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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"farming technologies"”.
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AI-ML Powered Pig Behavior Classification and Body Weight Prediction
Precision livestock farming technologies have been widely researched over the last decade. These technologies help in monitoring animal health and welfare parameters in a continuous, automated fashion. Under this umbrella of precision livestock farming, this study focuses on activity classification …
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Factors Affecting Household Food Security: A Case Study of Mtwara Rural District-Mtwara Region
… was on subsistence level despite 32.2% having farming experience of more than 10 years. About 90.8% used hand hoe in farming. Further, about 95.5% did not apply agricultural inputs. It was revealed that, 56.8% of all food was sold immediately after harvest. The study revealed that, 75% of …
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EnogisAI: An Artificial Intelligence Framework for Predictive Agronomics
… population is a critical challenge. Smart farming technologies combined with artificial intelligence (AI) represent an opportunity to improve crop quality and yield while efficiently and sustainably using the available planetary resources. This thesis describes EnogisAI: a comprehensive …
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Historical regimes of socio-natures in farmlands: practices of conventional farming in Fukuoka, Japan
… in rice paddies, a reduced pesticide rice farming movement, the 2005-2007 “Agriculture’s Blessings” government program (which subsidized farmers for investigating rice paddy bugs and other creatures and reducing pesticide use), and the Agricultural Land, Water, and the Environment …
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The contribution of small farms and commercial large farms to the food security of Trinidad and Tobago
… training and technology with regard to farming methods based on best practices; higher output quality standards; inclusion into the commodity value chain process; marketing support; and increased access to credit and financial incentives. The link between increased output at the …
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Genetic Heterogeneity of Residual Variance for Production and Functional Traits in American Angus Cattle
… in digital phenotyping. Precision livestock farming technologies that allow for extensive data collection on various production traits should be integrated into the development of new uniformity indicators. This dissertation provides valuable insights into the genetic heterogeneity of …
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Climate change adaptation and sustainable agricultural intensification in developing countries
… exacerbated the inherent risks in smallholder farming such as soil degradation, resulting in an unprecedented decline in agricultural yields in developing countries. This has threatened the livelihoods of large segments of populations that are heavily dependent on agriculture for survival in …
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MEDITERRANEAN AQUACULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY: HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT OF EUROPEAN SEA BASS (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX) AND GILTHEAD SEA BREAM (SPARUS AURATA) FARMING
… environmental impacts, and explore innovative farming technologies such as Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaponic systems (IMTAcs). The overarching objective is to evaluate the environmental footprint of aquaculture systems and suggest pathways for improvement, particularly by optimizing energy …