Farm productivity

Part 1 book "Practical electrical wiring" includes content: NEC, product standards, and inspection; numbers, measurements, and electricity; AC and DC power factor - transformers; basic electrical power utilization systems; basic devices and equipment; overcurrent devices; selecting conductors; making wire connections and splices; grounding for safety; outlet and switch boxes; wiring methods; planning residential installations; residential electrical distribution; residential lighting; residential and farm motors.

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Part 1 book "Sociology, organic farming, climate change and soil science" includes content: Society issues, painkiller solutions, dependence and sustainable agriculture; sociology of sustainable agriculture; sustainable versus organic agriculture; organic agriculture and food production - ecological, environmental, food safety and nutritional quality issues,... and other contents.

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Ebook "Poultry diseases production and its management" includes content: Poultry industry in India; different breeds of chicken; general anatomy of chicken; poultry disease and their control; poultry farming in india; present status of indian poultry; poultry management; terms uses in poultry production; poultry related questions.

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Ebook "Growth of farm animals (Second edition)" continues to fill the important role of helping readers to understand how the basics of growth must be thoroughly understood if farm animals are to be used efficiently and humanely in producing food for mankind. Showing the progression from cell to tissue to entire animal, this comprehensive textbook provides an essential broad base for animal production, with key information on how animals grow and change in shape and composition, and factors that affect these processes.

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Market mechanism of agricultural products which is currently applied is based on green economy. Green economy is also1 run in a farm of Aloe Vera in Pontianak, Indonesia. This study aims to analyze performance factors of Aloe Vera’s value chain as a green product. Value chain is analyzed using SEM analysis (Structural Equation Modelling).

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Ebook "Current and future reproductive technologies and world food production" addresses the impacts of current and future reproductive technologies on our world food production and provides a significant contribution to the importance of research in the area of reproductive physiology that has never been compiled before. It would provide a unique opportunity to separate the impacts of how reproductive technologies have affected different species and their contributions to food production.

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In the supply chain management system (SCM) in agribusiness, it is critical to ensure the economic sustainability of farms - suppliers of raw materials for processing. The purpose of the study was to develop methods and procedures for calculating the projected values of income per hectare from the crops cultivated, taking into account the conditions of crop production in the Northern Kazakhstan.

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The present paper provides a case study of rice farmers in the Muda granary area, which covers the states of Kedah and Perlis, using primary data to identify the factors on the adoption of PEP among farmers. The research findings indicate that the key factors determining the farmers’ adoption of the PEP are age, secondary jobs, effective communication with the extension agency, increased rice yield, lower operating cost, lower working time in the fields, and support services, such as assistance, incentives, and facilities from the government.

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Part 2 book "Rabbit production" includes content: Rabbit diseases and health problems, rabbit reproduction, rabbit behavior, principles of rabbit genetics, breeding systems, genetic selection for herd improvement, coat color genetics of rabbits, rabbit shows, pet rabbits, animal welfare, rabbits for family and small farm development, rabbit production in developing countries, angora wool production, meat production, harvesting and preparation of meat and skins, marketing rabbits and their products.

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Pangasius farming has developed rapidly and significantly contributed to the Vietnamese economy. However, a decline in the profit margin of the growing-out farms due to an increase in production costs has been frequently reported. The paper will be useful for the farmers, local authorities as well as extension services in improving the cost efficiency of the sector.

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This study aims to analyze the factors that influence the level of production and the level of production efficiency of the milkfish pond farming in Demak Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia. The research sample was 160 milkfish farmers who were selected by survey method through interviews with respondents using structured questionnaires to obtain primary data.

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This study explores the driving factors for farmers in sustainable paddy farming in Malaysia. The research is exploratory in nature, using interview and observation approaches. Three sustainability factors are focused in this study; namely the economic, social, and environmental dimensions. The results indicate that early exposure and knowledge, education and experience in sustainable agriculture are the driving force behind shifting attitudes towards sustainable agriculture and sustaining practices.

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A policy of high rice prices can increase paddy farm incomes but also cause a rise in rice expenditures for farm households. Such a policy is needed to stimulate production but can harm rice consumers, especially poor families. We surveyed 284 paddy farmers in Gantar Sub-District, Indramayu Regency, Indonesia to analyze the impact of increasing rice prices on farmers’ net incomes, including poor paddy farmers. We found that a price increase benefits farmer if the price transmission elasticity is more than 0.2 for non-poor paddy farmers or 0.6 for poor paddy farmers.

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Ebook "Molecular farming in plants: Recent advances and future prospects" with the focus on the most advanced cutting-edge breakthroughs, covers all the essential aspects of the field of molecular farming in plants: from expression technologies to downstream processing, from products to safety issues, and from current advances and holdups to future developments.

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The main objective of the project "Transportation challenges in fertilizer supply chain in Malawi" was to investigate the supply chain of fertilizer in Malawi, from the source to the end user (the farmer), with an intention of identifying performance gaps in transportation that result into delayed fertilizer deliveries affecting agricultural productivity.

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Sustainable food value chains can offer important pathways out of poverty for the millions of small farms in developing countries. The need to concentrate state support for the development of small farms is proved in the article. The results of the cluster analysis of small farms show that it is advisable to send state support to the development of farms in which revenues are generated from the sale of crop products, as well as from other crop products - "niche" products and animal husbandry.

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Employing an interpretive research design with post-positivist paradigm, it was conducted in Kebon Agung Sugar Factory, Malang. The research informants were selected using snowballing technique. The informants include farmers and chairmen of farmers groups, plantation staff, company employees, and government agencies. To maintain the continuity and loyalty of sugarcane farmers to the company, the sugar factories provide various facilities, such as credit, inputs, guidance and counseling as well as technological assistance, and market guarantees for the products produced.

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Ebook "Organic farming, prototype for sustainable agricultures" gathers 25 papers introduced in a first chapter. The first section investigates OF&F production processes and its capacity to benefit from the systems functioning to achieve higher self-sufficiency. The second one proposes an overview of organic performances providing commodities and public goods. The third one focuses on organics development pathways within agri-food systems and territories.

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Ebook "Conservation agriculture" is a ready reference on conservation agriculture and reinforces the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. The book describes various elements of conservation agriculture; highlights the associated breeding and modeling efforts; analyses the experiences and challenges in conservation agriculture in different regions of the world; and proposes some pragmatic options and new areas of research in this very important area of agriculture.

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Ebook "Community seed production sustainability in rice–wheat farming" analyzes the sustainability of community seed production under a rice–wheat farming system from microeconomic perspectives, considering how seed producers benefit from community seed production and how those benefits continue into the future. Seed producers’ performance in resource management, governance and marketing strategies indicates current benefits, whereas soil conservation and risk-management practices provide the basis for future benefits.

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