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Technical efficiency of organic tea smallholding sector in Sri Lanka: a stochastic frontier analysis
Organic tea is emerging as a major farming activity in Sri Lanka. In this paper, using a stochastic frontier analysis, we analyse the technical efficiency of organic tea smallholdings in the mid country wet zone of Sri Lanka. The Cobb-Douglas functional specifications are found to be an adequate representation of the cross-sectional data obtained in 2002. Our results indicate that there is great ...
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Cover crops and organic mulch to improve tomato yields and soil fertility
Cover crops and organic mulches (OMs) have been reported as a means to reduce inputs and increase soil quality. A field experiment was conducted to elucidate the effects of summer cover crops and organic compost on winter fresh market tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) yields and quality. Cover crops were sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.), velvetbean (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis), cowpea ...
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Crop Intelligence Creates New Opportunities
Adding Crop Intelligence to your tool kit creates a number of new opportunities for your farm. Here’s what we know from data analysis and firsthand experience with farmers and agronomists. The Crop Intelligence app interprets data and that can help you: Develop a baseline Weather stations and environmental sensor technology is more reliable and affordable to implement. With farm-specific ...
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Evolution of satellite image data in agriculture
Mapping and monitoring of agricultural areas are an ideal application for satellite image data as big areas can be easily covered in a very cost-efficient way. Today, it is essential for farmers not just to get data, which would increase their workload, but to get concrete, straight-to-the-point recommendations on what precisely to do on the field in terms of irrigation, fertilizing, and ...
By cloudeo
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How crop registration boosts quality, quantity & consistency
Crop registration - an essential piece of the puzzle No matter how well controlled a growing environment is, environmental conditions are bound to vary from time to time. This can be due to the weather conditions in your natural climate, interactions between different plant species or even changes in your operational practices. It’s essential to gain knowledge and understanding of all of ...
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Ecohydrological modeling of irrigation scheduling of maize using time series analysis in the temperate region of Kashmir valley, India
Water, one of the most crucial inputs of irrigation, should be utilized judiciously to identify appropriate strategies for planning and management of irrigated farmland. The present study was conducted for the crop maize (Zea mays), grown mainly in the rabi-season (July–October), to evaluate the irrigation water requirements in the temperate region of Kashmir Valley, India during the ...
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How to create perfect scouting reports in three easy steps
Scouting reports hold incredible value if done correctly. Growers, crop advisors and their teams can share relevant information, keep track of important occurrences and make better decisions based on facts. In this blog post, we will discuss how to create the best and most efficient scouting reports. One of the first and oldest field data collection methods is scouting. Farmers would ...
By Farm21 BV
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