The impact of the international rice genebank’s (IRG) on rice farming in Bangladesh by Donald Villanueva, Yuji Enriquez, Grace Lee Capilit

“…Methods Impact pathway analysis was conducted to map the IRG’s germplasm transfer for varietal improvement and seed dissemination of improved rice varieties in Bangladesh using the information collected from key informant interviews. Using data from the farm household survey conducted by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in 2016 in five divisions in Bangladesh, a pedigree analysis was conducted that related the productivity changes in farmers’ fields explicitly to genebank accessions through varietal improvement. …”
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Weighing benefits in cocoa farming systems: An analysis of profitability in certified and non-certified cocoa farming schemes in Cameroon by Peter Ngek Shillie, Roland Azibo Balgah, Eteindem Frederick Mbufor

“…Mixed methods research design and the multistage sampling technique were applied to collect and analyse data, and comparatively estimate profits by applying the gross margins (GM), net farm income (NFI), net present value (NPV), benefit cost ratio (BCR) and internal rate of return (IRR) analyses on 460 individual cocoa farmers. …”
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High nature value farming systems in Europe: A dataset encompassing the environmental impact assessment of farms and extensive ruminant food productsFigshare by M. Torres-Miralles, P. Jeanneret, M. Lamminen, F. Joly, B. Dumont, H. Tuomisto, I. Herzon

“…To address this gap, we established an international collaborative network across Europe, involving professionals directly engaged with farmers, farmer associations, and researchers to collect data on HNV farms employing a developed questionnaire examining inputs and outputs, farm structures, and herd characteristics. …”
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Impact of participatory guarantee systems on sustainability outcomes: the case of vegetable farming in Vietnam by Christian Grovermann, Pham Van Hoi, Nguyen Thi Bich Yen, Pepijn Schreinemachers, Minh Ngo Hai, Pierre Ferrand

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Comparison of Coupled and Uncoupled Modeling of Floating Wind Farms with Shared Anchors by Katherine Coughlan, Ericka Lozon, Matthew Hall, Bruce Martin, Sanjay Arwade

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Automated Financial Management System: A Case Study of Batuma’s Dairy Farm. by Kesande, Blendah, Nahwera, Praise

“…An interview guide and observation guide were used as project research tools to collect data in the dairy farm. The finding of the study revealed that the system being used was not sufficient and effective; this included inadequate database retrieval and poor record analysis and comparison.…”
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Internal Control Systems and Financial Management in Uganda: A Case of Rukungiri District Local Government. by Turyamusiima, Judith

“…This study examined the effect of internal control systems on the financial management of Rukungiri District Local Government, Uganda. …”
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Evolution and diversity of institutions: Using institutional grammar to analyze governance changes in traditional crop-livestock systems by Irene Pérez-Ibarra, Alicia Tenza-Peral, Diego Soler-Navarro, Diego Arahuetes-de la Iglesia, Carmen Garate-Marín

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Soil phosphorus mobilization as affected by long-term organic fertilization in a tropical Regosol by Kalline De Almeida Alves Carneiro, Tancredo Augusto Feitosa De Souza, Gislaine Dos Santos Nascimento, Vânia Da Silva Fraga, Bruno de Oliveira Dias

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Life cycle assessment of cocoa farming sustainability by implementing compound fertilizer by I. Idawati, N.A. Sasongko, A.D. Santoso, A.W. Sani, H. Apriyanto, A. Boceng

“…In addition, valuable insights were provided into the scope of life cycle assessment studies and contributed to the selection of sustainable cacao farming systems. These results could be relevant to life cycle assessment practitioners, stakeholders, and governments in offering valuable insights for the formulation of policies and programs for developing cacao farming in the future.…”
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Assessment of sustainability in cocoa farms in Ecuador: application of a multidimensional indicator-based framework by Marco Heredia-R, Irene Blanco-Gutiérrez, Paloma Esteve, Laura Puhl, Cristian Morales-Opazo

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Effects of Calliandra and Sesbania on Daily Milk Production in Dairy Cows on Commercial Smallholder Farms in Kenya by D. N. Makau, J. A. VanLeeuwen, G. K. Gitau, S. L. McKenna, C. Walton, J. Muraya, J. J. Wichtel

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Understanding the behavioral intention of rural women to engage in green poultry farming: A psychological analysis by Pouria Ataei, Hamed Ghadermarzi, Hamid Karimi, Meysam Menatizadeh, Nasim Izadi

“…The results indicated that perceived benefits, perceived susceptibility, cues to action, and conformity significantly influenced rural women's intention to produce green poultry, collectively explaining 51 % of the variance. The study underscores the importance of perceived health and environmental benefits as critical motivators, suggesting that targeted awareness campaigns and social support systems could enhance women's engagement in green poultry farming. …”
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Assessment of Factors Influencing the Implementation of Biosecurity Measures on Pig Farms in the Western Highlands of Cameroon (Central Africa) by Marc K. Kouam, Junior O. Moussala

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Value of teff (Eragrostis tef) genetic resources to support breeding for conventional and smallholder farming: a review by Aemiro Bezabih Woldeyohannes, Ermias Abate Desta, Carlo Fadda, Mario Enrico Pè, Matteo Dell’Acqua

“…The body of knowledge available on teff shows that there is large potential for improvement of this crop to target smallholder farming systems as well as international markets, and that improvement may start from the large diversity available in teff collections.…”
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New Information and Communication Technologies for climate services: Evidence from farmers in Ada East District, Ghana by Rebecca Sarku, Famous Addi, Emmanuel M.N.A.N. Attoh

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Bovine Tuberculosis in a Nebraska Herd of Farmed Elk and Fallow Deer: A Failure of the Tuberculin Skin Test and Opportunities for Serodiagnosis by W. Ray Waters, Gary E. Stevens, Mark A. Schoenbaum, Kathy A. Orloski, Suelee Robbe-Austerman, N. Beth Harris, S. Mark Hall, Bruce V. Thomsen, Arach J. Wilson, Roger E. Brannian, Jeffrey T. Nelson, Shawn Schafer, Javan Esfandiari, Meghan Dutton, Rena Greenwald, Konstantin P. Lyashchenko

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Integrating artificial intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT) for enhanced crop monitoring and management in precision agriculture by Kushagra Sharma, Shiv Kumar Shivandu

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Exploring the entrepreneurial behavior of vegetable growers: influential factors and implications for agricultural development by Niyati Thakur, Ravinder Sharma, Pankaj Thakur, Shilpa, Ashutosh Chaturvedi, Richa Khushwaha, Saswat Kumar Pani, Vijay Kumar Yadav, Akash Gaurav Singh, Ajit Sharma, Prashant Sharma

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Wildlife policy, the food system and One Health: a complex systems analysis of unintended consequences for the prevention of emerging zoonoses in China, the Democratic Republic of... by Zhuoyu Wang, Tarra L Penney, Mala Ali Mapatano, Chloe Clifford Astbury, Janielle Clarke, Kathleen Chelsea Togño, Shital Desai, Anastassia Demeshko, Russel Aguilar, Angran Li, Zhilei Shi, Cary Wu, Marc K Yambayamba, Hélène Carabin, Valentina De Leon, Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao, Kirsten Melissa Lee, Krishihan Sivapragasam, Mary Wiktorowicz

“…In each country, we identified a case of a policy with the potential to become an FTF: wildlife farming in China, the establishment of a new national park in the DRC, and international conservation agenda-setting in the Philippines. …”
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