‘Kamrupa’-A new dual chicken variety for farmers of Asom and North-East India by N KALITA, N PATHAK, M AHMED

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IMPACT OF AGROFORESTRY PARKLAND SYSTEM ON MAIZE PRODUCTIVITY BY SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN EASTERN HIGHLANDS OF KENYA by Elton Ndlovu, Kamau Ngamau, Catherine Wangari Muthuri, Jonathan Kuria Muriuki

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Somatic Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration of Farmer-Preferred Passion Fruit Varieties Grown in Kenya by Lydia K. Asande, Omwoyo Ombori, Richard O. Oduor, Evans N. Nyaboga

“…The plantlets were hardened for 4 weeks in plastic pots. The survival rate during hardening of <i>in vitro</i> regenerated plants was 77.8%. …”
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Trueperella pyogenes endocarditis in a Swiss farmer: a case report and review of the literature by Johann Stuby, Patrizia Lardelli, Christine M. Thurnheer, Manuel R. Blum, Andrea N. Frei

“…Case presentation A 71-year-old Swiss farmer with a history of recurring basal cell carcinoma and metastasized pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor presented with signs of sepsis after a three-day history of general weakness, malaise and fever. …”
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Water Savings with Irrigation Water Management at Multi-week Lead Time Using Extended Range Predictions by Adrija Roy, Raghu Murtugudde, A.K. Sahai, Parag Narvekar, Vilas Shinde, Subimal Ghosh

“…Moreover, the co-development of such irrigation tools with farmers increases the use and usability of S2S predictions.…”
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Vendor Variety and Market Sales by Steven Archambault, Shawn Trivette, Phillip Warsaw, Alfonso Morales

“…This is accomplished using 13 years of weekly sales data from the Williamsburg Farmers Market (WFM). …”
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FOOD CONSUMPTION, NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH STATUS AMONG FARMER HOUSEHOLDS IN SUBANG, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA by Nani Sufiani Suhanda, Leily Amalia, Khairunisa Khairunisa, Dadang Sukandar

“…The objectives of this study were : 1) to analyze the consumption of various types of foods (meat, milk, fish, fruit, and others) and the methods of getting the foods among farmer households, 2) To analyze the nutritional status (fathers, mothers and children) among farmer households, and 3) To analyze the health status (fathers, mothers and children) among farmer households. …”
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A study on cognitive and psychomotor factors of hill farmers on adoption of agri-horti farming system by V P CHAHAL, M S NAIN, RASHMI SINGH, S S CHANDEL

“…The farmers’ preferences regarding training programme organization included one week duration, more focus on practical aspects with demonstration method and organization of training in small group in their own locality before sowing and planting season. …”
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Quality of Work Life (QoWL) and Perceived Workplace Commitment among Seasonal Farmers in Nigeria by Haruna M. Moda, Christopher Nwadike, Mela Danjin, Francis Fatoye, Chidozie E. Mbada, Louise Smail, Pauline J. S. Doka

“…Results indicated that more than half (60.6%) of the sampled group confirmed working far above the national working hours of 40 h per week. Significant differences exist between respondent gender on control at work (CAW) (<i>F</i> = 10.03, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and working conditions (WCS) (<i>F</i> = 12.04, <i>p <</i> 0.001), with women having better QoWL. …”
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Associations Between Farmers Market Managers' Motivations and Market-Level Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Electronic Benefit Transfer (SNAP/EBT) Availability and Busines... by Rachel Ward, Deborah Slawson, Qiang Wu, Stephanie Jilcott Pitts

“…Manager pay was positively correlated with vendor participation, including total vendor, weekly, and producer-only vendor counts. Our results suggest that public health interventions should emphasize the business opportunities offered by SNAP/EBT at farmers' markets, ultimately leveraging market managers' business goals to encourage SNAP/EBT implementation.…”
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Land tenure system and harvesting time’s influence on the marketing behaviour of cashew farmers in the Bono Region of Ghana by Richard Kwasi Bannor, Bismark Amfo, Helena Oppong-Kyeremeh, Lesley Hope, Samuel Kwabena Chaa Kyire, Reginald Djimatey

“…Conversely, the experience of farmers coupled with less than one week of harvesting influences the choice of brokers' outlet. …”
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Factors Associated with Colostrum Quality, the Failure of Transfer of Passive Immunity, and the Impact on Calf Health in the First Three Weeks of Life by Katharina Lichtmannsperger, Christina Hartsleben, Magdalena Spöcker, Nicole Hechenberger, Alexander Tichy, Thomas Wittek

