Towards paddy rice smart farming: a review on big data, machine learning, and rice production tasks

R Alfred, JH Obit, CPY Chin, H Haviluddin, Y Lim - Ieee Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Big Data (BD), Machine Learning (ML) and Internet of Things (IoT) are expected to have a
large impact on Smart Farming and involve the whole supply chain, particularly for rice …

The dynamics of multidimensional food security in rural Ethiopia

M Adem, L Cochrane, A Miceikienė, R Skominas… - Global Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to create a composite food security index that takes into account
the four aspects of food security, which are availability, accessibility, usage, and stability …

Megaprojects—mega failures? The politics of aspiration and the transformation of rural Kenya

D Müller-Mahn, K Mkutu, E Kioko - The European Journal of Development …, 2021 - Springer
Megaprojects are returning to play a key role in the transformation of rural Africa, despite
controversies over their outcome. While some view them as promising tools for a 'big push'of …

Assessing the sustainability of agricultural production-a cross-sectoral comparison of the blackberry, tomato and tree tomato sectors in Ecuador

C Moreno-Miranda, L Dries - International Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Achieving a sustainable agricultural system requires an effective assessment of economic,
environmental, and social conditions. Existing research has mainly focused on a single …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of irrigation water distribution using remotely sensed indicators: a case study of Doho Rice Irrigation Scheme, Uganda

F Wamala, A Gidudu, J Wanyama, P Nakawuka… - Smart Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rising competition for scarce land and water resources and the need to satisfy the global
food demand from an ever-growing population necessitates novel methods to monitor …

Foliar diseases and the associated fungi in rice cultivated in Kenya

EM Nganga, M Kyallo, P Orwa, F Rotich, E Gichuhi… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
We conducted a survey to assess the occurrence and severity of rice blast and brown spot
diseases on popular cultivars grown in the Busia, Kirinyaga, and Kisumu counties of Kenya …

Assessment of irrigation schemes with performance indicators in southeastern irrigation district of Turkey

S Kartal, H Değirmenci, F Arslan - Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2020 - dergipark.org.tr
Water resources are among the most important natural riches of the countries, so this
resource must be used correctly and sustainable, especially in the agriculture sector. The …

[PDF][PDF] Performance evaluation of irrigation schemes in Rugeramigozi marshland, Rwanda

J Hakuzimana, B Masasi - Water Conserv. Manag, 2020 - researchgate.net
Agriculture contributes significantly to the economy of Rwanda (Bayisenge et al., 2019).
According to Hashim (2014), agriculture accounts for about 33% of Rwanda's gross …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated approach for multi-year irrigation benchmarking using satellites, surveys and on-farm measured data

Z Gao, D Guo, D Ryu, AW Western - Agricultural Water Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Benchmarking is an effective management tool to improve irrigation performance through
comparison with other irrigation management units; however, its application is often limited …

Analyzing the performances of water user associations to increase the irrigation sustainability: An application of multivariate statistics to a case study in Italy

DA Zema, P Filianoti, D D'agostino, A Labate… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Benchmarking techniques are useful and simple tools to analyze the performance of the
collective irrigation in the Water User Associations (WUAs) towards an increase in service …