The role of third-party audits in ensuring producer compliance with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification system by K J Bishop, K M Carlson

“…Certification systems for sustainable agricultural commodities typically rely on auditors to verify that producers comply with environmental, social, and legal standards. …”
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Impacts of Green Production Behaviors on the Income Effect of Rice Farmers from the Perspective of Outsourcing Services: Evidence from the Rice Region in Northwest China by Ruining Li, Yanli Yu

“…Along with the increasingly prominent contradiction between agricultural development and a healthy ecological environment, the adoption of agriculture green production (AGP) methods has become an important measure to reduce excessive pesticide application, avoid ecological environmental pollution and promote sustainable agricultural development. However, few studies have explored the impact of green production behaviors on the revenue effect from the perspective of outsourcing services, and existing studies have not subdivided outsourcing into multiple categories to examine their impact. …”
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Flood Pulse Irrigation of Meadows Shapes Soil Chemical and Microbial Parameters More Than Mineral Fertilization by Kilian G. J. Kenngott, Kai Riess, Katherine Muñoz, Gabriele E. Schaumann, Constanze Buhk, Dörte Diehl

“…This calls for alternative and more sustainable agricultural practices that reduce the use of fertilizers. …”
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Assessment of Soil Quality under Different Soil Management Strategies: Combined Use of Statistical Approaches to Select the Most Informative Soil Physico-Chemical Indicators by Anna Maria Stellacci, Mirko Castellini, Mariangela Diacono, Roberta Rossi, Concetta Eliana Gattullo

“…Assessment of soil quality under different management practices is crucial for sustainable agricultural production and natural resource use. …”
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Mapping Soil Organic Matter Using Different Modeling Techniques in the Dryland Agroecosystem of Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, Eastern China by Hua Jin, Xuefeng Xie, Lijie Pu, Zhenyi Jia, Fei Xu

“…Overall, our study demonstrated that machine learning-based models could accurately predict the SOM content in dryland agroecosystem, and the produced maps function as baseline maps for sustainable agricultural management.…”
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The Impact of Bancassurance Interaction on the Adoption Behavior of Green Production Technology in Family Farms: Evidence from China by Linwei Wang, Yixin Hu, Rong Kong

“…The bancassurance interaction, an innovative form of financial support policy for agriculture, can effectively alleviate the risks and credit rationing problems faced by family farms in the operation process, provide new opportunities for green production of family farms, and is of great significance to promoting sustainable agricultural development. This study uses data from 564 planting family farms in Shaanxi Province to analyze the impact of the bancassurance interaction on adopting green production technology in family farms and its mechanism, paying particular attention to the heterogeneous effects of the family life cycle and family economic level. …”
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Polyethylene microplastics alter soil microbial community assembly and ecosystem multifunctionality by Ziqiang Liu, Jiahao Wen, Zhenxiu Liu, Hui Wei, Jiaen Zhang

“…These results underscore that PE MPs can alter soil microbial community assembly and ecosystem multifunctionality, and thus development and implementation of practicable solutions to control soil MPs pollution become increasingly imperative in sustainable agricultural production.…”
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Fine-scale spatiotemporal variation in subsidence across California’s San Joaquin Valley explained by groundwater demand by Morgan C Levy, Wesley R Neely, Adrian A Borsa, Jennifer A Burney

“…Achieving sustainable agricultural groundwater use remains a significant challenge worldwide in part because data on groundwater withdrawals are limited. …”
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Creating a Solar-Powered Drip Irrigation Optimal Performance model (SDrOP) to lower the cost of drip irrigation systems for smallholder farmers by Grant, Fiona, Sheline, Carolyn, Sokol, Julia, Amrose, Susan, Brownell, Elizabeth, Nangia, Vinay, Winter, Amos G.

“…Smallholder farmers, who hold 84% of the approximately 570 million farms worldwide, are vital stakeholders in the process of sustainable agricultural intensification, but often lack the capital to invest in sustainable farming practices. …”
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Integrating the economic and environmental performance of agricultural systems: a demonstration using farm business survey data and Farmscoper by Lynch, J, Skirvin, D, Wilson, P, Ramsden, S

“…In a wider context, the augmentation of FBS-type data to generate additional environmental indicators can provide useful insights into ongoing research and policy issues around sustainable agricultural production.…”

Alleviation of soil acidity improves the performance of oil palm progenies planted on an acid Ultisol by Cristancho, Jose A., Musa, Mohamed Hanafi, Syed Rastan, Syed Omar, Yusop, Mohd Rafii

“…Soil acidity is one of the main factors that limit profitable and sustained agricultural production. Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is mainly planted in acidic soils. …”
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Drivers and challenges of large-scale conversion policies to organic and agro-chemical free agriculture in South Asia by Arezou Babajani, Shantala Muehlberger, Arndt Feuerbacher, Christine Wieck

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Application of durian rind smoke powder to preserve chicken meatballs at room temperature by Muhammad Faisal, Suraiya Kamaruzzaman, Mukhlishien

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Risk Awareness and Attitude of German Farmers towards Biosecurity Measures by Anna Herrmann, Katja Schulz, Natalie Wischnewski, Jule Brüssau, Eva Zeiler, Carola Sauter-Louis

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Prevalence and Exposure to Ergonomic Risk Factors among Crop Farmers in Nigeria by Toyin Samuel Olowogbon, Raphael Olanrewaju Babatunde, Edward Asiedu, Aaron Moses Yoder

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Cassava production in africa: A panel analysis of the drivers and trends by Waidi Gbenro Adebayo

“…Understanding and addressing the low yield per hectare problem in cassava production are crucial steps toward ensuring food security and achieving sustainable agricultural practices in Africa.…”
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Anthocyanin-Rich Vegetables for Human Consumption—Focus on Potato, Sweetpotato and Tomato by Autar K. Mattoo, Sangam L. Dwivedi, Som Dutt, Brajesh Singh, Monika Garg, Rodomiro Ortiz

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Genetic diversity and antagonistic properties of Trichoderma strains from the crop rhizospheres in southern Rajasthan, India by Prashant P. Jambhulkar, Bhumica Singh, M. Raja, Adnan Ismaiel, Dilip K. Lakshman, Maharishi Tomar, Pratibha Sharma

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Modelling Hydrological Processes and Identifying Soil Erosion Sources in a Tropical Catchment of the Great Barrier Reef Using SWAT by Vahid Rafiei, Afshin Ghahramani, Duc-Anh An-Vo, Shahbaz Mushtaq

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Understanding the Dynamics of Sex-Specific Responses Driven by Grassland Management: Using Syrphids as a Model Insect Group by Raja Imran Hussain, Daniela Ablinger, Walter Starz, Jürgen Kurt Friedel, Thomas Frank

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