Implementing Machine Learning for Smart Farming to Forecast Farmers’ Interest in Hiring Equipment by Manik Rakhra, Sumaya Sanober, Noorulhasan Naveed Quadri, Neha Verma, Samrat Ray, Evans Asenso

“…The following is a manual pilot study of 562 farmers in India to address the numerous challenges farmers face when looking for tools and equipment, as well as to determine their strong interest in the process of renting and sharing equipment. …”
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Design and Prototype of an Automated Temperature Monitoring System for Kisoro Farmers’ Storage Facilities. by Nizeyimana, Denis

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Effect of cooperative membership on farmers’ technology adoption based on the mediating effects of technology cognition by Geling Wang, Miao Xu

“…Significant between-group differences exist in the effect of cooperative membership on farmers' decision to adopt WSIT such that the promotion effect is greater among farmers with larger irrigated land areas, farmers with fewer years of farming experience, and farmers with lower education levels. …”
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Access and Utilization of Agricultural Information by Horticultural Farmers in Raoda Village, North Kolaka Regency by Muhammad Idrus, Ismail Akhmad

“… The success of farming can be influenced by access to agricultural information. However, not all farmers can access and utilize information quickly and accurately. …”
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The curious case of C-88: impacts of a potato variety on farmers in Yunnan, China by Stephanie Myrick, Willy Pradel, Canhui Li, Victor Suarez, Guy Hareau, Catherine Larochelle, George W. Norton, Jeffrey Alwang

“…Total impact on Yunnan potato farmers of the variety was estimated to be around $2.5 billion for the 1996–2015 period. …”
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Adoption Spells of Improved Potato Varieties by Smallholder Farmers in Eastern Ethiopia: The Duration Approach by Sisay Lemessa, Molla Alemayehu, Megersa Daksa, Nigussie Dechassa

“…However, its productivity remains low due to low adoption of improved technologies by smallholder farmers. Duration models, namely, Parametric (Weibull) and Non-parametric (Kaplan Meier) were used to analyze the data gathered from 365 sample farmers. …”
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Southern Farmers' Attitudes and Opinions about Federal Conservation Programs and the 2007 Farm Bill by Michele C. Marra, Rodney L. Clouser, James L. Novak, Nathan B. Smith

“…Smith, draws from the results of a national survey to report on southern farmers' attitudes and opinions about present and future conservation programs and goals. …”
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Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards biological control of papaya mealybug in Kenya by Kate Constantine, Fernadis Makale, Idah Mugambi, Harrison Rware, Duncan Chacha, Alyssa Lowry, Ivan Rwomushana, Frances Williams

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Farmers’ Management Practices of Potato Bacterial Wilt and Its Implications in Disease Prevalence in Kenya by Samuel Musah, Rael Birithia, Hellen Kamiri, Esther Kahariri

“…Implementing effective management strategies for this disease usually necessitates understanding the knowledge and practices of farmers regarding potato bacterial wilt. To gain insights into farmers' knowledge and practices in managing bacterial wilt and to outline feasible intervention strategies, a survey was conducted involving 136 randomly selected farmers from four key potato-growing counties in Kenya between April and June 2019. …”
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Farmer’s Credit Rating Model and Application Based on Multilayer Unified Network with Linear Classifier by Sulin Pang, Shouyang Wang, Lianhu Xia

“…This article innovatively builds the infrastructure of farmer credit rating index system into a multilevel unidirectional network structure. …”
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IMPACT ON THE LIVELIHOOD OF RURAL FARMERS DUE TO THE ADOPTION OF MODERN AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY IN NEPAL by Binisha Paudel, Sunil Regmi

“…Farmers are now able to monitor and identify their needs and problems themselves, optimize balanced doses of fertilization, track crop health and pest infestation, etc thus improving crop quality.…”
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Farmers’ adoption of green prevention and control technology in China: does information awareness matter? by Ruifeng Liu, Jian Wang, Mengling Tian, Yefan Nian, Wei Ren, Hengyun Ma, Fei Liang

“…Abstract Green prevention and control technology (GPCT) represents an eco-friendly approach in agriculture, aimed at promoting sustainability by reducing farmers’ excessive use of chemical pesticides. Despite the Chinese government having made a large effort to promote the technology, the farmers’ utilization is still low in China, especially when no financial incentives are provided to farmers. …”
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Influencing Factors Analysis on Land-Lost Farmers’ Happiness Based on the Rough DEMATEL Method by Lixia Liu, Tingting Wang, Lei Xie, Xueli Zhan

“…In this paper, fifteen indicators from four dimensions are selected to construct an evaluation system for the happiness of land-lost farmers. The factors affecting the happiness of land-lost farmers are analyzed using the rough DEMATEL method. …”
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Facilitators and barriers to protective eyewear acceptance among Indian farmers: A qualitative study by Gopinath Madheswaran, K Eshwari, Judith Shefali Jathanna, Syed Ibrahim, Krithica Srinivasan, Lakshmi Shinde, Ramesh S Ve, Rashima Asokan, S Saravanan, SB Saranya

“…This study aimed to identify the barriers to and facilitators of protective eyewear among farmers. Methods A multicentric study was conducted to assess occupational ocular hazards and preventive strategies among farmers in southern India. …”
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Prediction of Farmers’ Income in Hebei Province Based on the Fractional Grey Model (1,1) by Yongqiang Xu, Lim Thien Sang, Kun Wang

“…The problem of increasing farmers’ income has been a hot issue of social concern. …”
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Farmer perceptions toward the adoption of agroforestry practices: a case study of northwestern Ethiopia by Mulunesh Yayehrad Gashu, Demamu Mesfin, Tadsual Asfaw Dessie

“…Therefore, this study aimed to examine farmers’ perceptions and adoption of agroforestry practices as well as the factors influencing these actions in the Banja district of Northwestern Ethiopia.MethodsA cross-sectional research design was conducted in three kebeles of the Banja district, encompassing a sample of 340 households. …”
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Farmers’ knowledge improves identification of drought impacts: A nationwide statistical analysis in Zambia by Max Mauerman, Henny Osbahr, Emily Black, Daniel Osgood, Grieve Chelwa, Bernadette Mushinge

“…This paper develops a novel methodology to address this need through incorporating farmer knowledge into robust drought impact assessments.Using a new dataset of 925 farmer focus groups in Zambia, we investigate whether farmers’ recollection can identify consequential drought events more consistently than crop yields, which are conventionally used for this purpose. …”
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Awareness and perception of genetically modified maize crops among farmers in Abia State, Nigeria by Obiageri Oparaojiaku Joy, Uzoma Izuogu Chibuzo, Ikpeoha Kakie Njoku Joachim, Martha Ekweanya Ndidiamaka, Amah Okorie David, Ekunyi Umeh Ngozi

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Development of the Agricultural Biogas Market in Poland – Production Volume, Feedstocks, Activities and Behaviours of Farmers by Arkadiusz Piwowar

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Ungoverned Spaces and Menace of Herder-Farmer Conflictin Ondo State, South West Nigeria by Adebajo Adeola Aderayo, Orebanjo Abiodun Olusola

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