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2024 Vol.3 No.2

Open Access Article

Cultivating Sustainable Health in the Rural Mississippi: A Need Study for Green Economic Developmental Initiatives through the SNAP-Ed program

Babu George, Martha Ravola

July 2024: 1-21 DOI: 10.55121/nc.v3i2.176

487 (Abstract) 269 (Download) PDF

This study explores the potential role of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) in fostering a green economy in rural Mississippi, specifically in Adams, Claiborne, and Jefferson counties. Using a mixed-methods approach, we conducted a comprehensive needs assessment to identify the nutritional and physical activity challenges faced by elementary school-aged children in ... more
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Guardians of Rural Heritage: Exploring Residents’ Attitudes towards the Inheritance of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Chinese Traditional Villages

Huaheng Shen, Lingyun Yu, Nor Fadzila Aziz, Li Peng, Yufeng Long, Yu Luo, Xiaokang Xiang

July 2024: 22-39 DOI: 10.55121/nc.v3i2.182

805 (Abstract) 462 (Download) PDF

As pivotal agents in traditional villages, residents play a crucial role in the preservation and continuation of intangible cultural heritage within these villages. Grounded in the theory of planned behaviour, this study examines residents’ attitudes toward the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage in traditional Chinese villages, using Zhaoxing Dong Village as a case study. To explore these... more
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Temporal and Distance Effects on Land Values – Examples from the Meck lenburg Lake County in Germany

Clemens Fuchs, Sarah Katharina Limpächer, Theodor Fock, Joachim Kasten, Agnes Ehrhardt

July 2024: 40-55 DOI: 10.55121/nc.v3i2.187

349 (Abstract) 436 (Download) PDF

In the past decade the land market in Eastern Germany was characterized by a relatively high level of land mobility and severe land price hikes. Land prices in individual regions differ considerably, however. This paper has examined whether obtaining a higher sales price for a utilised agricultural area in particular bounds has a spillover effect on neighbouring bounds so that higher prices can be... more
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Development of Modeling Forage Crop Irrigation Using Fao– Aqua Crop 2012 Program, Salamiyya, Syria

Tammam Yaghi, Arslan Awadis, Khozam Boshra, Yaghi Muna

July 2024: 56-66 DOI: 10.55121/nc.v3i2.227

417 (Abstract) 241 (Download) PDF

To promote forage crop productivity in the drought–suffering Salamiyya area, overpopulation, and water mismanagement in the agricultural field, the modified FAO– Aqua Crop 2012 program which can be used with other programs to simulate the recommended strategies to select the best one for cultivating alfalfa, barley, and vetch, compared with the area’s farmer practices (control). The results showed... more
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Carbon Farming as a Tool for Climate Resilience in Smallholder Agriculture

Sanusi Mohammed Sadiq, Invinder Paul Singh, Muhammad Makarfi Ahmad, Bashir Sanyinna Sani

July 2024: 67-81 DOI: 10.55121/nc.v3i2.207

588 (Abstract) 401 (Download) PDF

Climate change presents significant challenges to smallholder farmers, whose livelihoods are deeply intertwined with weather patterns, soil health, and overall ecosystem stability. As extreme weather events become more frequent and unpredictable, smallholder agriculture faces increasing risks, including reduced crop yields, soil degradation, and heightened food insecurity. Carbon farming—an approa... more

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