Review
Energy & Fuels
Francisco Haces-Fernandez, Mariee Cruz-Mendoza, Hua Li
Summary: This review provides a comprehensive perspective on the diverse factors impacting wind energy development, discussing the influence of technological advancement, financial viability, environmental concerns, government incentives, and the impact on the ecosystem. It concludes that wind energy can continue to grow globally if all critical factors are addressed.
Article
Environmental Studies
Xinxin Zhou, Tong Chen, Bangbang Zhang
Summary: This study takes panel data from 30 Chinese provinces from 2011 to 2019 as the research object to analyze the impact of digital agriculture on agricultural green total factor productivity (AGTFP). The results show that digital agriculture has shown steady growth during the study period, with room for further development. The relationship between digital agriculture and AGTFP follows an inverted U-shaped curve, with human capital playing a moderating role. Countermeasures are proposed in four aspects to promote the development of digital agriculture and improve AGTFP.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wenju Mao, Zhijie Liu, Heng Liu, Fuzeng Yang, Meirong Wang
Summary: This paper reviews the synergistic technologies of agricultural multi-robots, finding the need to optimize existing technologies and apply them to different agricultural multi-robot systems.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Niels Debonne, Jasper van Vliet, Rose Ramkat, Denyse Snelder, Peter Verburg
Summary: The study found that medium-scale farms in the Kenyan Rift Valley are not a new phenomenon, and most of them have gradually increased in size by buying or renting additional land. There is no difference in crop yields between medium-scale farms and small-scale farms, but medium-scale farms tend to grow cash crops and serve non-local markets, while employing fewer people.
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Shaibu Mellon Bedi, Carlo Azzarri, Bekele Hundie Kotu, Lukas Kornher, Joachim von Braun
Summary: This study adopts the marginal treatment effect approach to examine how farmers' resource endowment and unobserved factors influence the marginal benefits of adopting sustainable intensification practices. The findings indicate that resource endowment and unobserved factors play a role in affecting the marginal benefits of adopting these practices, which in turn impact maize yield and net returns among adopters. The results suggest that scaling up sustainable intensification practices will benefit farm household entrants with the lowest probability of adoption based on observed socioeconomic characteristics.
EUROPEAN REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Todd S. Rosenstock, Andreas Wilkes
Summary: Improving agricultural activity data is a cost-effective option for reducing the uncertainty of greenhouse gas inventories and monitoring mitigation actions, meeting multiple national data needs, and bolstering investments. It's time to direct effort to this opportunity.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jack Covey, Duncan Macqueen, Anna Bolin, Xiaoting Hou Jones
Summary: Gaps in knowledge within Forest and Farm Producer Organisations (FFPOs) hinder their pursuit of broad conceptions of prosperity, but co-productive methodologies can help bridge these gaps. An analysis of a knowledge demand survey from 41 FFPOs in six countries shows that their diversity of aims, knowledge needs, and capacities are well-suited to co-productive methodologies. The study concludes with eight steps for co-producing knowledge with FFPOs.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Kirsty L. Hassall, Frederic Baudron, Chloe MacLaren, Jill E. Cairns, Thokozile Ndhlela, Steve P. McGrath, Isaiah Nyagumbo, Stephan M. Haefele
Summary: Farm typologies are frequently used in sub-Saharan Africa to simplify the classification of diverse farming systems. They can be utilized in various ways, such as designing efficient sampling schemes, targeting interventions to specific farm types, or providing contextual information. However, the process of constructing farm typologies involves subjective decisions that may not be immediately evident. A generalized framework has been developed to address this issue and quantify the impact of subjective decisions on the resulting typologies. The framework is accessible through the open-source RShiny App: TypologyGenerator, allowing users to focus on decision-making rather than implementation details.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiaogeng Niu, Meiyu Liu, Zhenxing Tian, Anguo Chen
Summary: The study shows that agricultural financial support has a significant impact on the agricultural carbon compensation rate (ACCR) in China's provinces, especially in the eastern region. Agricultural technological progress plays an intermediary role in the effect of agricultural financial support on ACCR.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
A. A. Gauci, J. P. Fulton, A. Lindsey, S. A. Shearer, D. Barker, E. M. Hawkins
Summary: Yield monitoring technology can accurately evaluate the performance of different treatments in strip trials, regardless of yield frequency and variability. However, it is important to use the calibrated range of the mass flow sensor to avoid estimation errors.
