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The control of transboundary plant diseases and the problem of the public good: Lessons from Fusarium wilt in banana NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-09-30 Kees Jansen, Jaye de la Cruz Bekema
Many plant diseases and pests cannot be controlled on-farm as they spread from one field or region to another. This opens up a series of interconnected social, political, and economic questions bes...
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Cultivating choices: How social context shapes farmers’ considerations in crop and soil health promoter selection NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Kirstin Foolen-Torgerson, Carl Johan Lagerkvist, Jaap Sok, Marcel Dicke, Alfons Oude Lansink
ABSTRACT In this study, we explore how farmers decide to adopt sustainable innovations in crop and soil health management with a particular focus on the use of insect by-products, or “frass‘. By employing a Means-End Chain approach, we investigate how social contexts, specifically group discussions, can shape this decision-making process. Our findings reveal that social contexts have a distinct influence
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Facets of value emerging through the operation of short food supply chains NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Chrysanthi Charatsari, Evagelos D. Lioutas, Anastasios Michailidis, Dimitrios Aidonis, Marcello De Rosa, Maria Partalidou, Charisios Achillas, Stefanos Nastis, Luca Camanzi
ABSTRACT Short food supply chains (SFSCs) are market schemes that allow different types of value to emerge. In this work, we aimed to uncover these facets of value. To do so, we built upon two conceptual models: a Triple Layered Business Model Canvas and an eight-dimensional blueprint developed for our purposes. Then, we conducted two studies using these models as theoretical templates. In Study I
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From experiment to market development: A case study of prospects and value chain of saline agriculture in Terschelling, the Netherlands NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Renee ten Dam, Pier Vellinga, Katarzyna Negacz
ABSTRACT Saline agriculture, understood as production of food and biomass on salt-affected soils, also including adaptive soil, water and crop management, is a promising climate-adaptive strategy. However, it is difficult to create a dedicated food chain and to develop a business model in the North Sea countries. This study aims to explore whether islands can be an incubator for saline agriculture
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Management practices, reproductive performances, and production constraints of indigenous cattle in north-western parts of Ethiopia NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Andualem Tenagne, Mengistie Taye, Tadelle Dessie, Bekalu Muluneh, Damitie Kebede, Getinet Mekuriaw Tarekegn
ABSTRACT Description of the production condition and level of performance is the first step in improving production performance. The study described the indigenous cattle reproductive performances, management practices and production limitations in north-western Ethiopia. Multistage purposive and random sampling methods were used to select the study sites/districts and households. A semi-structured
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Centralization can jeopardize local wild plant-based food security NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-04-12 G Mattalia, J Prakofjewa, R Kalle, B Prūse, M Marozzi, N Stryamets, N Kuznetsova, O Belichenko, M.A Aziz, A Pieroni, R Sõukand
ABSTRACT Centralization is one mechanism of authoritative control, where citizens receive operation guidelines from a single source. This can impact various spheres of life including local gastronomic knowledge, a cornerstone of biocultural diversity. We explored how to evaluate the effects of Soviet centralization on wild food plant local gastronomic knowledge. We considered four case studies of ethnic
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Estimating public and private costs and benefits of implementing a milk quality assurance system in Kenya: A case study NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Oghaiki Asaah Ndambi, Catherine Kilelu, Camee van Knippenberg, Jan van der Lee
ABSTRACT Assuring food safety is increasingly important in emerging and developing economies. Despite being a public good, food safety in these economies is often addressed through limited private sector innovations while the public health costs and impact of food-borne diseases are largely unknown. This study estimates annual private and public costs and benefits of a quality-based milk payment system
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The influence of the cross-border innovation environment on innovation processes in agri-food enterprises – a case study from the Dutch-German Rhine-Waal region NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Sabine Neuberger, Dietrich Darr, Alfons G.J.M. Oude Lansink, Helmut W. Saatkamp
