Search Results - "Minimalism"

Identifying small ruminant genotypes that are resistant to endoparasites by Suba, M.S., Reyes, R.O., Gray, G.D., Villar, E.C.

“…Due to the Reported large genetic variation existing among tropical and temperate breeds of goats, systematic selection for parasitic resistance combined with other methods without compromising production can be equated to economic benefits such as reduced production costs due to anthelmintics, minimal worm control treatment, and reduced contamination to both tissue residues and pasture areas, thus improving the total profitability of the goat enterprise (Woolaston et al. 1992). …”
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Biocarbon projects in agroforestry: lessons from the past for future development by Foster K, Neufeldt, Henry

“…We highlight the need for external, up-front funding to overcome high project establishment costs and the need for innovative solutions to minimize trade-offs between livelihood and environmental goals. …”
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Lowering environmental costs of oil-palm expansion in Colombia by García Ulloa, J., Sloan, S., Pacheco, P., Ghazoul, J., Koh, L.P.

“…We demonstrate that the impacts of oil‐palm expansion (e.g., deforestation, conversion of natural savannahs) would be minimized by establishing new plantations on pasture lands, given the low environmental value and economic utility, and the high agricultural potential of this land use. …”
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Weed interference and control in white yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir) by Akobundu, I.O.

“…A minimum of three weedings within 16 w.a.p. are necessary to minimize yield reduction caused by weeds. The lowest weed weight and highest crop yield from herbicide treatments were obtained where a mixture of fluometuron and metolachlor each at 2.0 kg a.i.…”
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Zinc response of maize (Zea mays L.) grown on sandy inceptisols in Western Nigeria by Osiname, O., Kang, B.T., Schulte, E.E., Corey, R.B.

“…For optimum grain yield, 12 ppm Zn in tissue appeared minimal. Maize response to Zn application was most probable when the 0.1N HCl soil-extractable Zn was less than 1.0 ppm when measured at silking time.…”
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Tropical reforestation and climate change: beyond carbon by Locatelli, Bruno, Catterall, Carla P., Imbach, Pablo A., Kumar, Chetan, Lasco, Rodel, Marín-Spiotta, Erika, Mercerk, Bernard, Powers, Jennifer Sl., Schwartz, Naomi, Uriarte, María

“…Here we advocate a focus on “climate-smart reforestation,” defined as reforesting for climate change mitigation and adaptation, while ensuring that the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on reforestation are anticipated and minimized.…”
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Beyond milk : framing milk and oat-drink campaigns in Sweden by Rigo Cavinato, Maria Eduarda

“…The growing demand for products that cause minimal environment impact and follow a sustainable production system allow new brands and marketing concepts to compete with traditional companies and well established products on the market. …”

Fungicide resistance against fluopyram in Alternaria solani by Ekdahl, Felicia

“…Early blight in potato production can be devastating and to minimize crop damage the use of fungicides has been the key. …”

Analyzing and testing the structure of China’s imports for cotton : a bayesian system approach by Wu, Ruochen

“…Noteworthy is that cotton is deemed an intermediate commodity for textile production instead of a direct consumption one, hence this thesis adopts a two-stage cost minimization procedure resembling the Armington Model to study China’s demand for cotton differentiated by their countries of production with a focus on the substitution effects and weak separability between various sources. …”

Satsning på biobränsle i Uganda och Kenya - möjlighet eller risk by Ekdahl, Jan

“…The way to handle the situation for the politicians in Uganda and Kenya are to thoroughly follow this development and continuous try to implement regulations, laws and rules that minimizes the risks and improves the possibilities.…”
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The true costs of food production in Kenya and Viet Nam by Benfica, Rui, Hossain, Marup, Davis, Kristin E., Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Azzarri, Carlo

“…Because external costs represent a significant part of the total cost of food production, policy and investments to minimize these costs are essential to a nature-positive AFS that is environmentally sustainable and socially equitable. …”
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The influence of soil management on soil health : an on-farm study by Williams, Hanna

När är det ekonomiskt försvarbart att investera i en fabriksny skördetröska? : en studie av tre fiktiva gårdar by Lundberg, Axel, Magnusson, Ludvig

Insektspatogena svampar för biologisk bekämpning av bladlöss i stråsäd : möjligheter och hinder by Törngren, Jonas

Long-term supply contracts in bioenergy by Roise, Logan Hunter

“…Thus, if parties looked at long-term contracts as a way to minimize market risk, via lowering market swings, we could see an increased future use of long-term contracts in the bioenergy and forestry industries.…”

Achieving food security in the face of climate change: Summary for policy makers from the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change by Beddington, J.R., Asaduzzaman, Mohammed, Fernández, A., Clark, Megan E., Guillou, Marion, Jahn, Molly M., Erda, Lin, Mamo, Tekalign, Bo N Van, Nobre, Carlos A., Scholes, Robert J., Sharma, Rita, Wakhungu, Judi W.

“…Investment, innovation, and deliberate effort to empower the world's most vulnerable populations will be required to construct a global food system that adapts to climate change and ensures food security while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and sustaining our natural resource base. …”
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Water security by Sadoff, Claudia W., Grey, D., Borgomeo, Edoardo

“…Achieving water security requires addressing two fundamental challenges at all scales: enhancing water’s productive contributions to human and ecosystems’ well-being, livelihoods and development, and minimizing water’s destructive impacts on societies, economies, and ecosystems resulting, for example, from too much (flood), too little (drought) or poor quality (polluted) water.…”
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Impact of COVID-19 on access to inputs for crop production in India: Assessment of disruption of COVID-19 farm input provision by Khartri-Chhetri, Arun, Sapkota, Tek Bahadur, Maharjan, Sofina

“… - Many household characteristics and input management strategies have a significant role in minimizing the impact of the pandemic on crop production…”
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The feasibility of picture-based crop insurance (PBI): Smartphone pictures for affordable crop insurance by Ceballos, Francisco, Kramer, Berber, Robles, Miguel

“…Damage is visible from smartphone pictures, farmers can take pictures of sufficient quality for loss assessment, and PBI helps reduce severe downside basis risk at minimal cost.…”
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Major developments affecting Africa’s trade performance: A summary of key literature by Sabwa, Nicholas, Collins, Julia

“…The chapter presents recommendations on managing current and likely future developments in order to maximize benefits and minimize threats to food security and trade performance.…”
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