C. perfringens can proliferate and express an arsenal of toxins, promoting...
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Effects of local farm management on wild bees through temporal and spatial spillovers: evidence from Southern India
ContextThe agricultural landscape in many low- and middle-income countries is characterized by smallholder management systems, often dependent on...
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Economic losses caused by mastitis and the influence of climate variation on the occurrence of the disease in a dairy cattle farm in southern Brazil
This study evaluated the economic impacts caused by mastitis in a small dairy farm with similar characteristics and production to most dairy farms in...
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On-farm assessment of an innovative dynamic fertilization method to improve nitrogen recovery in winter wheat
Worldwide, wheat Nitrogen (N) fertilization is often over-estimated, and rarely takes into account the actual dynamics of N nutrition during the...