ABSTRACT Enterprises of the agri-food and other sectors develop innovations that can serve the EU’s Green Deal objective to become climate-neutral by 2050. Innovation processes face specific innovation environment conditions, which are beyond the enterprise’s control. Our research aims to investigate how the innovation environment affects product innovation processes of agri-food enterprises located
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Efforts of researchers and other stakeholders to manage an unfolding epidemic: Lessons from potato purple top in Ecuador NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Israel Navarrete, Conny J.M. Almekinders, Jorge L. Andrade-Piedra, Paul C. Struik
ABSTRACT Purple top is a phytosanitary problem affecting potato farmers in Ecuador. Since its emergence, stakeholders implement – with limited success – isolated efforts to reduce the spread of this problem. Hence, this study aimed to derive stakeholders’ enabling responses to manage the spread of emerging plant diseases and pests, and to analyse the spread of purple top in Ecuador together with the
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Examining the trade-offs between agri-environmental and manure policies in Dutch dairy farming NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-04-04 Melody A. B. S. Splinter, Jack H. M. Peerlings
ABSTRACT Farmers increasingly have to navigate through a complex web of agricultural and environmental regulations. In the EU, for example, the Nitrate Directive aims to control the nutrient levels in the water and agri-environmental schemes aim to protect habitats and increase biodiversity. The trade-offs between such environmental policies are not clear. Therefore, this paper studies the interaction
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The role of power relationships, trust and social networks in shaping milk quality in Kenya NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Ndungu S. Nyokabi, Imke J. M. de Boer, Jos Bijman, Bockline Bebe, Norman Aguilar-Gallegos, Lisette Phelan, Johanna Lindahl, Bernard Bett, Simon J. Oosting
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to examine social networks in dairy value chains (DVCs) in Kenya and understand how DVC actors’ power relationships and trust influence their behaviour regarding milk quality. We conducted a stakeholder analysis using the Net-Map tool in Laikipia, Nakuru and Nyandarua counties in Kenya. VisuaLyzer software was used to analyse the social networks. Thematic content
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Common sources and needs of weather information for rice disease forecasting and management in coastal Bangladesh NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-03-24 Moriom Akter Mousumi, Spyridon Paparrizos, Md. Zafar Ahmed, Uthpal Kumar, Md. Ektear Uddin, Fulco Ludwig
ABSTRACT Rice farmers in coastal Bangladesh are severely affected by climate change. Climate variability and change impact crop production in numerous ways, including by changing occurrences of different rice diseases. Weather and climate information services (WCIS) can assist farmers in improving agricultural decision-making, in relation to rice disease management. Currently, however, farmers in coastal
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Analysing farmers’ learning for socio-ecological stewardship in Eastern Uganda: A transformative learning ecology perspective NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Doreen Misanya, Valentina C. Tassone, Aad Kessler, Paul Kibwika, Arjen E. J. Wals
ABSTRACT This paper analyses how smallholder farmers are learning for socio-ecological stewardship in a specific case study context in Eastern Uganda. The case under analysis is a watershed management project that uses an integrated farm planning (PIP) approach to strengthen farmers’ stewardship capacities within the Manafwa watershed through interactive and dialogic ways of engaging and teaching farmers
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Insects as mini-livestock: Considering insect welfare in feed production NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Anna Voulgari-Kokota, Martijn S. van Loon, Bernice Bovenkerk
ABSTRACT Insect farming for animal feed production is considered a promising alternative to the traditional feed manufacturing sector, because of its low ecological footprint and circular use of required resources. However, treating insects as mini-livestock is accompanied by various questions on the suitable rearing conditions needed to achieve high-quality products, while considering insect welfare
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Modelling organic farming suitability by spatial indicators of GIS integrated MCDA in Golestan Province, Iran NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Farhad Daylam, Hossein Kazemi, Behnam Kamkar
ABSTRACT Organic farming suitability can improve the health of environment, agroecosystems and humans, quality of products, and local economy. Organic agricultural system is not very much evolved in Iran. In this paper a model is proposed to identify the suitable zones in 14 counties of Golestan Province, northeast of Iran, for the development of organic farming using spatial indicators, spatial analysis
