Closing yield gaps for small- and medium-scale oil palm producers: improving cultivation practices

Closing yield gaps for small- and medium-scale oil palm producers: improving cultivation practicesThe proportion of small and medium scale growers in the Colombian oil palm sector has increased in recent years both in terms of land area planted and in terms of number of growers. However, a yield gap has been found among producers, which depends upon their size, with large scale producers attaining average yields of 6. 6 ton FFB ha per year, higher than those obtained by small and medium scale producers. One reason that could explain this yield gap

The chapter reviews the use of biocontrol agents for control of major fruit tree diseases such as fireblight

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The chapter moves on to examine post-war developments in the banana industry and the advent of the dominance of the Cavendish variety

It focuses on all of the key issues studied on university courses

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Plant factories have great potential for mitigating the contradiction between the growing global population and food scarcity

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A comprehensive introduction to the ideas of Karl Polanyi by examining the key themes that run throughout his work

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