PRECISION AGRICULTURE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Panna Vass, Dara Sevkan Akdag, Gabriel Enemark Broholm, Jesper Kjaer, Anthony J. Humphreys, Falk Ehmann
Summary: One of the strategic goals of EMA and the European Medicines Regulatory Network is to support the research and adoption of innovative methods and technologies in drug development. EMA has compiled a list of enabling technologies (ETs) that have the potential to enable innovation and impact drug development. This study analyzes the impact of EMA-identified ETs on drug development, tracking their journey from publications to regulatory interactions and clinical trials between 2019 and 2022. The analysis shows variations in the appearance of different innovative technologies in various data sources, providing valuable insights into the Journey of Innovation. Several emerging technologies are endorsed for inclusion in the ETs list, while some existing ones are proposed for exclusion due to their low appearance in regulatory interactions, clinical trials, and publications. Overall, this analysis underscores the importance of continuously monitoring enabling technologies to support Europe's leadership in research and development of innovative technologies relevant to drug development.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Romeo Victor Ionescu, Monica Laura Zlati, Valentin Marian Antohi, Andrei Mirel Florea, Florentin Bercu, Florin Marian Buhociu
Summary: This study aims to investigate the impact of agricultural holding companies on rural development, identifying vulnerabilities that hinder economic development through statistical testing and econometric modeling. The results aim to assist rural policymakers and trainers in formulating policies more effectively.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sophie Huhn, Miriam Axt, Hanns-Christian Gunga, Martina Anna Maggioni, Stephen Munga, David Obor, Ali Sie, Valentin Boudo, Aditi Bunker, Rainer Sauerborn, Till Baernighausen, Sandra Barteit
Summary: This review examines the current usage of affordable wearable devices in health research. The findings show that wearables have been widely applied in fields such as COVID-19 prediction, fertility tracking, heat-related illness, drug effects, and psychological interventions. However, there is a lack of research on wearable devices in low-resource contexts.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Guangya Zhu, Tin-Tai Chow, Valeriy S. Maisotsenko, Tao Wen
Summary: The Maisotsenko cycle is a revolutionary breakthrough in thermodynamics that effectively utilizes the energy available in the air from water evaporation. It can be applied in various fields such as air conditioning, power generation, water production, and heat recovery. The integration of the Maisotsenko cycle with a mature power cycle forms the M-power cycle, which offers advantages in terms of thermal, economic, and ecological efficiencies. Future research should focus on implementing Maisotsenko cycle technology, the Sub-atmospheric M-power cycle, and high-temperature water evaporative heat recuperation.
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zbigniew Skibko, Magdalena Tyminska, Waclaw Romaniuk, Andrzej Borusiewicz
Summary: This study investigated the impact of wind turbines on the electricity parameters of nearby farms, finding that wind power plants significantly affect voltage fluctuations in the surrounding area and may cause incorrect operation of loads connected nearby.
