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Economic crisis, farming systems, and forest cover change in the humid forest zone of Cameroon por Sunderlin, William D., Ndoye, O., Bikie, H.

“…Three hypotheses were tested: (1) the balance between export crop and food crop production; (2) the degree of market-orientation of food crop production; and (3) the gender division of labour. The key results are: (1) the area of cocoa production has stagnated while that of coffee, plantain and other food crops has tended to increase; (2) food crop production is now more market-oriented; and (3) more men are now far more involved in food crop production than in the past. …”
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Classification and description of the major farming systems incorporating ruminant livestock in West Africa por Fernández Rivera, S., Okike, Iheanacho, Manyong, Victor M., Williams, Timothy O., Kruska, Russell L., Tarawali, Shirley A.

“…Crop-livestock systems are more labour-intensive, in some cases they include animal traction, and are characterised by higher use of agricultural inputs such as fertilisers, pesticides and feed supplements. …”
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Establishment of a cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) core collection based on agromorphological descriptors por Bhattacharjee, Ranjana, Dumet, D., Ilona, Paul, Soyode, F., Franco, J.

“…Being vegetatively propagated, this poses challenges in maintenance in terms of cost as well as in labour requirements. A core collection representing the range of phenotypic diversity present in the entire collection would enhance the conservation aspects and increase the potential for its exploitation in crop improvement programmes. …”
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Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Pailom village Champone district, Savannakhet province, Lao PDR (LA02) por Villanueva, Jerome, Soytavanh, Mienmany, Souvannaxayyavong, Chantha, Phonevisay, Silivong, Xayachack, S., Keophoxay, Anousith, Khodyhotha, Khamphamy, Ferrer, Alice J., Yen, B.T.

“…The government has provided emergency food aid such as rice and corn powder at subsidized cost during food shortage. , Villagers were temporarily migrating to Thailand to work as labourers in factories and in other farms. Few organizations were operating in the village, particularly working on food security and food crisis issues. …”
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Economic analysis of croplivestock integration in the northern Guinea savannah of Nigeria por Ndubuisi, A., Zeddies, J., Manyong, Victor M., Smith, J.M.

“…Among the general factors affecting crop-livestock integration are land, labour, availability of feed, availability of organic and inorganic fertilizer, age and level of education of the farmers. …”
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Creating a typology of tobacco farms according to determinants of diversification in Valle de Lerma (Salta-Argentina) = Tipología de explotaciones tabacaleras de acuerdo a determin... por Chavez Clemente, Maria Daniela, Berentsen, Paul, Oude Lansin, Alfons

“…The variables selected concerning determinants of diversification were: land area, irrigation, general capital goods and specific capital goods, ownership of land, education, off-farm work, and labour availability. The analysis of the principal components applied to 16 selected variables allowed to reduce the dimensionality of the data to four components. …”
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Sampling scheme optimization to map soil depth to petrocalcic horizon at field scale por Domenech, Marisa Beatriz, Castro Franco, Mauricio, Costa, Jose Luis, Amiotti, Nilda Mabel

“…The method proposed provides a significant improvement over conventional to map soil depth and allows reducing cost, time and field labour. Extrapolation of the results to other areas needs to be tested.…”
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Årlig gödsling med NPK bäst för gröda, miljö och ekonomi por Larsson, David

“…The N+PK-system also means more applications of fertilizer when spreading P/PK in the fall and the result is additional costs for fuel and labour. The higher yields and improved quality that is often observed in the NPK-system is also beneficial.…”
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The effect of a lowered light intensity at night on cow traffic and milk yield in automatic milking systems por Hjalmarsson, Fanny

“…Automatic milking systems (AMS) provide the opportunity for less manual labour and an increased milking frequency. But in order to reach an optimal milking frequency a well-functioning cow traffic is crucial. …”
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Exploring context-specific agroecological Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) strategies for enhanced sorghum productivity and livelihoods in Hwange District, Zimbabwe por Dube, Farayi, Magaisa, Alec, Dube, Thabani, Moyo, Martin

“…To optimize ISFM practices, it is essential to encourage the adoption of labour-saving technologies such as direct seeders and rippers, promote microdosing techniques for fertilizer application, and enhance manure management practices by promoting composting and exploring alternative organic resources. …”
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Agroecological insights for Mandla, Madhya Pradesh, India: a contextual analysis for sustainable transformation por Malaiappan, Sudharsan, Krishnan, S., Gadewar, P., Sharma, H., Priyadarshini, P., Thakur, A., Ganvir, S., Acharya, P., Kumar, Gopal, Shijagurumayum, M. S., Singh, Sonali, Samaddar, A., Alvi, Muzna, Borah, Gulshan, Sikka, Alok

“…Community practices such as wage fixing, labour pooling and labour exchange help maintain fairness. …”
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IRRI: Stress tolerant for Africa and South Asia (Phase 2) por Shaw, Alison, Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…Interface: Baseline data is collected in 11 rice producing communities in Bangladesh and Nepal to quantify primary and secondary labour contributions made by women in rice production. …”
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Understanding farmers’ indicators in climate-smart agriculture prioritization in the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT). por Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Mwongera, Caroline, Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Twyman, Jennifer, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…The main reasons for burning were to save labour and time and to reduce crop–livestock conflict. …”
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Assessing the Potential of Climate Smart Agriculture in Large Rice Field Models in Vietnam por Thang, Tran Cong, Khoi, Dang Kim, Thiep, Do Huy, Tinh, Thai Van, Pede, Valerien O.

“…The reduction in production costs is also achieved by taking advantage of economy of scale to apply modern agricultural machinery (such as tractors) and thus reduce labour costs. Resilience: this CSA pillar is created indirectly from LFMs. …”
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Funktionsuppföljning av moderna kalvstall por Sandberg, David

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Employer branding inom skogsnäringen por Edvardsson, Lina, Sandell, Tina

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Vem är det som kör egentligen? : maskinanvändande och könsroller inom lantbruket : en intervjustudie med kvinnliga lantbrukare por Andermo, Stella

“…In farming the division of labour has been rather strictly separated between the sexes. …”

Ecotourism and economic incentives: an empirical approach por Wunder, Sven

“…However, as a conservation incentive, the effectiveness of tourism income depends on the incentive structure inherent in the mode participation, and on the substitution versus complementary of other productive activities: only if tourism changes labour and land allocation decisions, will it have a local conservation impact. …”
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A staggered maize-legume intercrop arrangement robustly increases crop yields and economic returns in the highlands of Central Kenya por Mucheru-Muna, M., Pypers, Pieter, Mugendi, DN, Kung'u, J.B., Mugwe, J, Merckx, Roel, Vanlauwe, Bernard

“…Smallholder farmers in East-Africa commonly intercrop maize (Zea mays L.) with grain legumes to maximize utilisation of land and labour, and attain larger crop yields. Conventionally, one legume line is intercropped between each pair of maize lines. …”
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Gender-based constraints and opportunities to agricultural intensification in Ethiopia: A systematic review por Mulema, Annet A., Damtew, Elias

“…Time use studies show that women work longer hours compared to men, affecting their decisions to adopt time and labour intensive technologies. Due to cultural norms, there are discrepancies in access to information and extension services. …”
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