Fruits and vegetables comprise a large and dynamic subsector within Philippine agriculture. However, the country's agricultural development strategy continues to emphasize traditional crops. Evidence points to a significant role for fruits and vegetables in agricultural diversification and rural...

The process of assigning property rights to land in the American Great Plains resulted in farms that were too small to be economically viable. These farms were prime contributors to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. The path dependence resulting from the initial assignment of property rights on the...

Spatially explicit global cropping system data products, which provide critical information on harvested areas, crop yields, and other management variables, are imperative to tackle current grand challenges such as global food security and climate change. These cropping system datasets are also...

The use and cost of energy in agriculture have increased, making it necessary to make current agricultural practices more energy efficient. To do this, the prevailing systems must be thoroughly analysed. Studies have focused on assessing the energy performance of individual crops, but notably...

Ackerbausysteme in Deutschland stehen vor großen Herausforderungen (z. B. Reduktionsziele für den Pflanzenschutzmitteleinsatz, Nährstoffüberschüsse oder Reduktion des Biodiversitätsverlusts) und müssen daher umfangreich weiterentwickelt werden, um künftig effizient und nachhaltig...

New statistical methods have been developed for the longer-term storage of microdata. These methods must comply, however, with the fundamental right to informational self-determination and the legal regulations imposed by the Federal Constitutional Court. Thus it is crucial to develop effective...

The historiographical and socio-economic topic of the 1918-1921 agrarian reform, marked by a considerable degree of difficulty due to a multitude of objective, quantitative as well as qualitative factors, represents a point of reference in the research endeavours focused on the social and...

Die Situation der Agrarfakultät wird in den letzten Jahren an allen betroffen Hochschulstandorten diskutiert. In seinem Gutachten fordert der Wissenschaftsrat stärkere Clusterbildungen, die Zukunft kleinerer Fakultäten wird in Frage gestellt. Der Fakultät für Agrarwissenschaften der...