Review
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Lenora Ditzler, Laurens Klerkx, Jacqueline Chan-Dentoni, Helena Posthumus, Timothy J. Krupnik, Santiago Lopez Ridaura, Jens A. Andersson, Frederic Baudron, Jeroen C. J. Groot
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2018)
Review
Agronomy
Marc Schut, Josey Kamanda, Andreas Gramzow, Thomas Dubois, Dietmar Stoian, Jens A. Andersson, Iddo Dror, Murat Sartas, Remco Mur, Shinan Kassam, Herman Brouwer, Andre Devaux, Claudio Velasco, Rica Joy Flor, Martin Gummert, Djuna Buizer, Cynthia McDougall, Kristin Davis, Sabine Homann-Kee Tui, Mark Lundy
EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Stephanie Alvarez, Carl J. Timler, Mirja Michalscheck, Wim Paas, Katrien Descheemaeker, Pablo Tittonell, Jens A. Andersson, Jeroen C. J. Groot
Editorial Material
Agronomy
J. A. Andersson, T. J. Krupnik, N. De Roo
EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE
(2019)
Editorial Material
Agronomy
Jens A. Andersson, Ken E. Giller
EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE
(2019)
Review
Agronomy
Timothy J. Krupnik, Jens A. Andersson, Leonard Rusinamhodzi, Marc Corbeels, Carol Shennan, Bruno Gerard
EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE
(2019)
Review
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Dominic Glover, James Sumberg, Giel Ton, Jens Andersson, Lone Badstue
OUTLOOK ON AGRICULTURE
(2019)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jairos Rurinda, Shamie Zingore, Jibrin M. Jibrin, Tesfaye Balemi, Kenneth Masuki, Jens A. Andersson, Mirasol F. Pampolino, Ibrahim Mohammed, James Mutegi, Alpha Y. Kamara, Bernard Vanlauwe, Peter Q. Craufurd
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2020)
Article
Agronomy
Hanna Kool, Jens A. Andersson, Ken E. Giller
EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE
(2020)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
T. I. Bouwman, J. A. Andersson, K. E. Giller
Summary: Despite relatively high adoption rates in Central Malawi, farmers in the region did not fully adhere to the three conservation agriculture principles. The practice of adding mulch was found to increase yields, but it was not scalable, and overall did not provide substantial benefits for farm productivity, labor savings, or soil conservation.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ken E. Giller, Renske Hijbeek, Jens A. Andersson, James Sumberg
Summary: Regenerative Agriculture is gaining prominence as a solution to the crises facing agriculture, but there are controversies surrounding some of its practices. It draws support from various sectors but also raises questions about the context-specific benefits. The resurgence of interest in Regenerative Agriculture represents a re-framing of approaches to agricultural futures but may also contribute to confusion in the public debate.
OUTLOOK ON AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Ken E. Giller, Thomas Delaune, Joao Vasco Silva, Katrien Descheemaeker, Gerrie van de Ven, Antonius G. T. Schut, Mark van Wijk, James Hammond, Zvi Hochman, Godfrey Taulya, Regis Chikowo, Sudha Narayanan, Avinash Kishore, Fabrizio Bresciani, Heitor Mancini Teixeira, Jens A. Andersson, Martin K. van Ittersum
Summary: Achieving SDG2 requires continued focus on food production and understanding the complex interrelations between farms and farming systems of different scales and methods globally. The bewildering diversity of farming systems worldwide and the economic viability of agriculture are key challenges to be addressed in achieving zero hunger.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Ken E. Giller, Thomas Delaune, Joao Vasco Silva, Mark van Wijk, James Hammond, Katrien Descheemaeker, Gerrie van de Ven, Antonius G. T. Schut, Godfrey Taulya, Regis Chikowo, Jens A. Andersson
Summary: Most food in sub-Saharan Africa is produced on small farms, with the majority of farms less than 1 hectare. Analyzing data from household surveys in Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda reveals significant differences in food security and household incomes among households in different farming systems. The study highlights the interplay between population density, farm size, market access, and agroecological potential on food security and income levels.
Article
Development Studies
T. I. Bouwman, J. A. Andersson, K. E. Giller
Summary: The increasing use of herbicides in sub-Saharan Africa has led to negative impacts on casual labor relations, such as reduced job opportunities and increased hunger in rural households in Central Malawi. While herbicides benefit the better-off, they come at the expense of the poor and food insecure, highlighting the importance of considering social equity implications in agricultural development initiatives.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
(2021)