Seed delivery system in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo: characteristics, stakeholders mapping and challenges towards building a well-functioning seed system under humani... by Jean M. Mondo, Adrien B. Ndeko, Rodrigue B. Ayagirwe, Henri M. Matiti, Chance Bahati, René M. Civava

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Economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture production at the crop level by A.Z. Bi, K.B. Umesh, B. Md Abdul, D. Sivakumar, P. Srikanth

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Utilization of biomass ash generated from combined heat and power generation system as a multi-nutrient source for crops by Tirthankar Mohanty, Subhaprada Dash, Priyabrata Pattanaik, Hara Prasada Tripathy, J.M.L. Gulati, Dilip Kumar Mishra, William Holderbaum

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Empowerment resources, decision-making and gender attitudes: which matter most to livestock keepers in the mixed and livestock-based systems in Ethiopia? by Wole Kinati, Derek Baker, Elizabeth C. Temple, Dina Najjar, Annet Abenakyo Mulema

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A non-linear approach to the establishment of local biological control agent  production units: a case study of fall armyworm in Bangladesh by Mariam A. T. J. Kadzamira, Malvika Chaudhary, Frances Williams, Nirmal K. Dutta

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Combating economic crime in Ukraine in 1946–1949 by V. A. Grechenko

“…The most common crimes were the following: 1) maliciously delaying the repair of agricultural machinery, allegedly due to the lack of spare parts and specialists; 2) theft of grain during its transportation and sowing by persons responsible for this (weighers, field crew leaders, guards); 3) theft of seeds and fuel by security guards; 4) theft and embezzlement of seeds by officials of collective and state farms and subsidiary farms; 5) theft of seed by reducing the seeding rate and theft of fuel due to lack of control over its consumption; 6) theft of seeds by employees of storage facilities with their subsequent resale at markets at speculative prices; 7) creation of surplus seeds by weighing, moistening, writing off for drying, and increasing waste during sorting. …”
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Development and validation of highly sensitive multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay for detection of classical swine fever virus genome by A. S. Sadchikova, A. S. Igolkin, R. S. Chernyshev, A. A. Kozlov, I. S. Kolbin, A. V. Sprygin, D. A. Biryuchenkov, I. A. Chvala, A. Mazloum

“…For comparative analysis of the developed as say sensitivity, swabs, samples of organs and tissues collected from pigs experimentally infected with an epizootic strain of the classical swine fever virus (spleen, kidney, liver, blood, lymph nodes, rectal and oral smears), animal-contaminated feed and virus-containing material with known virus titres were also tested in parallel with coded test systems No. x1 andx2. …”
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Evaluation of Ecological Resilience of Agricultural Ecosystems in Razavi Khorasan Province: Comparison of Integrated and Non-Integrated Ecosystems by Pegah Naghipour, Alireza Koocheki, Mahdi Nasiri mahalati, Soroor Khorramdel

“…The main findings indicated that the integrated farmlands with other activities particularly with animal husbandry is much more resilient than pure and monotype farm production systems.AcknowledgementsWe are grateful to the Honorable Vice Chancellor of Research and Technology of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad for providing the costs of this research.…”
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Harnessing the Power of Citizen Science for Agroecological Transitions: The Case of the One Million Voices of Agroecology Initiative and Digital Platform by Lisa Elena Fuchs, Lily Cannell van Dien, Maria Rosa ‘Rosy’ Mondardini, Ma Estrella ‘Esther’ Penunia, Irish Baguilat, Sergio Iván Larrea Macías, Marcelo Soares Souza, Eduardo Fernandes Formighieri, Murilo Gelain Gonçalves, Rodrigo B. Westphalen, Vitória Pimentel, Fabio Ricci, Daria Levina, Matthias Geck

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Impact of hygienic milk production training on knowledge, attitudes and practices of women farmers in the central highlands of Ethiopia by Abdi Keba, Alganesh Tola, Kerry E. Kaylegian, Muluken Kebede, Ashagrie Zewdu

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EFFECTS OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN ON URBAN FAMILY LIFE IN MARARABA SUBURB OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA by Ambrose W. Ogidi, Philip Orlaade Abughul Orlaade Abughul, Mohammed Ayuba Oche Oche

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Evaluation of Soil Drainage Methods for the Productivity of Waterlogged Vertisols in Jama District, Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Muluken Lebay, Wudu Abiye, Tilahun Taye, Seid Belay

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The Impact of Effective Microorganisms (EM) on Egg Quality and Laying Performance of Chickens by Alem Tadesse Atsbeha, Teweldemedhn Gebretinsae Hailu

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A Novel and Automated Approach to Detect Sea- and Land-Based Aquaculture Facilities by Maxim Veroli, Marco Martinoli, Arianna Martini, Riccardo Napolitano, Domitilla Pulcini, Nicolò Tonachella, Fabrizio Capoccioni

“…High-resolution images were extracted from Google Maps to test their use with the YOLO model for the identification and geolocation of both land (raceways used in salmonids farming) and sea-based (floating sea cages used in seabream, seabass, and meagre farming) aquaculture systems in Italy. …”
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Listeria Species Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors and Antibiogram of Listeria Monocytogenes in Milk and Milk Products in Ambo, Holeta, and Bako Towns, Oromia Regional State,... by Bizunesh Mideksa Borena, Lemma Dilgasa, Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Edilu Jorga Sarba, Lencho Megersa Marami, Kebede Abdisa Kelbesa, Nega Desalegn Tadese

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Infestation and damage status assessment of white mango scale (Aulacaspis tubercularis) insect at boloso sore and boloso bombe districts of Wolaita Zone South Ethiopia by Andualem Alemayehu, Zerhun Tomas

“…Since the 2010 outbreak in Ethiopia due to a poor internal quarantine system this insect pest was distributed and invaded the whole mango-producing region in the country. …”
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Hybrid Plant Growth: Integrating Stochastic, Empirical, and Optimization Models with Machine Learning for Controlled Environment Agriculture by Nezha Kharraz, István Szabó

“…The hybrid model’s adaptability in the future may offer scalability to diverse crop types and environmental settings, establishing a foundation for its integration into decision-support systems for large-scale indoor farming.…”
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Agrobiodiversité et pratiques agricoles dans le pays Jbala (Tafza et Bellota) by Alexandrine Barontini, Younes Hmimsa

“…A traditional agriculture mostly characterised by the use of a subsistence mixed farming as part of a agro-sylvo-pastoral system of production which constitutes specific landscapes. …”
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Prediction of slaughter weight with body components and liner body measurement of Hararge cattle at Haramaya University abattoir, Ethiopia by Takele Wolkaro, Yosef Tadesse, Mengistu Urge, Merga Bayisa

“…Hence, this model could be used by farmers and researchers to efficiently predict and monitor SW, and optimize productivity of the Hararge cattle herds in smallholder farming systems. To achieve wider application of this model, it would be desirable to validate the equation with large population, different breed and age compositions which have been more accurately determined under different management systems.…”
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