Search Results - "marginalism"

Framgångsfaktorer för rundvirkesåkerier i Mellansverige by Erlandsson, Emanuel

“…In the first step economic results from the haulage contractors were collected and a random sample was taken from accounted net margin for the account year 2005/2006. In the second step hauliers were interviewed to identify probable success factors. …”
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Modelling animal health as a production factor in dairy production by Bjelkelöv Telldahl, Cassandra

“…Diseases thereby lower the producer's profit margins by reducing animal health and causing unnecessary suffering to the animals. …”
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Mosippans (Pulsatilla vernalis L.) reaktion på brandstörning by Nygårdh, Julia

“…A seedling experiment with burned and unburned soil from Hokaberg was set up in the lab. Growth was marginally better in burnt soil but the main result was that growth differed markedly between individual soil samples. …”
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IPGRI in sub-Saharan Africa: Regional report - SSA 1999-2000 by International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…Such endemic species have specific genetic constitutions that confer resistance to diseases and pests, the ability to produce in marginal soils, and resistance to some environmental hazards such as drought. …”
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Trade-offs and synergies associated with maize leaf stripping within crop-livestock systems in northern Ghana by Komarek, Adam M., Rahman, N.A., Bandyopadhyay, A., Kizito, Fred, Koo, Jawoo, Addah, W.

“…Offering maize leaves to weaner sheep had a significant positive effect on average daily liveweight gain, estimated marginal mean was 29.3 g with maize leaves and −10.9 g without maize leaves. …”
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From buffet to best-fits: co-identifying and prioritizing best-bet CSA practices for targeting and scaling and Central Highlands of Ethiopia by Tamene, Lulseged D., Abera, Wuletawu, Admassu, Zenebe

“…Climate-smart interventions need also consider local social differences, particularly gender and economic inequalities, to ensure equal benefits for men, women, and marginalized groups and to avoid exacerbating existing discriminations as well as be effective and sustainable. …”
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Validation of a high-confidence regulatory network for gene-to-NUE phenotype in field-grown rice by Shanks, Carly M., Huang, Ji, Cheng, Chia-Yi, Shih, Hung-Jui S., Brooks, Matthew D., Álvarez, José M., Araus, Viviana, Swift, Joseph, Henry, Amelia, Coruzzi, Gloria M.

“…This validated network can aid in developing/breeding rice with improved yield on marginal, low N-input, drought-prone soils.…”
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Field scale spatial wheat yield forecasting system under limited field data availability by integrating crop simulation model with weather forecast and satellite remote sensing by Dhakar, Rajkumar, Sehgal, Vinay Kumar, Chakraborty, Debasish, Sahoo, Rabi Narayan, Mukherjee, Joydeep, Ines, Amor V.M., Soora Naresh Kumar, Shirsath, Paresh B., Roy, Somnath Baidya

“…It offers considerable potential for objective assessment of crops in the marginal and smallholder systems supporting the smart farming paradigm.…”
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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems : April 2023 by Kishore, Avinash, Saroj, Sunil, Minot, Nicholas, Dorosh, Paul A., Parajuli, R.R., Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…Inflation in food and beverage prices is marginally lower than the previous year: The cost of food and beverages increased by 5.6 percent from March 2022 to March 2023. …”
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Inclusive landscape management plan for the transformation of the agrifood system in Ahafo Ano Southwest District of Ghana by Atampugre, Gerald, Tilahun, Seifu A., Owireko, I. O., Owusu-Amofah, Saadia Bobtoya, Amponsah, Andoh Kweku, Cofie, Olufunke O., Adusei-Gyamfi, J., Boateng, E.

“…Inclusive landscape management (ILM) is a holistic approach to managing landscapes that considers the needs of all stakeholders, including local communities, indigenous peoples, and marginalized groups. This Inclusive Landscape Management Plan (ILMP) seeks to provide a framework for the sustainable management and development of landscapes in the Ahafo Ano Southwest District (AASWD) of Ghana. …”
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Factors influencing gender and youth integration in agricultural research and innovation in Africa by Yami, M., Abioye, O., Sore, S.Z., Mugisho, A., Abdoulaye, T.