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An interdisciplinary approach to artificial intelligence in agriculture NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2023-01-30 Mark Ryan, Gohar Isakhanyan, Bedir Tekinerdogan
ABSTRACT Innovations in digital technologies, especially in artificial intelligence (AI), promise substantial benefits to the agricultural sector. Agriculture is increasingly expected to ensure food security and food safety while at the same time considering the environmental aspects. AI in the agricultural sector offers the potential to feed a continuously growing global population and still contribute
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The society and the journal: Making interdisciplinarity a special issue in the life sciences NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-12-04 Sietze Vellema, Paul C. Struik, Maja Slingerland
The Royal Netherlands Society for Agricultural Sciences (Koninklijke Landbouwkundige Vereniging, KLV, founded in 1886) took the initiative to publish the Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science (NJAS) in 1953. In 2002, NJAS broadened its scope and was titled: NJAS–Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences. After 134 years, the general assembly of members decided to dissolve the Society in 2020. The end
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Indigenous farming transitions, sociocultural hybridity and sustainability in rural Senegal NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-11-04 Jean B. Faye
For many centuries, the indigenous agricultural and cultural systems of the Serer people of Senegambia ensured soil fertility, crop rotation, tree preservation, mixed farming and herding, yielding one of the highest population densities in the pre-colonial Sahel. In the 20th century, as population grew, soil fertility declined and climate change produced regular droughts, Serer farming systems changed
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Adoption of food safety measures: The role of bargaining and processing producer organizations NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-11-03 Mercy Mwambi, Jos Bijman, Patience Mshenga, Simon Oosting
Increasing demand for safe food in developing countries entails meeting stringent food safety requirements. Food retailers and regulatory bodies impose food safety measures related to production and handling of farm produce. For smallholders to remain competitive in such a system, institutional arrangements are necessary. We examine the role of producer organizations (POs) in influencing safe food
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Care-farming as a catalyst for healthy and sustainable lifestyle choices in those affected by traumatic grief NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-11-02 Richard Gorman, Joanne Cacciatore
Care-farms are increasingly utilized as a means of providing care, support, and therapy for a wide range of different populations, enabling people to cultivate social, physical, mental, and emotional well-being. This study explores the impacts of a care-farm intervention for traumatically bereaved individuals, a population at high-risk of poor physical and psychological outcomes. The study examines
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Innovation in traditional foods: A laboratory experiment on consumers’ acceptance of extra-virgin olive oil extracted through ultrasounds NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-10-24 Carla Cavallo, Domenico Carlucci, Valentina Carfora, Daniela Caso, Gianni Cicia, Maria Lisa Clodoveo, Teresa Del Giudice, Rossella Di Monaco, Luigi Roselli, Riccardo Vecchio, Bernardo De Gennaro
The use of ultrasounds for the extraction of extra-virgin olive oil is an emerging technology capable of improving both the efficiency of the process and the quality of the final product. However, this technology has not been introduced yet on the market mostly because of the uncertainty about consumers’ acceptance. This study aimed to investigate consumers’ preferences towards extra-virgin olive oil
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Estimating the location of individual livestock holdings and their populations in two developing countries for use in spatial disease spread models NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-10-15 Muhammad Usman Zaheer, Christopher Burdett, Katie Steneroden, Shaun Case, Steve Weber, Mo Salman, Sangeeta Rao, Sheryl Magzamen
Infectious diseases of food animals, such as Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), pose severe impacts on animal trade, animal products and subsequently endanger global food security. FMD is endemic in many parts of the world and is associated with substantial economic losses, which require risk assessments, preparedness planning, and evaluation of the effectiveness of mitigation strategies that fit within
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Organisational Innovation Systems for multi-actor co-innovation in European agriculture, forestry and related sectors: Diversity and common attributes NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-10-13 Andrew F. Fieldsend, Evelien Cronin, Eszter Varga, Szabolcs Biró, Elke Rogge
