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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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Job satisfaction of farm advisors working through an immature farm advisory system
The main purpose of this study is to examine the job satisfaction of farm advisors employed in an immature farm advisory system that was implemented...
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People quasi-randomly assigned to farm rice are more collectivistic than people assigned to farm wheat
The rice theory of culture argues that the high labor demands and interdependent irrigation networks of paddy rice farming makes cultures more...
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Factors influencing farm succession decisions: evidence from coffee farmers of Colombia
In Colombia and other South American countries, government programs have been implemented to improve the livelihoods of coffee farmers. However, the...
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Peasant families and farm size in Fascist Italy
This article looks at the key factors affecting the connection between peasant family size and farm size in Italy in 1930–1931. The association...
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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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The contribution of innovation to farm-level productivity
Innovation is a key driver of productivity growth. This paper proposes a novel methodology in order to explore the impact of farm-level innovations...
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Landscape features support natural pest control and farm income when pesticide application is reduced
Future trajectories of agricultural productivity need to incorporate environmental targets, including the reduction of pesticides use. Landscape...
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Technology and managerial performance of farm operators by age in Ghana
Farm-level decision-making by resource-constrained smallholder farmers, such as investment in improved farm management practices and technologies may...
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A new insight impact of off-farm work on food security of smallholders: evidence of heterogeneous effects from Benin
This paper analyses the impact of participation in off-farm work on food security of farm households in Benin, with a focus on the presence of...
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Sustainable farm work in agroecology: how do systemic factors matter?
Agroecological farming is widely considered to reconcile improved working and living conditions of farmers while promoting social, economic, and...
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An Adaptive Strategy-incorporated Integer Genetic Algorithm for Wind Farm Layout Optimization
Energy issues have always been one of the most significant concerns for scientists worldwide. With the ongoing over exploitation and continued...
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Farm performance and family livelihood of Bangladeshi vegetable farmers: does the use of modern agro-technologies matter?
This study seeks new insights into how vegetable farmers in a develo** country can benefit from using modern agro-technologies to induce their farm...
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The Digital Divide and Poverty in Develo** Countries: Evidence from Farm Households in Niger
Over time, most of the farm households lack the good access of internet and mobile phone; thereby, the use causes a problem with the disparities...
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Decision-Making in Wind Farm Design
The second stage of the life cycle of wind farms is related to the planning and design of them including the layout design of the wind turbines. Wind...
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Adoption of smart farm networks: a translational process to inform digital agricultural technologies
Due to natural phenomena like global warming and climate change, agricultural production is increasingly faced with threats that transcend farm...
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Levels of neutralizing antibodies against resident farm strain or vaccine strain are not indicators of protection against PRRSV-1 vertical transmission under farm conditions
BackgroundVertical transmission is key for the maintenance of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection. In vaccinated...
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Understanding the consumer-citizen gap in Chinese public attitudes toward farm animal welfare
Individuals of the general public can perform both consumer and citizen roles in farm animal welfare, and attitudes toward farm animal welfare may...
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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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The Slow Emergence of Rural Non-farm Sector Employment in India: Shift or Diversification?
The rather slow transition in the rural employment from farm to non-farm sector in India is well documented. In the structural transformation thesis,...
