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Ammonia emissions from the agriculture sector in Argentina; 2000–2012 by Castesana, Paula Soledad, Dawidowski, Laura Elena, Finster, Laura, Gómez, Darío R., Taboada, Miguel Angel

“…Agriculture is one of the key economic sectors in Argentina and, in the last decades, the increase in prices and competitiveness of some grains has imposed important changes. …”
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What traits make Swedish dairy cows survive? by Bengtsson, Caroline

“…The ability of dairy cows to survive and the economic importance of this have been in-creasing in dairy cattle breeding lately. …”
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Samband mellan digivning, avvänjning och mjölkens sammansättning med fokus på mjölkfett by Lundmark, Ida

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Ekonomisk analys av olika metoder att transportera flisad GROT från skogen till industrin via NLC Storuman by Hallström, Philip, Nylander, Gustav

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Mechanized direct- seeding and best management practices for rice in Cambodia : how and why are they complementary? by Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Krupnik, Timothy J., Laing, Alison M., Sokornthea Pin, Rica, Flor Joy, Saito, Kazuki

“…Net profits from mDSR also rose compared to traditional bDSR, with gains of 111% in Battambang, 296% in Prey Veng, and 120% in Kampong Thom, underscoring the economic advantages of this technology (IRRI, 2022; Pame et al., 2023). …”
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Net benefits of smallholder dairy cattle farms in Senegal can be significantly increased through the use of better dairy cattle breeds and improved management practices by Marshall, Karen, Salmon, Gareth R., Tebug, Stanly Fon, Juga, J., MacLeod, M., Poole, Elizabeth J., Baltenweck, Isabelle, Missohou, A.

“…The current work fills this evidence gap by performing a farm-level economic study comparing the keeping of different breed and cross-breed types of dairy cattle under different management levels. …”
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Trees and shrubs forage in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: determinants of utilization, nutritive value and effect of supplementation on the lactation performance of... by Barwani, D.K.

“…However, dried cassava supplementation increased (p<0.05) milk protein, lactose, and non-fat solids contents compared to dried Leucaena. It can be concluded from this study that 63% of farmers used TS as livestock feeds. …”
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Produktionsbete jämfört med rastbete för kor i ett försök med mjölkningsrobot och nattbete samt en intervjustudie med lantbrukare om erfarenheter av nattbete by Blomberg, Hanna

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Participatory risk assessment for harvesting of impala (Aepyceros melampus) and the distribution of by-products by Ramrajh, S.

“…The objective of the Hygiene Assessment System (HAS) is to create a national awareness of quality to better improve the quality of life of all South Africans, whilst at the same time it is used as an auditing tool for Veterinary Public Health to effectively compare essential standards within the nine provinces. …”
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Integrating multi-Criteria techniques in life-cycle tools for the circular bioeconomy transition of agri-food waste biomass: A systematic review by Romero Perdomo, Felipe Andrés, González Curbelo, Miguel Ángel

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Policy Brief: The impact of mechanization in smallholder rice production in Nigeria: Promising business cases for rice smallholders for income increasing and climate smart interven... by Axmann, Heike

“…Local youth was trained by Olam to work with the machinery, and the yield from mechanically harvested and threshed sample plots of rice was compared with the yield from sample plots harvested and threshed manually. …”
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Point placement of late vegetative stage nitrogen splits increase the productivity, N-use efficiency and profitability of tropical maize under decade long conservation agriculture by Nayak, Harisankar, Parihar, Chiter Mal, Mandal, Baidya N, Patra, K., Jat, Shankar Lal, Singh, Raj, Singh, Vinod K, Jat, Mangi Lal, Garnaik, Suravi, Nayak, J, Abdallah, Ahmed M.

“…The cob length and grains per cob were increased by 4.8–8.7 and 8.6–12.8% under CA-based plots compared to CT+R, respectively. The amount of vegetative stage accumulated N remobilized to maize grain was 21.2% higher under PB+R compared to CT+R plots, while the N remobilization in NPM3 was 22.9% higher compared to NPM1 plots. …”
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Comparación de dos sistemas de cría en machos Lucerna by Arreaza Tavera, Luis Carlos, Murgueito R., Enrique

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How qualitative studies and gender analysis can add value to the assessment of dietary exposure to aflatoxins in Kenya by Kiama, T.N., Sirma, A.J., Senerwa, D.M., Ochungo, P., Waithanji, Elizabeth M., Lindahl, Johanna F., Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Grace, Delia

“…This paper documents the results of a qualitative study conducted in Kenya on risk of exposure to mycotoxins in the dairy value chain in which the knowledge, attitude and practices of mycotoxin management by men and women were compared. A risk map was developed based on previous occurrence of aflatoxicosis and other factors such as farming systems and dairy cattle density. …”
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Aportes a la comprensión de las sustentabilidad en fruticultura. Eje temático: Manejo de Agroecosistemas y Producción Orgánica by Flores, Liliana Beatriz, Dussi, María Claudia, Giménez, Gustavo, Barrionuevo, Myriam Elisabeth

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New methods for seed potato production: an investigation into the production and farmer uptake of mini tubers in South Africa by Sáez Fernández, Alba

“…Seventeen different combinations of PGPR and fungi are inoculated into the substrate where potatoes are cultivated in order to compare plant performance from three different potato cultivars. …”

Sacred forest, hunting, and conservation in West Kalimantan, Indonesia by Wadley, R.L., Colfer, C.J.P.

“…The authors relate the results to the role of such sites in the overall Iban agroforestry system and in the conservation of forest habitat that professional conservationists deem precious. …”
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De-risking Lending in Ghana’s Cocoa Sector to Promote Climate Smart Cocoa Adoption – Proposed Framework by Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Saeed, Abdul-Razak, Deffor, Eric Worlanyo, Kofituo, Rich Kofi, Asare, Richard

“…The average production cost of farmers practicing CSA cocoa production is higher (GHS 920-USD 242) compared to the conventional cocoa production (GHS 621-USD 163) system in Ghana Akrofi-Atitianti et. al., 2018). …”
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Gender equality, disability, and social inclusion in the Philippines: Progress, challenges, and opportunities in SDG 5 and SDG 10 by Albert, Jose Ramon G., Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Connie, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Basillote, Lovelaine, Cabalfin, Deanne Lorraine, Vargas, Anna Rita, Luzon, Paola Ellaine, Mahmoud, Mohammad

“…About half of Indigenous and Muslim ethnic groups did not progress beyond elementary school, compared to less than one-third among non-Indigenous peoples, while more than half remain concentrated in agriculture, compared to 19 percent of non-IPs. …”
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Eficiencia en el uso del nitrógeno en vacas lecheras y su impacto en el ambiente by Tieri, Maria Paz

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