Innovation rests not only on discovery but also on cooperation and interactive learning. In agriculture, forestry and related sectors, multi-actor partnerships for ‘co-innovation’ occur in many forms, from international projects to informal ‘actor configurations’. Common attributes are that they include actors with ‘complementary forms of knowledge’ who collaborate in an innovation process, engage
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At the end of the feeder road: Upgrading rural footpaths to motorcycle taxi-accessible tracks in Liberia NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-08-28 Jack Jenkins, Krijn Peters, Paul Richards
Access to transport is essential for agrarian development in isolated rural areas. Over the last 20 years, most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have seen a dramatic change in farm-to-market transport following the introduction and spread of motorcycle taxis. So far, this has been a spontaneous and market-driven phenomenon. What kind of infrastructure development is needed to further support this local
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Economic and psychosocial factors associated with management of bacteria wilt disease in smallholder potato farms: Evidence from Kenya NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-08-24 Julius J. Okello, Bruce Ochieng, Elmar Shulte-Geldermann
Potato is a major food staple in the tropical highlands of Africa. However, its production is constrained by seed-borne diseases, with bacteria wilt (BW) being the most devastating and difficult to manage. Currently, there is no single e remedy for the disease. This paper uses Means-End Chain analysis to assess the psychosocial factors associated with the management of BW in potato production. It focuses
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The role of shade trees in influencing farmers’ adoption of cocoa agroforestry systems: Insight from semi-deciduous rain forest agroecological zone of Ghana NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-08-14 James S. Kaba, Alexander Otu-Nyanteh, Akwasi A. Abunyewa
Farmers growing desire for no shade cocoa system has reiterated the scepticism about the impact of research on farmers’ adoption of cocoa Agroforestry. In this study, we assess farmers’ perception about shade trees and how that influences their adoption of cocoa Agroforestry. Five cocoa growing communities in the Eastern Region of Ghana and 91 cocoa farmers were purposively sampled and interviewed
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Nutrient Cycle Assessment Tool: A tool for dialogue and ex ante evaluation of policy interventions aiming at closing nutrient cycles in agriculture NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-07-21 Bart Bremmer, Ferry Leenstra, Theun Vellinga
One of the main challenges for modern agriculture is closing nutrient cycles better since nutrient deficits as well as nutrient surpluses can cause severe ecological issues. Current efforts to improve nutrient management are mainly focused on the farm level. However, closing nutrient cycles is not only a farm management issue, but also a policy issue. Here the farm should be considered in interaction
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Dairy farmers’ job satisfaction and the influence of automatic milking systems NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-06-18 Björn Gunnar Hansen, Egil Petter Stræte
Innovation and implementation of new technology in farming is considered important to meet challenges for agriculture to increase sustainability and improve efficiency in production. Less emphasise has been on how the farmers experience the new technology. This paper responds to this gap and explores how Automatic Milking Systems (AMS) influence farmers’ job satisfaction. The research questions are:
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Estimating crop yield supply responses to be used for market outlook models: Application to major developed and developing countries NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-06-13 Roel Jongeneel, Ana Rosa Gonzalez-Martinez
The evolution of yields is one of the driving factors explaining crop supply growth. Part of this is explained by how yields react to prices, though there is a lot of uncertainty about the price-responsiveness of yields. Using information from various sources such as agronomy, economic theory and economic literature an in-depth assessment of yield price responsiveness is made. The result is used as
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The impact of deforestation on collection and domestication of Jernang (Daemonorops spp.) and other NTFPs in southern Sumatra, Indonesia NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-06-10 Lars Schmidt, Nayu Nuringdati Widianingsih, Astrid Plaugaard Kaad, Ida Theilade
Villagers in southern Sumatra collect a number of NTFPs for cash income and subsistence as a supplement to cultivated crops. Deforestation restricts the availability of NTFPs. The aim of the study was, with point of departure in Jernang, to investigate the transition between collection and cultivation of NTFPs. A village survey encompassing 57 households involved in collection, cultivation and/or trade
