This paper innovates as it tests two different hypotheses regarding climate impacts on agricultural markets in Brazil: farmers only observe the average climate conditions of their region when deciding the type and amount of crop/animal to grow/raise; and weather diversions from normal climate conditions deviate farmers from their optimal profits. Both hypotheses are not rejected by the data. Th...

Baligang is a Neolithic site on a northern tributary of the middle Yangtze and provides a long archaeobotanical sequence from the Seventh Millennium BC upto the First Millennium BC. It provides evidence for developments in rice and millet agriculture influenced by shifting cultural affiliation with the north (Yangshao and Longshan) and south (Qujialing and Shijiahe) between 4300 and 1800 BC. Th...

‘Golden Rice’ is a variety of rice engineered to produce bcarotene (pro-vitamin A) to help combat vitamin A deficiency1, and it has been predicted that its contribution to alleviating vitamin A deficiency would be substantially improved through even higher b-carotene content2. We hypothesized that the daffodil gene encoding phytoene synthase (psy), one of the two genes used to develop Golden Ri...

Drought introduces a different set of risks and adaptation strategies as compared to flood, river erosion other natural hazards. This paper attempts investigate farmers' combat climate change in drought prone areas identify their determinants based on survey 480 farmers from northwestern Bangladesh. Farmers commonly practicing six technology-based one labour/family-based strategy with 80% adapt...

Application of smart farming technology in rice activity is relevant facing the challenges achieving food security and improving wellbeing farmers. In Malaysia, synonymous with adequacy domestic supply for Malaysian population. Therefore, to achieve target set Sustainable Development Goal 2 which zero hunger, sector needs be more competitive by encouraging farmers utilize modern technology. Sma...

Over the past 50 years, the scale and intensity of livestock farming have increased significantly. At the same time, Western societies have become more urbanised and fewer people have close relatives involved in farming. As a result, most citizens have little knowledge or direct experience of what farming entails. In addition, more people are expressing concerns over issues such as farm animal ...

Tourism has a significant share in the contribution of country's economy, tourism contributes to national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The covid-19 pandemic forced all Indonesia be closed avoid spread corona virus. closure was carried out by Pangandaran Regency government, this effort made anticipate virus Regency. research objective determine effect on rice farmers around area and efforts era...