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Climate risk and planting patterns: An examination of the direct and indirect effects of changing precipitation on the behavior of Bangladeshi farmers

The interplay between changing environmental experiences and preferences implies that as weather patterns continue to evolve and change, the reactions to such changes in farmer’s behavior will not be static. Because the preferences themselves change in response to changing weather patterns, then the reaction...

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EasyIDP: A Python package for intermediate data processing in UAV-based plant phenotyping

The objective of the proposed software package EasyIDP (easy intermediate data processor) is to address previously identified difficulties and decrease...

Protein from renewable resources: mycoprotein production from agricultural residues

Animal-sourced and plant-sourced proteins cause significant environmental concerns on climate change and arable land use and their supply chains are vulnerable...

Influence of non-puddled transplanting and residues of previous mustard on rice

Most of the tillage operations for puddling soil in Bangladesh are done by power tiller which is detrimental to physical soil conditions. Moreover, puddling...

An impact of agronomic practices of sustainable rice-wheat crop intensification on food security, economic adaptability, and environmental mitigation across eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains

Most of the studies in EIGP were conducted on zero-tillage based on a single crop in rice-wheat production system. The present study was focused to identify...

Establishment of crops under minimal soil disturbance and crop residue retention in rice-based cropping system: Yield advantage, soil health improvement, and economic benefit

The beneficial farming principles of conservation agriculture are not yet adopted widely in rice-based cropping systems particularly in South Asia. A novel...

Researchers discover traditional rice varieties with strong anti-cancer properties

A new study discovered rare traditional rice varieties with the genetic basis for increased catechin and total flavonoid content leading to heightened...

Understanding the dynamic of rice farming systems in southern Mozambique to improve production and benefits to smallholders

This study aimed to assess rice farming system typologies in the Chókwè Irrigation Scheme to better understand the drivers and constraints for smallholder...

Impact of natural disasters on the efficiency of agricultural production: an exemplar from rice farming in Sri Lanka

This study presents a number of policy implications that should be considered by every rice-producing country. It strongly suggests that policies should...

Resource-conservation technology for sustainable productivity of intensive rice-based cropping pattern in Bangladesh

Resource-conserving technology is a novel crop management approach for intensive rice-based cropping systems in Bangladesh. The study concluded that strip...

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