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Is the farmer field school still relevant? Case studies from Malawi and Indonesia NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-06-09 Henk van den Berg, Jan Willem Ketelaar, Marcel Dicke, Marjon Fredrix
The capacity of farmers to adapt to changing environments is critical for sustainable, economically viable and resilient rural development. The Farmer Field School (FFS) was developed by FAO in the late 1980s to build farmers’ knowledge and skills for adaptive management. The FFS was subsequently implemented in over 90 countries by a multitude of stakeholders. We conducted case studies in Malawi and
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Climate change resilience and adaption of ethnic minority communities in the upland area in Thừa Thiên-Huế province, Vietnam NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-05-29 Le Thi Hoa Sen, Jennifer Bond, Alexandra Winkels, Nguyen Hoang Khanh Linh, Nguyen Tien Dung
Changing climate patterns and increases in climate extremes pose new challenges to livelihoods of ethnic communities in the upland area in Thừa Thiên-Huế (TTH) province. Unpredictability and extreme events have had adverse effects on both farming and income of many ethnic minority households who are already more likely to be vulnerable due to socio-economic and cultural marginalization. Promoting household
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Motivational factors influencing farming practices in northern Ghana NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-05-22 S. Mellon-Bedi, K. Descheemaeker, B. Hundie-Kotu, S. Frimpong, J.C.J. Groot
Socio-economic factors that influence the adoption of management practices and technologies by farmers have received wide attention in the adoption literature, but the effects of socio-psychological farmer features such as perceptions and motivations have been analysed to a lesser extent. Using farm household survey data from three regions in northern Ghana, this study explores farmers’ motivations
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“Biomass production and yield in irrigated maize at different rates of nitrogen in a semi-arid climate” NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-02-19 H. López Córcoles, J.A. de Juan, M.R. Picornell
Nitrogen fertilization has a significant environmental impact in Europe due to the problems of wide-spread pollution. This paper deals with a series of field experiments conducted in a semiarid region of Southeast Spain. Irrigated maize was grown under different N fertilizer rates: control as in no nitrogen applied (C; 0 kg N ha―1); conventional amount of nitrogen (Nc; 300 kg N ha―1); and theoretical
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Business processes and information systems in the Ghana cocoa supply chain: A survey study NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-02-12 Emmanuel Ahoa, Ayalew Kassahun, Bedir Tekinerdogan
The Ghana cocoa industry contributes substantially to the total world cocoa production and provides livelihoods to more than a quarter of the population. Although cocoa holds a leading position in the Ghanaian economy, no explicit effort has been made in modelling and documenting the business processes of the cocoa supply chain and the role that IT plays in supporting those processes. Hence, it is
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Identifying socio-psychological constructs and beliefs underlying farmers’ intention to adopt on-farm silos NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-02-10 Elisangela Domingues Vaz, Régio Márcio Toesca Gimenes, João Augusto Rossi Borges
Brazil is one of the leading countries in production and exportation of grains. However, most grain production regions in Brazil do not have an adequate storage capacity, which result in losses for the grain supply chain. A possible solution to increase storage capacity is the adoption of on-farm silos. We used the Reasoned Action Approach as a framework to identify the impact of attitude, perceived
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Effects of plant density and fertilizer formula on physicochemical and sensorial characteristics of pasteurized juice from Perolera sugarloaf pineapples grown in the long rainy season NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2020-01-08 Carole A.K. Sanya, Flora Josiane Chadare, Menouwesso Harold Hounhouigan, Nicodème V. Fassinou Hotegni, Mechak A. Gbaguidi, Jean Eudes Dekpemadoha, Anita R. Linnemann, D. Joseph Hounhouigan
High quality products can be produced only from high quality raw materials. The best agricultural practices that lead to pineapple fruits of desirable quality were investigated in the present study, focusing on the quality of the derived pasteurized juices. Physicochemical characteristics and sensory quality of the juices were determined in relation to planting density and fertilizer formulation, namely
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The effects of the name “genomics” on emerging attitudes in the Netherlands and Ukraine NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-12-26 Reginald Boersma, Bart Gremmen
