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evolution of digitalization in agriculture and rural areas. The goal of this study is to analyze the state, development and … of agriculture, farms of different juridical type and size, and different regions of the country. Most agricultural … holdings are not aware with the content of digital agriculture as 14% apply modern digital technologies. Major obstacles for …
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necessary for all life on earth. Competition among agriculture, industry and cities for limited water supplies is already … agriculture for jobs, food and income (some 55 percent of all wheat and rice output is irrigated). Over the next 30 years, an …
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The world is experiencing significant, largely economic and sociotechnical, induced change. These induced changes are meaningful with a function of people taking collective actions around common beliefs. These changes are more than jargon, cliché and hyperbole, and they are effecting major...
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Asia is home to 60% of the world's population, 52% of global agricultural production, and 43% of agriculture …-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While a large portion of the Asian population depends on agriculture for their livelihood and … food security, the agriculture sector is one of the main sources of GHG emissions in the region. In some Asian economies …
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Climate change is having adverse implications for agriculture yields in India, especially in the agriculture …) has been gaining eminence in transitioning agriculture towards sustainability. This research fills the gap to tease out … community networks, both formal and informal, in adaptation of agriculture in Bihar to climate change. The survey of farmers is …
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This paper identifies the effect of aspirations on the adoption of agricultural innovations in the context of rural Ethiopia. While most studies on agricultural innovations have focused on identifying observable and resource-related deprivations or 'external' constraints, a related stream of...
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Subsistence Bhutanese farmers spread across different agro-ecological zones maintain large species and varietal diversity of different crops in their farm. However, no studies have been undertaken yet to assess why farmers conserve and maintain large agro-biodiversity, the extent of...
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This paper describes Nepal’s national livestock policies and considers how they can be improved to help meet the pressing national challenges of economic development, equity, poverty alleviation, gender mainstreaming, inclusion of marginalized and underprivileged communities, and climate...
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A concern of many environmentalists is that the use of biomass energy will decimate the forests. Searchinger et al. (2008, 2009) examined this issue related to corn ethanol and suggested that substituting corn ethanol for petroleum would increase carbon emissions associated with the land...
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The most important way to increase the grain yield of food legumes per unit area under stress environment should be consist of proper technological backup with infrastructure, timely availability of quality inputs along with policy support. Efficient water management is one of the critical...
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