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variability remain disproportionately higher. This paper presents the results of a study on biochar and compost production …, limited evidence exists on the welfare impacts in developing countries, where the negative impacts of climate change and … training and its welfare effects on farm households in Northern Ghana using doubly robust estimators. We find that the …
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variability remain disproportionately higher. This paper presents the results of a study on biochar and compost production …, limited evidence exists on the welfare impacts in developing countries, where the negative impacts of climate change and … training and its welfare effects on farm households in Northern Ghana using doubly robust estimators. We find that the …
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study have indicated that adoption of improved groundnut seeds has a positive and significant impact on the welfare of the … turn increases the welfare of groundnut producing farmers. …
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study have indicated that adoption of improved groundnut seeds has a positive and significant impact on the welfare of the … turn increases the welfare of groundnut producing farmers. …
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Chicken litter or chicken litter-based organic fertilizers are usually recycled into the soil to improve the structure and fertility of agricultural land. As an important source of nutrients for crop production, chicken litter may also contain a variety of human pathogens that can threaten...
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The benefits of biochar to soils for agricultural purposes are numerous. Biochar may be added to soils with the … marginally improved yield from biochar additions, which is often economically impracticable. The need for further clarity on … optimizing biochar application to various crop yields is necessary if it is to gain widespread acceptance as a soil amendment. …
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Biochar has altered plant yields and soil nutrient availability in tropical soils, but less research exists involving … biochar additions to temperate cropping systems. Of the existing research, results vary based on soil texture, crop grown, and … biochar properties. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of pine (<i>Pinus</i> spp.) woodchip biochar at 0 …
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of food insecurity will continue to be poverty, rather than inadequate food production. Thus, policies and investments …
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Global poverty rates have declined considerably, but the number of people living in extreme poverty remains high. Many …-oriented farming - can play a central role in improving smallholder welfare. Previous studies evaluated the impact of agricultural … commercialization on income poverty, but whether income gains from commercialization are really used for satisfying basic needs was …
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Food security is about ensuring that all people at all times have both physical and economic access to the basic food they need. In a number of African countries chronic malnutrition and transitory food insecurity are pervasive. Like most African countries, Eritrea is also a victim of the...
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