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Deforestation as a Systemic Risk: The Case of Brazilian Bovine Leather
Published 2022-02-01“…We argue that the EU banning unsustainable products from entry and putting incentives for more sustainable agricultural production in the tropics addresses deforestation risks that are currently visible and relatively easy to identify. …”
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Predicting Long-Term Effects of Alternative Management Practices in Conventional and Organic Agricultural Systems on Soil Carbon Stocks Using the DayCent Model
Published 2023-04-01“…Recently, many countries have introduced policies that promote sustainable agricultural practices, such as reducing synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and promoting diversified crop rotation. …”
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Effect of foliar-applied silicon on photochemistry, antioxidant capacity and growth in maize plants subjected to chilling stress
Published 2016-04-01“…Low temperature is one of the major adverse climatic factors that suppress plant growth and sustainable agricultural development. In these climate conditions, silicon (Si) can mitigate various abiotic stresses including low temperature. …”
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Quantification of agricultural best management practices impacts on sediment and phosphorous export in a small catchment in southeastern Sweden
Published 2023-12-01“…These findings contribute to the ongoing efforts to mitigate sediment and nutrient pollution in Swedish agricultural areas, thereby supporting the conservation and restoration of aquatic ecosystems, and enhancing sustainable agricultural practices.…”
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Contribution of cropland expansion to regional carbon stocks in an arid area of China: a case study in Xinjiang
Published 2022-01-01“…C sequestration due to cropland loss (CLO) of 29.40 Tg C was attributed to the expansion of built-up land and afforestation. Sustainable agricultural activities represented by large-scale clearing for cropland were a major C sink in Xinjiang. …”
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Lagoon, Anaerobic Digestion, and Composting of Animal Manure Treatments Impact on Tetracycline Resistance Genes
Published 2022-03-01“…Animal producers, therefore, need sustainable agricultural practices to protect environmental health. …”
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Environmental Impacts of Conventional versus Organic Eggplant Cultivation Systems: Influence of Electricity Mix, Yield, Over-Fertilization, and Transportation
Published 2021-03-01“…Excessive addition of soil fertilizer greatly affected the environmental sustainability of both systems, especially conventional cultivation, indicating an urgent need for fertilizer guidelines that enhance environmentally sustainable agricultural practice worldwide. Results were sensitive to lower marketable fruit yield, with the organic system performing better in terms of environmental relevance with respect to maximum yield. …”
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Increasing the scope and scale of agroecology in the Northern Great Plains
Published 2024-04-01“…It aims to provide local, stable, and diverse diets through diversified, resilient, and sustainable agricultural practices (Ewert et al. 2023). However, agroecology seeks to address food systems issues by replacing large-scale commodity-based agriculture with something very different. …”
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A data envelopment analysis of agricultural technical efficiency of Northwest Arid Areas in China
Published 2017-06-01“…Severe resource shortage and waste of resource in agricultural production make it necessary to assess efficiency to increase productivity with high efficiency and ensure sustainable agricultural development. This paper adopted an input-oriented data envelopment analysis (DEA) method with the assumption of variable returns to scale to evaluate agricultural production efficiency of 100 major irrigation districts in Northwest China in 2010. …”
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Assessment on Land-Water Resources Carrying Capacity of Countries in Central Asia from the Perspective of Self-Supplied Agricultural Products
Published 2022-02-01“…Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan do not have enough water to sustain agricultural production. (3) The trend of land-water resources carrying capacity declines in Central Asia. …”
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Deciphering the core seed endo-bacteriome of the highland barley in Tibet plateau
Published 2022-10-01“…This study aim to provide a reference for the application of seed endophytes as biological inoculants for sustainable agricultural production and for considering microbe-plant interactions in breeding strategies. …”
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BENEFITS DERIVED FROM SOCIAL GROUP MEMBERSHIP BY POULTRY FARMERS IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA
Published 2024-03-01“… Social Capital is fast taking a defining role as a necessity for successful and sustainable agricultural enterprise. The network of farmers in developing countries like Nigeria has been seen to determine greatly their resilience, ability to escape poverty, take risks and overcome vulnerabilities. …”
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Sustained utilisation of skill set: assessing ex-agripreneurial trainees of agricultural school programme in Osun State, Nigeria
Published 2022-01-01“…Charitable organisations complement government efforts in training young Nigerians in sustainable agricultural practices. A potent means of assessing the effectiveness of this training outlet/effort is the assessment of the sustained utilisation of the skill set acquired by its ex-agripreneurial trainees. …”
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Mitigation mechanism of zinc oxide nanoparticles on cadmium toxicity in tomato
Published 2023-03-01“…Reducing Cd accumulation in vegetables is of great significance for improving food safety and sustainable agricultural development. Here, using tomato as the material, we analyzed the effect of foliar spraying with zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on Cd accumulation and tolerance in tomato seedlings. …”
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The Study of Chicken Manure and Steel Slag Amelioration to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emission in Rice Cultivation
Published 2021-07-01“…Organic matter, fertilizers, and soil amendments are essential for sustainable agricultural practices to guarantee soil productivity. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variability of Soil Water Content and Its Influencing Factors on a Microscale Slope
Published 2023-07-01“…In order to enhance food security and promote sustainable agricultural development, there is extensive utilization of sloping land in China. …”
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Crop Conversion from Annual to Perennials: An Effective Strategy to Affect Soil Multifunctionality
Published 2024-03-01“…Therefore, the transition of agricultural landscapes to perennials needs to take into account the balance between environmental protection and food security, as well as environmental heterogeneity, to promote sustainable agricultural development.…”
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Salicylic acid fights against Fusarium wilt by inhibiting target of rapamycin signaling pathway in Fusarium oxysporum
Published 2022-07-01“…Introduction: Biofungicides with low toxicity and high efficiency are a global priority for sustainable agricultural development. Phytohormone salicylic acid (SA) is an ancient medicine against various diseases in humans and activates the immune system in plants, but little is known of its function as a biofungicide. …”
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A novel uncertainty analysis method to improve the accuracy of agricultural grey water footprint evaluation considering the influence of production conditions
Published 2023-10-01“…By identifying the uncertainties within agricultural GWF evaluation induced by the variability of production conditions, the proposed method can provide helpful information for agricultural planning in the context of sustainable agricultural development.…”
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Biomimetic spray coating for fruit preservation based on UiO-1 67 metal–organic framework nanozyme
Published 2024-04-01“…The use of such a biocatalytic spray coating has enormous potential for preserving the quality and safety of fresh produce, reducing food waste, and promoting sustainable agricultural practices.…”
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