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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Farmer perceptions"”.
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Disentangling Perceived and Measured Soil Health in New York City Urban Farms
… sites across New York City, consulting with farmers to characterize their soils as “healthy” or “unhealthy” based on agricultural productivity. We analyzed these soils using the Cornell Comprehensive Assessment for Soil Health (CASH), characterized the soil microbiome, and conducted a …
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The Impact of Parlor Equipment and Milking Procedures on Milk Quality in the Southeast US
… quality are herd demographic information and farmer perceptions as well as a few management variables such as the use of an internal teat sealant and beginning water temperature of the detergent wash cycle. These findings suggest that farmer perceptions and attitudes may be influencing milk …
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Assessing the impact of climate change on crop productivity of subsistence farmers in Namibia: A case study of the Omusati region
… change on crop production for subsistence farmers in the Omusati region. The study was based on quantitative methodological approaches. Data was collected through questionnaires with structured questions that were administered to 100 house head farmers, randomly selected from the Etayi and …
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Big data technology adoption in dairy and beef production
… is in an early stage, little is known about farmer perceptions and determinants for its adoption. A qualitative study identifies current dairy farmers’ current perceptions, barriers, motivators, features, and benefits expected from the adoption of big data technology. The results show that …
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Balancing economic and environmental sustainability for small-scale rice farmers in Peru
… we analyzed data from surveys applied to 65 rice farmers in Peru. The aim of this study was to 1) identify the major management factors influencing profitability, 2) evaluate tradeoffs between economic and environmental sustainability using a suite of environmental performance indicators, and 3) …
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Impacts of climate change on wine grape farming in the Western Cape: Implications for adaptation
… that are desirable for wine grape production. Farmers will need to address this issue by exploring adaptation methods to lessen the impacts of climate change. The research sought to integrate farmer perceptions of climate change with scientific literature on adaptation, in order to suggest the …
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Farmers' expectations of yield differences between triple-stack and conventional corn hybrids
… a hybrid with fewer genetic traits. Dramatic farmer adoption rates of triple-stack corn hybrids could suggest that farmers believe that the added traits will improve hybrid performance. On the other hand, farmers must also choose seed from the selection available, consisting mostly of hybrids …
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Irrigation with Treated Wastewater: Potential and Limitations
… the limitations which technology, policy, and farmer perceptions place on the potential for treated wastewater reuse in agriculture. A mixed methods approach has been be employed to evaluate the specific limitations of treated wastewater reuse in each study location. Interviews with heads of …
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Quantifying the effect of fall armyworms on maize yields in a resource constrained economy: A case study in Zambia
… most these studies are constrained by using farmer perceptions and recall data, or estimate the losses using cross sectional data, raising concerns of endogeneity, since the environmental conditions conducive for maize production are also conducive for FAW infestations. This study quantifies …
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Impact of cassava innovations on household productivity and welfare in Uganda
… uptake, dysfunctional seed systems, poor farmer organisation and policy failures. Motivated by several problematized research gaps, this study carried out an empirical investigation to answer seven research questions: (a) what are the causal determinants of participation in cassava …
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Agrobiodiversity enhancement for the sustainability of the tropical uplands: An evaluation of agricultural land use in Liliw, Laguna, Philippines
… of environmental protection, productivity and farmer acceptability. To achieve the aim, a methodological framework for evaluating agricultural land use in the uplands was developed. The methodology aimed at allowing one to understand the influence of agricultural land use on natural resources …
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Farmer adoption of nitrogen modeling tools: perceived barriers and important factors
… In-season nitrogen modeling tools (NMTs) help farmers optimize nitrogen application, improve Nitrogen Use Efficiency, and reduce environmental nitrogen loss. However, the adoption of NMTs among U.S. farmers is low. While existing studies have explored factors influencing best management …
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Economic Analysis of Farm Household Perceptions and Preferences for Salinity Intrusion Risk Reduction in the Mekong River Delta
… water use due to an expansion in the number of farmers planting three, rather than two, rice crops per year have generally extended the total area of salinity intrusion in the MRD. Adverse impacts of this increased salinity on rice and other forms of agricultural production are now occurring, …
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Assessing the impacts of climate change and adaptation strategies on smallholder farming in the Vhembe District, South Africa
… of the major challenges facing all categories of farmers globally is climate change. African smallholder farmers are the most vulnerable to changes in climate. In most parts of South Africa, empirical evidence indicates the level to which climate change has impacted negatively on agricultural …
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Farmers’ Motivation and Biophysical Impact of using Cordia africana and Albizia coriaria on Coffee-Bean Intercrops in the Mt Elgon Region (Uganda)
Farmers in developing countries are struggling to feed families due to low crop yields resulting from land degradation, land use pressures and unsustainable use of water resources. While deliberate integration of trees into farming systems (agroforestry) has been practiced traditionally in the Mt. …