“…Blood samples were collected between the third and the sixth day of age. The farmers were trained in disease detection and recorded any health events within the first three weeks of age daily. …”
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Drivers of foot and mouth disease in cattle at wild/domestic interface: insights from farmers, buffalo and lions by Miguel, E, Grosbois, V, Fritz, H, Caron, A, de Garine-Wichatitsky, M, Nicod, F, Loveridge, A, Stapelkamp, B, Macdonald, D, Valeix, M

Increased Miscarriage Rate in Female Farmers Working in Saffron Fields: A Possible Effect of Saffron Toxicity by Mahmoud Ajam, Tayebe Reyhani, Vahid Roshanravan, Zahra Zare

“…This study is aimed at evaluating the saffron impacts on miscarriage rate of female farmers working in saffron fields. Methods: This was a prospective case-control study on pregnant female farmers during harvesting season of saffron in December 2005 to evaluate miscarriage rate among them. …”
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Indoor exposure to particulate matter and volatile organic compounds in dwellings and workplaces and respiratory health in French farmers by Cara Nichole Maesano, Denis Caillaud, Hassani Youssouf, Soutrik Banerjee, Julie Prud’Homme, Christelle Audi, Kigninlman Horo, Yacouba Toloba, Ollivier Ramousse, Isabella Annesi-Maesano

“…Objective We investigated the relationships of indoor exposure to particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to respiratory health in farmers. Methods Nineteen VOCs (5 families) and PM (from ultrafine to total suspended particles (TSP)) were objectively assessed in dwellings and workplaces in 109 French farmers during a week. …”
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Effect of Dry Season Tomato Farming on Poverty Alleviation among Women Farmers in Niger State, Nigeria by R S Olaleye, I S Umar, M A Ndanitsa

“…Results showed that many of the women (61.7%),usually sold their produce at the village markets ,mostly every week either in retails or in bulks or both(47.6%) with an estimated monthly income of between N6,000 and N15,000 by many of them (63%).In view of this, their expenditure performances indicated that many of the women farmers were above average in meeting the following basic  needs; food (52%), clothing (48.1%), housing (57%),health care (39.9%) and children’s education (19.4%).Generally the effect of dry season tomato farming  on poverty reduction as indicated by majority of  the women farmers was on the high side. …”
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Effect of Dry Season Tomato Farming on Poverty Alleviation among Women Farmers in Niger State, Nigeria by R S Olaleye, I S Umar, M A Ndanitsa

“…Results showed that many of the women (61.7%),usually sold their produce at the village markets ,mostly every week either in retails or in bulks or both(47.6%) with an estimated monthly income of between N6,000 and N15,000 by many of them (63%).In view of this, their expenditure performances indicated that many of the women farmers were above average in meeting the following basic  needs; food (52%), clothing (48.1%), housing (57%),health care (39.9%) and children’s education (19.4%).Generally the effect of dry season tomato farming  on poverty reduction as indicated by majority of  the women farmers was on the high side. …”
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Effect of Dry Season Tomato Farming on Poverty Alleviation among Women Farmers in Niger State, Nigeria by R S Olaleye, I S Umar, M A Ndanitsa

“…Results showed that many of the women (61.7%),usually sold their produce at the village markets ,mostly every week either in retails or in bulks or both(47.6%) with an estimated monthly income of between N6,000 and N15,000 by many of them (63%).In view of this, their expenditure performances indicated that many of the women farmers were above average in meeting the following basic  needs; food (52%), clothing (48.1%), housing (57%),health care (39.9%) and children’s education (19.4%).Generally the effect of dry season tomato farming  on poverty reduction as indicated by majority of  the women farmers was on the high side. …”
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“Where everybody knows your name”: How regulars at farmers' markets differ from less-frequent shoppers by Tracy Stobbe

“…A survey of consumers at three farmers' markets (FMs) was done near Vancouver, British Columbia. …”
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A Qualitative Dataset for Coffee Bio-Aggressors Detection Based on the Ancestral Knowledge of the Cauca Coffee Farmers in Colombia by Juan Felipe Valencia-Mosquera, David Griol, Mayra Solarte-Montoya, Cristhian Figueroa, Juan Carlos Corrales, David Camilo Corrales

“…This paper describes a novel qualitative dataset regarding coffee pests based on the ancestral knowledge of coffee farmers in the Department of Cauca, Colombia. The dataset has been obtained from a survey applied to coffee growers with 432 records and 41 variables collected weekly from September 2020 to August 2021. …”
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