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Calculations of gaseous and particulate emissions from German agriculture ; 1990/2020

Vos, Cora; Rösemann, Claus; Haenel, Hans-Dieter; … - 2022

for the years 1990 - 2020. In this context the sector Agriculture comprises the emissions from animal husbandry, the use … preceding agriculture, from the use of energy and from land use change are reported elsewhere in the national inventories. The …

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Evaluating the impact of improved technology adoption in traditional poultry farming on potential outcomes of farmers: Evidence from rural Togo

Soviadan, Mawussi Kossivi; Ahmed, Osama; Kubik, Zaneta; … - In: Cogent Food & Agriculture 10 (2024) 1

Social programs are designed to reach beneficiaries and achieve expected objectives. There is a need to understand whether development programs work and their level of impact on the beneficiaries involved. Along these lines, the objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of Improved...

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The impact of demographic dynamics on food consumption and its environmental outcomes: Evidence from China

Li, Shaoting; Chen, Xuan; Ren, Yanjun; Glauben, Thomas - In: Journal of Integrative Agriculture 23 (2024) 2, pp. 414-429

With increasing population and changing demographics, food consumption has experienced a significant transition in quantity and quality. However, a dearth of knowledge remains regarding its environmental impacts and how it responds to demographic dynamics, particularly in emerging economies like...

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The impact of Internet access on household dietary quality: Evidence from rural China

Cui, Yi; Zhao, Qiran; Glauben, Thomas; Si, Wei - In: Journal of Integrative Agriculture 23 (2024) 2, pp. 374-383

Over the past few decades, the Internet has rapidly diffused across China. The spread of the Internet has had a profound economic and social impact on Chinese rural areas. Existing research shows that Internet access significantly impacts agricultural production and improves smallholder...

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Intra-household gender dynamics and the adoption of best practices among teff farmers in Ethiopia

Lungu, Ioana; DiGiacomo, John; Vicini, Marco; … - In: African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and … 24 (2024) 3, pp. 25749-25781

Teff farming in Ethiopia is commonly seen as being dominated by men, with women playing supporting roles on some aspects of the growing process. This study is rooted in existing literature on drivers of Best Practices (BP) adoption and decision-making theory and is unique in that it focuses...

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Globalisation and Livelihood Transformations in the Indonesian Seaweed Industry

Langford, Zannie (contributor) - 2024

This book explores the rapidly changing seaweed industry in Indonesia, the largest global producer of carrageenan-bearing seaweeds. Seaweed production in Indonesia has grown exponentially over the last twenty years, and rural communities across the country have embraced this new livelihood...

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How to raise career aspirations in farming via digital media: A closer look at social media savvy urban farmers

Unay-Gailhard, Ilkay; Chaski, Robert J.; Brennan, Mark A. - In: Urban Agriculture Magazine (2024) 41, pp. 68-71

Farming is facing a generational renewal problem, with an increasing proportion of farmers near retirement age and a lack of people who are able or willing to take over farms. The low percentage of young farmers in the EU and the US impairs resilience in farming and threatens food security....

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Calculations of gaseous and particulate emissions from German agriculture ; 1990/2019

Rösemann, Claus; Haenel, Hans-Dieter; Vos, Cora; … - 2021

for the years 1990 - 2019. In this context the sector Agriculture comprises the emissions from animal husbandry, the use … preceding agriculture, from the use of energy and from land use change are reported elsewhere in the national inventories. The … from German agriculture decreased from 76.5 Tg CO2eq in 1990 to 61.8Tg CO2eq in 2019 (-19.2 %). This reduction is a …

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Multi-objective spatial optimization to balance trade-offs between farmland bird diversity and potential agricultural net returns

Wesemeyer, Maximilian; Kamp, Johannes; Schmitz, Tillman; … - In: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 345 (2023), pp. 1-10

Global farmland biodiversity has declined rapidly in recent decades due to the homogenization of agricultural landscapes, including an increase in field sizes and decrease in woody features, such as hedgerows. Restructuring landscapes by (re)introducing woody features and decreasing field sizes...

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Do pesticide retailers’ recommendations aggravate pesticide overuse? Evidence from rural China

Sun, Shengyang; Zhang, Chao; Hu, Ruifa; Liu, Jian - In: Agriculture 13 (2023) 7, pp. --

In rural China, pesticide retailers are often accused of recommending farmers apply more pesticides than the scientifically recommended rate, while playing an important role in providing technical information regarding pesticide use to farmers. However, there is little empirical evidence on the...

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