Jaguars and people: a range-wide review of human-wildlife conflict by Zimmermann, A

“…Findings from 43 published studies and 117 expert-described cases show that human-jaguar conflict occurs on large cattle ranches, mixed farms and smallholdings alike. Depletion of prey and poor livestock husbandry are reported as the key reasons for depredation, regardless of ecological, cultural or socio-economic context. …”

The influence of agricultural system, stand structural complexity and landscape context on foraging birds in oil palm landscapes by Azhar, B., Lindenmayer, David B., Wood, Jeff, Fischer, Joern, Manning, Adrian, Mcelhinny, Chris, Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria

“…Frugivorous species were more abundant in smallholdings than plantation estates, probably because of the presence of native trees. …”
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Examining the incidence, depth and severity of food insecurity among rural households in Nigeria by Jabo, M. S. M., Ismail, Mohamed. Mansor, Shamsuddin, Mad. Nasir, Abdullah, Amin Mahir, Maikasuwa, A. M.

“…We conjecture that, the higher incidence of food security during post harvesting season might likely be due to inability of smallholder farmers to utilize their time into non-farm income generating activities due to high demand for labour for farm operations. …”
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Two-dimensional modeling of water distribution under capillary wick irrigation system by Kamal, Md. Rowshon, Muhammed, Hadi Hamaaziz, Mojid, Mohammad Abdul, Anlauf, Ruediger, Mohd Soom, Mohd Amin

“…Due to high energy cost in operating pressurized irrigation systems, energy-efficient low-pressure wick irrigation systems can play important roles for smallholder greenhouse crop production by ensuring higher water use efficiency than most traditional approaches. …”
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Design and development of an automated mechanical valve for variable rate knapsack sprayer by Shamsi, Siti Mariam

“…So, the spraying will be done according to the needed soil and can practices the precision farming concept by the smallholder farmers. The design concept of VRA knapsack sprayer takes an idea from the shower diverter, which it can control from which outlet the liquid will flow through. …”
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Loan Repayment Behaviour Among the Rubber Farmers in Nesi Project in East Aceh, Indonesia by Azhar

“…One of them is the Nucleus Estate and Smallholders I Project (NES). The NES I project was officially introduced in 1977 as a pilot project in implementing the contract farming system in Indonesia, and it has progressively developed ever since. …”
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A field study of management and husbandry factors affecting reproductive performance of dairy cows in Malacca, Malaysia by Manefield, Geoffrey W.

“…The problem of poor reproductive performance and lack of profit from smallholders' dairy cows in Malacca was addressed . …”
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Influence of supply chain risk management and its mediating role on supply chain performance of fresh fruit and vegetable agropreneurs in Malaysia by Waqas, Umair

“…The main objective of this research was to examine the mediating effect of supply chain risk management to reduce the impact of supply chain risks and to increase supply chain performance among smallholder agropreneurs in Malaysia. In addition, this study examined the moderating role of knowledge management between supply chain risks and supply chain risk management. …”
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Tetracycline residues in fresh dairy milk from three districts in Indonesia: Occurrence and dietary exposure assessment by Raphaella Widiastuti, Eny Martindah, Yessy Anastasia

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 203 fresh dairy milk samples were collected from local and smallholder dairy cows in Malang, Boyolali, and Padang Panjang in April and August 2018. …”
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Linkage mapping and genomic prediction of grain quality traits in tropical maize (Zea mays L.) by Noel Ndlovu, Noel Ndlovu, Rajashekar M. Kachapur, Rajashekar M. Kachapur, Yoseph Beyene, Biswanath Das, Veronica Ogugo, Dan Makumbi, Charles Spillane, Peter C. McKeown, Boddupalli M. Prasanna, Manje Gowda

“…The suboptimal productivity of maize systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a pressing issue, with far-reaching implications for food security, nutrition, and livelihood sustainability within the affected smallholder farming communities. Dissecting the genetic basis of grain protein, starch and oil content can increase our understanding of the governing genetic systems, improve the efficacy of future breeding schemes and optimize the end-use quality of tropical maize. …”
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A Systematic Review of UAV Applications for Mapping Neglected and Underutilised Crop Species’ Spatial Distribution and Health by Mishkah Abrahams, Mbulisi Sibanda, Timothy Dube, Vimbayi G. P. Chimonyo, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi

“…Subsequently, research efforts must be directed toward combining ML techniques and UAV-acquired data to monitor NUS’ spatial distribution and health to provide necessary information for optimising food production in smallholder croplands in the Global South.…”
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Impact of climate and management on coffee berry disease and yield in coffee's native range by Biruk Ayalew, Kristoffer Hylander, Girma Adugna, Beyene Zewdie, Francesco Zignol, Ayco J.M. Tack

“…Climate change might increase plant diseases, reduce crop yields and threaten the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers globally. It is thus important to understand the relationships between climate, disease levels and yield to improve management strategies for sustainable agroforestry in a changing climate. …”
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Analysis of adoption of conservation agriculture practices in southern Africa: mixed-methods approach by Adane H. Tufa, Joseph S. Kanyamuka, Arega Alene, Hambulo Ngoma, Paswel P. Marenya, Christian Thierfelder, Happy Banda, David Chikoye

