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Participatory farmer research and exploring the phytobiome: Next steps for agricultural productivity growth
(NP Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2022-03-25)Agriculture and food systems must provide nutrition and agricultural products for nearly 10 billion people by 2050. Agriculture is a powerful economic driver, and by prioritizing agricultural productivity and innovation, ... -
Embedded Research Translation Report: Exploring the Use of Blockchain Technology to Promote the Production and Consumption of African Indigenous Vegetables in Western Kenya
(AgUnity, 2021-08-04)AgUnity worked with Virginia Tech and Egerton University on the LASER PULSE-funded project entitled Exploring the Use of Blockchain Technology to Promote the Production and Consumption of African Indigenous Vegetables ... -
Transaction and Information Pain Points in African Indigenous Vegetable Value Chains in Western Kenya: A Gender-Responsive AIV Value Chain and Market Analysis Report
(2021-08-23)The use cases for blockchain technology (BCT) have taken off since its initial development for the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. In agricultural value chains, BCT has been developed for agri-food products from source to retail ... -
Breakthroughs in Agricultural Productivity: Participatory Research and the Phytobiome
(Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2022-01-17)Agriculture and food systems must provide nutrition and agricultural products for nearly 10 billion people by 2050. Agriculture is a powerful economic driver and by prioritizing agricultural productivity and innovation, ... -
The Case for Productivity: Invigorating agricultural systems for the twenty-first century
(Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2021-06-15)Accelerating agricultural productivity growth at all scales of production is imperative to meet the needs of consumers and address threats to human and environmental well-being. -
2021 GAP Report Launch: Strengthening the Climate For Sustainable Agricultural Growth
(Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2021-10-20)During the launch of the 2021 Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report), the newest data on agricultural productivity across the globe was revealed to be well below the Global Agricultural Productivity Index ... -
The Case for Productivity: Invigorating agriculture for the twenty-first century
(Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2021-06-15)Animation covering the basics of productivity growth. -
2021 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Climate for Agricultural Growth
(Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2021-10-20)During the next 30 years, the world’s population will grow larger and more prosperous. Demand will soar for food and agricultural goods, including meat, dairy, fruits, vegetables, timber, oilseeds for cooking and industrial ... -
Filling the GAPs: Expert Essays
(2020-10-12)Agricultural productivity is best expressed as Total Factor Productivity-TFP. TFP is a measure of efficiency in agriculture — the efficiency with which agricultural inputs such as labor, fertilizers and seeds are converted ... -
Organizational Innovation in Times of Crises: The Case of Extension and Advisory Services
Since it formally began, extension institutions have been innovating in response to the changing environment. Past crises have induced organizational innovation in limited ways. The COVID- 19 crisis appears to have brought ... -
2020 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Productivity in a Time of Pandemics
(Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Global Programs, 2020-10-12)Agricultural communities battle pandemic-scale pest and disease outbreaks every year. The health and productivity of people, livestock, and crops are all vulnerable. Food and nutrition security, livelihoods, and environmental ... -
Extension and Advisory Services: Supporting Communities Before, During, and After Crises
(Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2020-10-10)Extension and Advisory Services (EAS) providers are important partners for communities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from shocks such as natural disasters and human, plant, and animal disease and pest outbreaks. ... -
2019 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Productivity Growth for Sustainable Diets and More
(Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Global Programs, 2019-10-16)The world must sustainably produce food, feed, fiber, and bio-energy for nearly 10 billion people in 2050. Using publicly-available data and peer-reviewed analysis, the 2019 Global Agricultural Productivity Report puts ...
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