Public opinion is important for the success of a plant breeding practice. Currently, the relatively new practice of genomics-accelerated breeding is under development. From initial findings in research on consumer acceptance, it appears that people experience a strong link between genetic manipulation (GM) and genomics-accelerated breeding after hearing the name “genomics,” leading to an unfavourable
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Public private collaborations amidst an emergency plant disease outbreak: The Australian experience with biosecurity for Panama disease NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-12-17 Jaye de la Cruz
The past decade has seen a steady transitioning from a framework where the State has been the provider of production-oriented agricultural services to a ‘user pays’ philosophy that emphasises the role of the private sector in the provision of these services -- even in agricultural biosecurity which has been historically considered a public good. This paper analyses the contours of public private collaborations
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Farming Reimagined: A case study of autonomous farm equipment and creating an innovation opportunity space for broadacre smart farming NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-11-26 J.E. Relf-Eckstein, Anna T. Ballantyne, Peter W.B. Phillips
As agriculture meets digital technologies, a new frontier of innovation is emerging and creating multiple pathways to a smart farming future. This paper presents a case study of a smart farming innovation originating from a small-to-medium sized enterprise (SME) that designs and manufactures machinery used in broadacre, conservation tillage farming. The innovation, known as DOT™, is an entrepreneur’s
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Digitalisation in the New Zealand Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System: Initial understandings and emerging organisational responses to digital agriculture NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-11-26 Kelly Rijswijk, Laurens Klerkx, James A. Turner
Digital agriculture is likely to transform productive processes both on- and off- farm, as well as the broader social and institutional context using digital technologies. It is largely unknown how agricultural knowledge providing organisations, such as advisors and science organisations, understand and respond to digital agriculture. The concept of ‘organisational identity’ is used to describe both
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A review of social science on digital agriculture, smart farming and agriculture 4.0: New contributions and a future research agenda NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-11-19 Laurens Klerkx, Emma Jakku, Pierre Labarthe
While there is a lot of literature from a natural or technical sciences perspective on different forms of digitalization in agriculture (big data, internet of things, augmented reality, robotics, sensors, 3D printing, system integration, ubiquitous connectivity, artificial intelligence, digital twins, and blockchain among others), social science researchers have recently started investigating different
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Assessment of the value of information of precision livestock farming: A conceptual framework NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-11-19 Cristina Rojo-Gimeno, Mariska van der Voort, Jarkko K. Niemi, Ludwig Lauwers, Anders Ringgaard Kristensen, Erwin Wauters
Although precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies ensure various dimensions of more precise information, the question arises to what extent additional preciseness provides more value. Literature gives insufficient anchor points to estimate the value of information (VOI) obtained with PLF technologies. This study proposes a conceptual framework with building blocks to determine the VOI. Next,
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Forage and maize yields in mixed crop-livestock farming systems NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-11-14 E.F Mutsamba, I. Nyagumbo, W. Mupangwa
In mixed crop-livestock farming systems, smallholder farmers face the challenge of insufficient dry season livestock feed whilst crop production is mainly constrained by poor soil fertility and erratic rains. Conservation agriculture (CA) which is premised on three main principles namely minimal soil disturbance, crop rotations and mulching is being promoted as a potential solution to declining soil
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Smart farming technology innovations – Insights and reflections from the German Smart-AKIS hub NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-11-13 Andrea Knierim, Maria Kernecker, Klaus Erdle, Teresa Kraus, Friederike Borges, Angelika Wurbs
Digitalisation in agriculture is considered the fourth revolution in farming, which is expressed by a broad range of available digital technologies and data applications. Politicians and experts assume that smart farming technologies (SFT) have a strong potential to enhance economic performance of farming and will contribute to agricultural sustainability as they may increase precision of inputs to
