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Evaluación de prácticas agronómicas en la producción sostenible de arroz en siembra directa by Herrera, Cristian, Pineda, Marcela, Achipis, Jan, Alvarez, Maria Fernanda

“…Two study areas with contrasting production histories (rice-rice and sugarcane-maize) were selected, and four rice plantings were conducted over two years. …”
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Crop rotation by Paparella, Antonio, Petsakos, Athanasios, Davis, Kristin E., Song, Chun

“…Monoculture, which refers to the cultivation of a single crop over a whole farm or area [1], has seen a constant spread worldwide since its early instances, such as the Caribbean sugarcane plantation in the 18th Century [2]. Among the many reasons concurring in the diffusion of monoculture, increased profitability through economies of scale is probably the main driver. …”
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Opportunities for sustainable, green and inclusive agricultural value chains in ACP countries by Westlake, M.J.

“…The text addresses concerns of efficiency and sustainability: the selected chains – which range from rubber processed in Cameroon to hot peppers grown in Jamaica, from sugarcane milled in Uganda to mangoes exported from Haiti and papaya grown on Fiji – all had to prove to be sustainable or to have the potential to be sustainable. …”
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Screening and breeding for resistance to maize stem borers and Eldana in West and Central Africa by Ajala, S., Aroga, R., Odiyi, A., Olaoye , G.

“…Both the pink stem borer (Sesamia calamistis Walker (Pyralidae) and the sugarcane borer Eldana saccharina Hampson (Noctuidae) infest and reduce maize yields in the lowlands of West and Central Africa. …”
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Absorción y translocación de fósforo en tallos defoliados de caña de azúcar (Saccharum officinarum L.) by Resnik, M.E., Martínez, H, Palomar, S.G. de, Zeman, E.

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Coffee and Cocoa Agroforestry Systems: Pathways to Deforestation, Reforestation, and Tree Cover Change by Somarriba, Eduardo, López Sampson, Arlene

“…In the last two centuries, coffee production was responsible for dramatically transforming the landscape of the highlands in the New World by displacing sugarcane, cattle, and other minor crops as well as by displacing natural forests. …”
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A comparison of three bioenergy production systems using lifecycle assessment by Hassan, Zakia

“…Specific objectives were; firstly, to describe how energy is produced by Eucalyptuspellets, Sesbania-pellets and sugarcane-ethanol systems through out the life cycle (LCA), and secondly, analysis of emission reduction by these bioenergy systems. …”

El mercado de las energías renovables. Tucumán y la producción de bioetanol by Rios De Gonzalez, Liliana, Paz Terán, Corina María

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Facilitating women’s access to an economic empowerment initiative: Evidence from Uganda by Ambler, Kate, Jones, Kelly M., O'Sullivan, Michael

“…We study the take‐up of an intervention designed to increase women’s economic empowerment among sugarcane farmers in Uganda. We find that lower socioeconomic status and household gender norms both predict a couple’s refusal of the intervention. …”
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Agricultural growth, climate resilience, and food security in the Philippines: Subnational impacts of selected investment strategies and policies by Thomas, Timothy S., Pradesha, Angga, Perez, Nicostrato

“…An enhanced understanding of how these dynamics will affect the country’s major crops—rice, maize, sugarcane, coconuts, and bananas—is intended to assist Philippine communities in preparing for and adapting to these changes effectively and to assist donors and policy makers in helping them.…”
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Climate change, agriculture, and adaptation options for Guatemala by Castellanos, Edwin J., Thomas, Timothy S., Dunston, Shahnila

“…We find that both maize and beans will likely have their yields set back by around 14 percent by climate change by 2050. Sugarcane could lose quite a bit more, maybe as high as 35 percent. …”
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Economy-wide implications of biofuel production in Zambia by Hartley, Faaiqa, van Seventer, Dirk, Samboko, Paul Chimuka, Arndt, Channing

“…Using a dynamic recursive computable general equilibrium model, we estimate the macro- and socio-economic impacts of bioethanol production in Zambia from three potential crops: sugarcane, cassava and sweet sorghum. The results show that the development of a single product bioethanol industry has the potential to increase economic growth without negatively affecting overall food security. …”
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The potential impact of climate change on Nigerian agriculture by Ajetomobi, Joshua, Ajakaiye, Olusanya, Gbadegesin, Adeniyi

“…The economic impact shows that extreme temperature will cause a considerable annual loss in value for most crops except few that are are grown mainly in Northern Nigeria (Borno, Yobe, Kaduna, Kano and Sokoto states) such as millet, melon, and sugarcane.…”
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Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Mozambique by Maure, Genito A., Bila, Silena, Sibanda, Lindiwe M., Thomas, Timothy S.

“…The major crops are sugarcane, copra, sesame seeds, sugar beans, sunflower, rice, millet, and maize. …”
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Tipos de raíces y capacidad de absorción de fósforo en caña planta (Saccharum sp.) by Resnik, M.E., Palomar, S.G. de |, Martínez, H, Rodríguez ReY, J.A.

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Canal irrigation management by tribal communities: case study of AKRSP(I) supported PIM societies [including IWMI-TATA Water Policy Programme] in South Gujarat by Mukherji, Aditi, Verma, S., Rath, P.

“…Encouraging them to shift to highly lucrative crops such as sugarcane and orchard crops could perhaps make irrigated agriculture more profitable in future.…”
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Studies of maize streak virus isolates from grass and cereal hosts in Nigeria by Mesfin, T., Bosque Pérez, N.A., Buddenhagen, I.W., Thottappilly, G., Oloyede, S.O.

“…Of the 24 isolates tested, 18 reacted with an antiserum to a severe MSV maize isolate from Nigeria, 4 each with antisera to Panicum maximum and sugarcane isolates, and none with digitaria streak geminivirus antiserum. …”
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Climate change, agriculture, and adaptation options for Colombia by Boshell, Francisco, Thomas, Timothy S., Nazareth, Vijay, Cenacchi, Nicola

“…The biophysical models used here project modest impacts of climate change on rice and maize, at a cost of around 10 percent of national production. Losses to sugarcane are projected to be much higher, at around 28 percent. …”
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Water resources and food security by Ringler, Claudia, Zhu, Tingju

“…As a result, semiarid and arid countries continue to increase net imports of food. Crop water use for sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.), maize (Zea mays L.), soybean [Glycine max (L.) …”
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Sustainable Homestead Farming for Better Food and Nutrition Security: A Success Story of Farida Begum from Bangladesh by Humaira Sadaf, Bushra, Haque, Abdul, Miajy, Abdullah, Ahmed, Sharif, Bhandari, Humnath

“…Together, they manage a 3.5-acre main crop field, where they cultivate rice, maize, sugarcane, and mustard. Besides, the family has a 2.5 decimal homestead area next to the house. …”
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