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Publikováno v:
Cogent Food & Agriculture, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2024)
In Benin, vegetable production contributes significantly to food security and poverty reduction. However, vegetable farming is confronted with declining soil fertility, poor pest and disease management, and climate change. Agroecological farming offe
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https://doaj.org/article/db24e9ed463f42aab9bd70788569854b
The Top 100 questions for the sustainable intensification of agriculture in India’s rainfed drylands
Autor:
Zareen Pervez Bharucha, Simon Attwood, Shrinivas Badiger, Arun Balamatti, Richard Bawden, Jeffery W. Bentley, Mahesh Chander, Leonora Davies, Harry Dixon, John Dixon, Marcella D’Souza, Cornelia Butler Flora, Michael Green, Deepa Joshi, Adam M. Komarek, Lesley Ruth McDermid, Erik Mathijs, Agnes C. Rola, Sasmita Patnaik, Sandip Pattanayak, Prabhu Pingali, V. P. Vara Prasad, Rudy Rabbinge, G. V. Ramanjaneyulu, N. H. Ravindranath, Colin Sage, Amrita Saha, Ceccarelli Salvatore, Lopamudra Patnaik Saxena, Chandni Singh, Pete Smith, Arjuna Srinidhi, Rudresh Sugam, Richard Thomas, Norman Uphoff, Jules Pretty
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Vol 19, Iss 2, Pp 106-127 (2021)
India has the largest area of rainfed dryland agriculture globally, with a variety of distinct types of farming systems producing most of its coarse cereals, food legumes, minor millets, and large amounts of livestock. All these are vital for nationa
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https://doaj.org/article/a01ac2a50d664b5f93eef5ce67d2fd99
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 92-107 (2019)
Of 1,211 farmers and their representatives registered on www.accessagriculture.org, 142 participated in an on-line survey in November 2017, designed to learn farmer’s opinions of Access Agriculture, an NGO which hosts a digital platform where anyon
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/22edf4e369a84762bcc3543728706376
Autor:
Jeffery W. Bentley, Solveig Danielsen, Noah Phiri, Yakosa C. Tegha, Nixon Nyalugwe, Eduardo Neves, Eduardo Hidalgo, Abhishek Sharma, Vinod Pandit, Dilli Ram Sharma
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 187-200 (2018)
This study explores how communication and its technical content shape farmers’ response to advice delivered at plant clinics. Thirty-six farmers who visited a plant clinic in one of three countries (Malawi, Costa Rica and Nepal) were given at least
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ed90a7bb02644996ab260fc76de0e368
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 54-63 (2018)
Vegetable production plays an important role in nutrition, food security and poverty reduction in Benin. However, vegetable production is hampered by pests and farmers rely on pesticides to control them. Improving farmers’ knowledge is important fo
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https://doaj.org/article/def7f67dcadb45719208da30d4291497
Publikováno v:
Cogent Food & Agriculture, Vol 2, Iss 1 (2016)
Commercial channels can be non-conventional networks for disseminating agricultural information, especially if farmers are willing to pay for a DVD with learning videos. Using purposive sampling, we selected retailer and involved them in selling vide
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https://doaj.org/article/3cb7ddb49d9944629d866306888adb52
This open access book describes recent innovations in food systems based on root, tuber and banana crops in developing countries. These innovations respond to many of the challenges facing these vital crops, linked to their vegetative seed and bulky
Publikováno v:
Journal of Crop Improvement. :1-22
Publikováno v:
Journal of Crop Improvement. 34:842-857
Until recently, there has been little commercial sale of vegetatively propagated crop seed, except for potatoes (Solanum tuberosum). This is especially true in developing countries. However, a form...
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 17:92-107
Of 1,211 farmers and their representatives registered on www.accessagriculture.org, 142 participated in an on-line survey in November 2017, designed to learn farmer’s opinions of Access Agriculture, an NGO which hosts a digital platform where anyon