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Insects as feed: Gendered knowledge attitudes and practices among poultry and Pond Fish farmers in Kenya NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-11-06 Elizabeth Waithanji, D. Hippolyte Affognon, Sarah King’ori, Gracious Diiro, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, Komi K.M. Fiaboe
This qualitative study on knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) among poultry and pond fish farmers from Kisii, Nakuru and Kirinyaga counties in Kenya was conducted to establish insect for feed interventions likely to reduce the cost of feeds in these enterprises and benefit women and men equitably. Data were collected through sex and enterprise type disaggregated focus group discussions with farmers
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The impact of networks on the innovative and financial performance of more entrepreneurial versus less entrepreneurial farmers in West Java, Indonesia NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-09-27 Etriya Etriya, Victor E. Scholten, Emiel F.M. Wubben, S.W.F. (Onno) Omta
Farmers may vary in their response to or anticipation of agrifood market changes, which probably depends on their entrepreneurial degree and networks. This paper aims to investigate the effects of farmers’ entrepreneurial degree and network content (i.e., business ties, technology ties, and network heterogeneity) on farm performance (i.e., innovative performance and financial performance). The data
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In the starting blocks for smart agriculture: The internet as a source of knowledge in transitional agriculture NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-09-24 Krzysztof Janc, Konrad Czapiewski, Marcin Wójcik
The work described here has sought to define the role of the Internet in knowledge acquisition among Polish farmers, as well as the diversity characterising their professional activity conducted online. Relevant discussion is in this way broadened to reflect the conditioning underpinning smart agriculture, most especially in the context of states emerging from a period of economic transition. Particular
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Motivations for the use of sustainable intensification practices among smallholder farmers in Tanzania and Malawi NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-08-29 Isaac Jonathan Jambo, Jeroen C.J. Groot, Katrien Descheemaeker, Mateete Bekunda, Pablo Tittonell
Agricultural techniques and technologies that could foster sustainable intensification of farming (hereafter: SI practices) can originate from existing farm practices, from the adoption of externally suggested new practices, or from an adaptation of existing or new practices. The rate at which farmers use SI practices is often low and influenced by on-farm biophysical and socio-economic conditions
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The political robot – The structural consequences of automated milking systems (AMS) in Norway NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-08-04 Jostein Vik, Egil Petter Stræte, Bjørn Gunnar Hansen, Torfinn Nærland
In this article, the aim is to explore how social aspects of the adoption and expansion of milking robots in Norwegian dairy farming are related to the political and structural changes in the sector. To explore the relationship between the implementation of automated milking systems (AMS) and structural developments, we used a qualitative methodology building on data from interviews with farmers, policy
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What explains citizens’ valuations of and attitudes towards agricultural biodiversity? Results of an exploratory survey of Dutch students NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-07-09 Hens Runhaar, Arjen Buijs, Piety Runhaar
Citizens’ valuation of agrobiodiversity is important for retaining political interest in the subject, for legitimising agri-environment schemes and other conservation initiatives and for their own willingness to contribute to agrobiodiversity conservation. Still little is known about whether and how citizens value agrobiodiversity, how these valuations can be explained and what they imply for citizens’
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Supporting and practising digital innovation with advisers in smart farming NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-05-15 Margaret Ayre, Vivienne Mc Collum, Warwick Waters, Peter Samson, Anthony Curro, Ruth Nettle, Jana-Axinja Paschen, Barbara King, Nicole Reichelt
The promise of technology development in agriculture is well publicised with some claiming that digital disruption will transform the way farming and food production is done in the future. For farm advisers, engaging in smart farming involves managing the proliferation of new forms of information, new knowledge and networks and new technical devices that produce digitised representations of farm performance
