Inefficiency is a problem in the production process, including in the organic farming sector. Over a long term period, this problem can disrupt the productivity of agricultural crops. This research aims to analyze the production and marketing efficiency of organic cabbage farming in the Kopeng...

This paper systematically analyzes the effect of agricultural input subsidies in developing countries on yield and income, using a meta-analysis. From three databases, the analysis identifies 12 studies with 32 estimated effects on yield and 23 estimated effects on income. The findings show that...

This paper quantifies the value of fertilizer for agricultural production and trade in a developing economy where agriculture is centrally important by using an unprecedented natural experiment whereby the government of Sri Lanka imposed an abrupt and unexpected ban on the imports of all...

Sunflower is a strategic crop in the agriculture of Ukraine as it is important for food and energy production. Recently the processing of secondary products, solving the issues of waste disposal and improving the environment have been paid much attention. This is an example of a cyclic economy,...

Nitrogen loss is a major limiting factor affecting agricultural productivity in saline-alkali soil, with NH3 volatilization and N leaching being the main sources of N loss. In this study, the dynamics of NH3 volatilization was determined by sponge aeration and distribution of NO3- and 15N in...

Significant progress has been made in the development of phosphorus recovery adsorbents and photocatalysts for degradation of pesticides. However, the bifunctional materials for phosphorus recovery and photocatalytic degradation of pesticides have not been designed, and the mechanism of the...

Zinc deficiency persists in global food systems causing hidden hunger and disease burdens to vulnerable populations. Past research has demonstrated that agronomic bio-fortification could play a key role in averting the global disease burden associated with insufficient Zn intake. This study was...

There has been much discussion on climate change and its adverse effects on agriculture, including excessive loss of food production. In regions such as sub-Saharan Africa, where agriculture is the major source of household livelihoods, shocks in weather patterns affect farmers' expectations of...

I study how bias in agricultural technological change affects labor market opportunities and fertility in a modern developing country context. Exploiting plausibly exogenous variation in the adoption of genetically engineered soy across municipalities in Brazil, I show that these technologies...

By providing a conducive policy environment in the early days, the Government tried to build a base for the fertilizer industry by encouraging fertilizer products' consumption and distribution. But all these caused a high cost on Government as the subsidy out goes to the sector was mounting....

In most parts of our country, potato is an important food and cash crop and also it has high yielding potential in Southern Ethiopia however, its production and productivity is low owing to a number of constraints. Disordered agronomic practices, like application of low rates of inorganic...

The resilience of the phosphorus (P) cycling network is critical to ecosystem functioning and human activities. Although P cycling pathways have been previously mapped, a knowledge gap remains in evaluating the P network’s ability to withstand shocks or disturbances. Applying principles of...

The private sector in Nepal participates in the regulated import and distribution of three types of subsidized fertilizer. However, almost 55% of the agrovets (family-owned microenterprises) that retail agricultural inputs do not comply. Many farmers rely on the fertilizer purchased through...

Returning turfgrass clippings to soil (i.e. “grasscycling”) has been shown to yield many benefits, such as reducing fertilizer requirements. However, previous reports on the contribution of clippings to turfgrass fertilization varies widely, making it difficult for turfgrass managers to...

Straw returning has been widely used as nitrogen (N) reduction measure in the North China Plain in recent years. But, little is known of the optimal plant density and N application rate of cotton under straw returning by now. In the present study, a short season cotton SCRC66 was used to study...

A remnant fertilizer monitoring system utilizing three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction is proposed to detect the amount of remaining fertilizer in the applicator’s tank. Bench tests are carried out to compare the performance of four algorithms to estimate the remnant fertilizer amount:...

Phosphorus (P) reacts with soil minerals making it less plant available. Considering that the Amazonian soils are chemically poor and have low pH, collectively these properties contribute to increasing the P limitation, either in the native forest and plantations for sustainable production....

One of the main pillars of the European Green Pact is the "Farm to Fork" strategy. Launched in May 2020, this strategy aims to build sustainable agri-food production and distribution processes. The aim of this research is to estimate the impact of inorganic pesticide and fertiliser use on...

Against the background of the goals of the European Green Deal to reduce the use of pesticides by 50% and fertilizers by 20% by 2030, the current analysis aims to: (1) identify key economic, institutional, and legislative levers that can play an important role in the agricultural specialization...

The aim of this paper is to assess the potential impacts of different fertilizer subsidy reform options on the performance of the Iranian crops production sector. This is achieved using a Regional Crop Programming (RCP) model, based on Positive Mathematical Programming, which includes in total...