“…Intersectional lens is also needed for meaningful involvement of different community groups in the R&I interventions, and for reducing the different causes of inequalities and marginalization that hamper transformation of Africa’s food system. …”
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Climate-smart crop insurance to promote adoption of stress-tolerant seeds: Midterm findings from a cluster randomized trial by Cecchi, Francesco, Chegeh, Joseph, Aredo, Samson Dejene, Kivuva, Benjamin, Kramer, Berber, Waithaka, Lilian, Waweru, Carol

“…Innovative solutions are needed to help marginalized farmers prepare for these natural hazards. …”
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Income and price elasticities of food demand (E-FooD) dataset: Documentation of estimation methodology by Ecker, Olivier, Comstock, Andrew R.

“…They are means to understand how consumers are expected to adjust their food consumption in response to a marginal increase or decrease of their real income or of the prices of the foods they consume. …”
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Food and nutrient gaps in rural Northern Ghana: Does production of smallholder farming households support adoption of food-based dietary guidelines? by de Jager, Ilse, Giller, Ken E., Brouwer, Inge D.

“…In addition, the nutrient needs and food needs (according to the developed FBDGs) of a household were only marginally covered by their own food production. The food production of over half the households supplied insufficient calcium (75.7%), vitamin A (100%), vitamin B12 (100%) and vitamin C (77.5%) to cover their needs. …”
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Seed certification, certified seeds use and yield outcomes in Nigeria: Insights from nationally-representative farm panel data and seed company location data by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Ragasa, Catherine, Bamiwuye, Temilolu, Andam, Kwaw S., Spielman, David J., Edeh, Hyacinth O., Fasoranti, Adetunji, Haile, Beliyou, Nwagboso, Chibuzo, Omoigui, Lucky O., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Kumar, P. Lava, Wossen, Tesfamicheal

“…RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that the availability of certified seeds—captured by indicators of certified seeds produced by seed companies headquartered in the states of survey respondents—is associated with positive but declining marginal effects on certified seeds use and yields. …”
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Creating an enabling environment for agricultural innovation in emerging markets by Ires, Idil

“…These solutions, especially those developed and scaled by the private sector, are targeted toward recipients such as farmers (including women and the youth), marginalized groups, displaced communities, refugees and migrants. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward zoonotic disease transmission among wildlife farmers in Vietnam by Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen, Lindahl, Johanna F., Lam, Steven, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Unger, Fred, Ling, J., Lundkvist, Å., Hu Suk Lee, Bett, Bernard K.

“…Farmers with college or above education had higher knowledge scores (Estimated marginal mean (EMM) = 11.8; 95% confidence interval (CI): 10.2–12.8) compared to those with no formal education (EMM = 7.8; 95% CI: 4.0–11.1). …”
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Digital Twin for effective flood response at Dolo Ado District, Somali Region of Ethiopia by Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, da Silva, Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues, Bekele, T. W., McTough, Mitchell, Retief, H., Garcia Andarcia, Mariangel, Wegderes, A., Seid, Abdulkarim H.

“…The DT is expected to benefit refugees, internally displaced people and the host community in the study site, including women, children, and marginalized communities. The co-design workshop took place on June 26th and 27th of 2025. …”
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Agricultural intensification, deforestation, and the environment: assessing tradeoffs in Sumatra, Indonesia by Tomich, Thomas P., Noordwijk, Meine van, Budidarsono, S., Gillison, A.N., Kusumanto, T., Murdiyarso, Daniel, Stolle, F., Fagi, A.M.

“…The intensification hypothesis hinges on the existence of opportunities to raise the productivity of smallholder systems at the forest margins without degrading forest function. Estimates of returns to land and labor presented in this chapter indicate that from a purely private perspective, returns to forest conversion are high in Sumatra's peneplains. …”
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Social mobilization and women's participation in water resource management: a case study of Southern Punjab, Pakistan by Hamid, Abdul

“…As the rural communities have been divided into different sects based on class, caste and gender, the powerful and influential people get more benefits of the resources, while the women and poor people in general are marginalized. Considering this situation, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has worked to enhance the role of community, especially the women, since they are using and managing water, particularly for domestic purposes and livestock. …”
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