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Farmers and their data: An examination of farmers’ reluctance to share their data through the lens of the laws impacting smart farming NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-05-08 Leanne Wiseman, Jay Sanderson, Airong Zhang, Emma Jakku
The absence of legal and regulatory frameworks around the collection, sharing and use of agricultural data contributes to the range of challenges currently being faced by farmers considering adoption of smart farming technologies. Many laws potentially influence the ownership, control of and access to data, in this paper we examine the attitudes of farmers to the collection, control, sharing and use
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Searching for meaning: Co-constructing ontologies with stakeholders for smarter search engines in agriculture NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-05-07 Julie Ingram, Pete Gaskell
A key challenge in agriculture, as in other disciplines, is taking a large body of research-based knowledge and making it meaningful to the user-audience. Computer aided search engines potentially can offer widespread access to large repositories with relevant reports and publications, however the usefulness of such systems for the practitioners who are dealing with multi-faceted and context-related
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Conceptualising the DAIS: Implications of the ‘Digitalisation of Agricultural Innovation Systems’ on technology and policy at multiple levels NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-05-02 Simon J. Fielke, Robert Garrard, Emma Jakku, Aysha Fleming, Leanne Wiseman, Bruce M. Taylor
As digitalisation transforms agriculture, the implications of cumulative innovation processes are essential to consider in order to mitigate risk and capitalise on opportunities. One project that involves imagining the future of the sector and aims to develop the necessary tools and infrastructure is the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Digiscape Future
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City adjustments as the main factor of success of urban and peri-urban farms–empirical evidence from the Ruhr metropolis NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-05-01 Wojciech Sroka, Bernd Pölling, Marcus Mergenthaler
Economic viability of urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) is the key requirement for additional social, environmental, and landscape functions within urban and peri-urban areas. However the rapid progress of urbanization drives the loss of farmlands to industrial, residential and other urban uses, and the decline of farms and population working in agriculture. Hence, the literature highlights the
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Key questions on the use of big data in farming: An activity theory approach NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-04-29 Evagelos D. Lioutas, Chrysanthi Charatsari, Giuseppe La Rocca, Marcello De Rosa
Big data represent a pioneering development in the field of agriculture. By producing intuition, intelligence, and insights, these data have the potential to recast conventional process-driven agriculture, plotting the course for a smarter, data-driven farming. However, many open issues about the use of big data in agriculture remain unanswered. In this work, conceptualizing smart agricultural systems
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Making sense in the cloud: Farm advisory services in a smart farming future NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-04-29 Callum Eastwood, Margaret Ayre, Ruth Nettle, Brian Dela Rue
Increased use of data from smart farming technologies presents an opportunity for farmers to better understand their farm systems, and thereby improve outcomes for productivity, sustainability, and animal care. A research gap exists regarding the impact of data-driven smart farming on the relationship between advisors and farmers, and advisors and farm data/technology. Therefore, we asked: how are
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Configuring the new digital landscape in western Canadian agriculture NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-04-18 Peter W.B. Phillips, Jo-Anne Relf-Eckstein, Graeme Jobe, Brian Wixted
Digital technologies are working to transform the global agricultural system. Farmers and firms are creating, adapting and adopting a range of new hardware, software, mobile apps, sensor technologies and big data applications, which is working to disrupt established structures within the farm machinery and associated data sectors. Focusing just on the extension of precision technologies to agriculture
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Looking through a responsible innovation lens at uneven engagements with digital farming NJAS Impact Agric. Life Sci. (IF 8.69) Pub Date : 2019-04-08 Kelly Bronson
This article extends social science research on big data and data platforms through a focus on agriculture, which has received relatively less attention than other sectors like health. In this paper, I use a responsible innovation framework to move attention to the social and ethical dimensions of big data “upstream,” to decision-making in the very selection of agricultural data and the building of