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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"alternative crops"”.
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Economic incentives for adoption of alternative crops in the rainfed US
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01
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Relay- and double-crop production systems for wheat
Cover crops are important to provide organic matter to soils, diversify cropping systems, and provide economic benefits if the correct cropping systems are utilized. Relay-intercrop production involves overlapping growth cycles of two or more crops. This production system is common with legumes …
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A Study of Some of the Challenges of the Alternative Development Program in Bolivia
Finding an effective alternative to coca production has been a goal of almost every Bolivian and American administration since the 1970's and a goal of various international institutions around the world as well. What appears to be a solution is the application of an Alternative Development …
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Economic evaluation of wheat production in Zimbabwe
… 3. To determine if the price of alternative crops, in this case maize, cotton, and tobacco, affect the production of wheat. 4. To consider the influence of time in increasing the acreage of wheat."--Page 6.
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Forage Production and Quality of Forage Sorghum Intercropped with Sunnhemp at Different Seeding Rates
… for cattle feed. It is important to determine alternative crops that provide optimal nutrition to cattle and are drought and heat tolerant due to the increasing importance to improve crop water use efficiency in crops grown in the region. Forage sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is …
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ECONOMIC AND STRATEGIC BEHAVIOUR IN DYNAMIC BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS: THE CASE OF THE EX-SUGAR BEET FARMERS OF THE WEST MIDLANDS
… are not satisfactory. On the other hand, an alternative research using multivariate models (i.e. models that consider economic and social-psychological variables to explain farmers’ behaviour) has been developed with the purpose of identifying farmers’ motivations to adopt specific …
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Addressing Genetic Pollution from Pollen Drift on a Heterogeneous Landscape
<p>Genetically modified (GM) crops are crops in which single or multiple genes have been introduced artificially in order to obtain certain characteristics that are difficult to obtain through conventional breeding. Even though farmers have the right to freely choose what types of crops to grow, …
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Organic farming in Thailand: case studies on chemical-free vegetable production in Chiangmai, Thailand : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science (International Rural Development) at Lincoln University
… (a labour intensive form of production) with the alternative crops raised in CA farming, the economic and the social cost comparison results varied among the research sites. It could not be concluded that the economic and the social costs of CFA farming were less than for CA farming. Secondly, in …
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Protein Indicators, Quality, and Yield of Winter Durum Wheat Grown in Virginia
Durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) is produced primarily in the Northern Great Plains and the Pacific Southwest of the United States. Current germplasm is predominantly of the spring growth habit. The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of winter durum production in Virginia …
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The Economics of Tobacco Production and Feasible Alternatives in Uganda
… guideline that supports economically viable alternatives to the production of tobacco. The central hypothesis of the study is the consideration of farm household decision-making structures as requisites to FCTC supply policies. The study uses the agricultural household framework to examine …
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Climate-change adaptation among Smallholder farmers in zambia
… lack of structured input and output markets for alternative crops. This calls for the scaling up of agricultural extension services to support skills and knowledge acquisition for the adoption of new farming practices, including the use of herbicides. Chapter 3 evaluates the impact of input …