When Family Trees Fail: Missing Pedigree Records Undermine Genomic Selection in Thai Dairy Cattle
A study of Thai multibreed dairy cattle shows genomic data can offset moderate pedigree gaps, but evaluation accuracy and ranking ...
Tag: smallholder farming
What Surrounds the Rice Field Matters More Than What Happens Inside It
A two-year study of rain-fed rice fields in Guinea-Bissau finds that the structure of the surrounding landscape, not local field ...
Ancient Indigenous Farming Wisdom Emerges as a Scientific Blueprint for Regenerative Agriculture
A new review synthesizing 37 studies finds that indigenous regenerative practices across Southern Africa measurably improve soil health, water retention, ...
Mineral Fertilizer Boosts Tanzanian Sorghum Yields by Nearly 50 Percent, National Census Analysis Finds
A nationally representative analysis of Tanzanian census data finds that mineral fertilizer users harvest nearly 50 percent more sorghum than ...
AI Turns Cheap RGB Drone Photos Into Multispectral Crop Scans
A new deep learning framework reconstructs invisible Red Edge and near-infrared bands from ordinary RGB drone imagery, bringing multispectral crop ...
Malawi’s Neglected Donkeys Face Inbreeding Crisis as Farmers Lack Training and Markets
A survey of 168 donkey farmers in central Malawi finds zero formal training, widespread inbreeding and no organized markets for ...
Only One in Ten Farms Irrigates: The Hidden Barriers Holding Back Southern Ethiopia’s Smallholders
A large-scale econometric study of over 33,000 households finds that only 9.4 percent of farmers in southern Ethiopia irrigate, with ...
Open-source AI maps Senegal’s smallholder farms with record accuracy
An open-source AI model developed at the University of Cambridge outperformed existing satellite crop mapping methods in Senegal's groundnut basin, ...
Calf Sex and Breed Don’t Matter: Parity Holds the Key to Tropical Dairy Yields
A six-year analysis of dairy records in Trinidad and Tobago shows that parity and early lactation performance, not calf sex ...
Ethiopia’s Oilseed Yields Hinge on Soil Conservation, Not More Fertilizer, 19-Year Study Finds
A 19-year analysis of Ethiopian survey data finds that soil conservation, crop protection and water catchment practices, rather than added ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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