“…However, despite significant experimental evidence on the agronomic and economic benefits of CA and large scale investments by the donor community and national governments, adoption rates among smallholders remain below expectation. The main objective of this research project was thus to investigate why previous efforts and investments to scale CA technologies and practices in southern Africa have not led to widespread adoption. …”
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Prevalence and Genomic Characterization of Rotavirus A from Domestic Pigs in Zambia: Evidence for Possible Porcine–Human Interspecies Transmission by Joseph Ndebe, Hayato Harima, Herman Moses Chambaro, Michihito Sasaki, Junya Yamagishi, Annie Kalonda, Misheck Shawa, Yongjin Qiu, Masahiro Kajihara, Ayato Takada, Hirofumi Sawa, Ngonda Saasa, Edgar Simulundu

“…Here, molecular detection and genetic characterization of porcine rotavirus in smallholder and commercial pig farms in the Lusaka Province of Zambia were conducted. …”
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Witchweed’s Suicidal Germination: Can Slenderleaf Help? by Fridah A. Mwakha, Nancy L.M. Budambula, Johnstone O. Neondo, Bernard M. Gichimu, Eddy O. Odari, Peter K. Kamau, Calvins Odero, Willy Kibet, Steven Runo

“…Don.) has been popularized in African smallholder farms. However, the <i>Striga</i> germination efficiency of these locally grown <i>Crotalaria</i> varieties (landraces) is unknown. …”
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Evaluating Strategies to Improve Water Availability and Lateral Root Growth of Plants Grown in the Rice-Growing Lowlands of the Lower Mekong Basin by Carlos Ballester, John Hornbuckle, Thavone Inthavong, Vanndy Lim, Jeffrey McCormick, Anika Molesworth, Chantha Oeurng, Wendy Quayle, Vang Seng, Pheng Sengxua, Vorachith Sihathep, Veasna Touch, Camilla Vote, Philip Eberbach

“…Overcoming constraints that poorly structured lowland rice-growing soils of the Lower Mekong River Basin present for growing non-rice crops during the dry season would have a significant positive impact on the livelihood of smallholder farmers. This study investigated whether the use of soil organic amendments, bed architecture (conventional, flat and narrow) and water application methods (sprinkler, furrow and over-bed irrigation) could improve plant water availability in typical rice-growing soils of Cambodia and Laos by either improving the movement of water into beds or the growth of the root system. …”
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Improved Coffee Management by Farmers in State Forest Plantations in Indonesia: An Experimental Platform by Rebecca L. Rowe, Cahyo Prayogo, Simon Oakley, Kurniatun Hairiah, Meine van Noordwijk, Karuniawan Puji Wicaksono, Syahrul Kurniawan, Alice Fitch, Edi Dwi Cahyono, Didik Suprayogo, Niall P. McNamara

“…Here we describe an experimental research platform developed through an international collaboration between the Universitas Brawijaya (UB), the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH), and smallholder coffee farmers to explore options for improving pine-coffee agroforestry systems within existing regulations. …”
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High-throughput characterization and phenotyping of resistance and tolerance to virus infection in sweetpotato by Jan F. Kreuze, David A. Ramírez, Segundo Fuentes, Hildo Loayza, Johan Ninanya, Javier Rinza, Maria David, Soledad Gamboa, Bert De Boeck, Federico Diaz, Ana Pérez, Luis Silva, Hugo Campos

“…Breeders have made important efforts to develop genotypes able to resist virus attacks in sweetpotato, a major crop providing food security and poverty alleviation to smallholder farmers in many regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. …”
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Gender mainstreaming in sweetpotato breeding in Uganda: a case study by Reuben T. Ssali, Sarah Mayanja, Mariam Nakitto, Janet Mwende, Samuel Edgar Tinyiro, Irene Bayiyana, Julius Okello, Lora Forsythe, Damalie Magala, Benard Yada, Robert O. M. Mwanga, Vivian Polar

“…Lam] is typically a “woman’s crop,” grown, processed, stored and also mainly consumed by smallholder farmers for food and income. Farmers value sweetpotato for its early maturity, resilience to stresses, and minimal input requirements. …”
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Reduction in Nitrogen Rate and Improvement of Nitrogen Use Efficiency without Loss of Peanut Yield by Regional Mean Optimal Rate of Chemical Fertilizer Based on a Multi-Site Field... by Jiayu Hu, Yang Yang, Hongyan Zhang, Yuhao Li, Shuhong Zhang, Xinhua He, Yufang Huang, Youliang Ye, Yanan Zhao, Jungying Yan

“…The present study demonstrates that fertilizer recommendations from RMOR improve N use efficiency, and reduce N and P fertilizer application without yield loss in regions with smallholder farmers, and the corresponding estimation of nutrient requirements helps to make peanut fertilization recommendations.…”
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