Using variation in crop prices induced by large swings in demand World War I, we examine the fertility response to increases in crop revenues during the period 1910-1930. Our estimates from samples utilizing both complete count decennial census microdata and newly collected county-level data...

The potential spreading of antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) into agricultural fields and crops represent a fundamental limitation on the use of organic fertilization in food production systems. We present here a study of the effect of spreading four types of organic soil amendments (raw pig...

Crop diversification is considered to be an effective mechanism for increasing the sustainability of cropping systems and promoting their agroecological transition. To test this hypothesis for common cropping systems in south-western France that contribute to degradation of environmental...

ABSTRACT CONTEXT Global cocoa production is largely concentrated in West Africa where over 70% of cocoa is produced. Here, cocoa farming is largely a rain-fed, low-input system with low average yields, which are expected to reduce due to climate change. With increasing demand, there is a need to...

and waste have become a frightening reality because of food waste produced for consumption. Reducing losses is considered one of the principal factors to achieve the target of food security. Loss and waste represent not only food waste but also cause the loss of one-third of the production...

To verify an effective scheme for alleviating obstacles during continuous cropping, the effects of biofertilizer (BF) and water-soluble (WS) fertilizer applications on yield, quality, and soil properties were evaluated during the 2018-2019 growth seasons in fields continuously planted with sweet...

Agriculture in Central Asia is vulnerable to climate change due to rising aridity, declining availability of water resources for irrigation, and low adaptive capacity. We use climate data from CMIP5 with RCP8.5 for greenhouse gas emissions and the DSSAT crop model to investigate how yields of...

World and African agricultural production, in particular, are of increasing concern to the major international organizations in charge of nutrition. The World Food Programme has reported that high population growth worldwide and in Africa in particular in recent years is leading to increased...

The research of leafy vegetables rich in antioxidant compounds has gaining increasing attention and the interest for wild edible plants as functional food is increasing in the Mediterranean countries precisely because of their high content in antioxidants. However, a critical point is the...

Food security is one of the main challenges facing humanity, and increasing crop yields is critical to meet the growing global food demand. Grain production in China has remarkably improved since its founding in 1949, but the growth remains uneven across regions. The goal of this research was to...