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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

New Countryside · 56-66 · 10.55121/nc.v3i2.227

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, c

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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

New Countryside · 40-55 · 10.55121/nc.v3i2.187

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

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

Babu George, Martha Ravola

New Countryside · 1-21 · 10.55121/nc.v3i2.176

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 phy

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A Mobile and Height-adjustable Smoker for Calming Giant Honeybees (Apis dorsata)

K.M.N.M. Jayasena, P.D. Kahandage, E.J. Kosgollegedara, U.G.A.I. Sirisena, N.D.S.L. Senevirathne

New Countryside · 8-16 · 10.55121/nc.v3i1.126

The giant honeybees (Apis dorsata) plays an important role as pollinators, which are vital in plant reproduction. They help the forest and perennial crops by mediating speciation, promoting genetic diversity, and contributing to ecosystem stability. They live in large colonies with vertical comb and commonly make nests in natura

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Social Geographical Materialities in Rural Spaces. Material Changes or/and Social Changes? Key Questions for a New Countryside in the Global North

Angel Paniagua

New Countryside · 43-51 · 10.55121/nc.v2i2.60

In this contribution, ways of analysis are established that allow the incorporation of material change processes in the context of global rural restructuring. The traditional binary relation can evolve towards hybrid models based on the permanent becoming and the post-structural or the post-modern visions. The evolution from the

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Lessons Learnt from Application of Farmer Field School Approach for Dissemination of Technologies to Seed Potato Farmers in Sri Lanka

M.K.S.L.D. Amarathunga, U.S.G. Dilshan, A.M.C. Amarakoon, K.P. Somachandra

New Countryside · 27-42 · 10.55121/nc.v2i2.28

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the Farmer Field School Approach in disseminating technologies for improving Farmers’ knowledge and adoption of cultivation practices related to seed potato cultivations in Sri Lanka. The stratified purposive sampling technique was performed to select 40 seed potato farmers who p

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Estimating Total Factor Productivity Growth in the Sri Lankan Coconut Sector

S.M.M. Samarakoon, H. L. J. Weerahewa, L.H.P. Gunaratne

New Countryside · 10-26 · 10.55121/nc.v2i2.33

The stagnant nature of Sri Lankan national coconut production over many decades has been an issue in fulfilling the ever-increasing demand for domestic coconut consumption and industry. Thus, this study aims to address the question of the driving forces of total coconut production growth. This study identifies the sources of Sri

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Varietal purity evaluation in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seeds by means of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers in Venezuela

Edickson Frances, Hernán Laurentin

New Countryside · 1-9 · 10.55121/nc.v2i2.39

BACKGROUND: Sesame is an important crop due to the excellent quality oil derived from its grains. With as any other crop, the seed used as initial input in the agricultural process, is the first warranty of success that a farmer has. The quality seed must be evaluated during the multiplication process, to be sure that varietal p

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E-Participation, Rural Regime, and Network Governance: A Case of Balien River Conservation

Cheng Peng, Liu Shuhuan, Peng Cheng, Shuhuan Liu

New Countryside · 12-17 · 10.55121/nc.v2i1.72

The regime theory has been widely applied to analyze the governing capacity for urban community development. However, it has seldom been translated to the countryside, even though rural communities often reveal some potential for self-governance and a capacity to act. With the emergence of information technology, social network

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Place-Making through the Creation of Common Spaces in Lima’s Self-Built Settlements: El Ermitaño and Pampa de Cueva as Case Studies for a Regional Urbanization Strategy

Samar Kenworthy, Frank White, Cayon Lee

New Countryside · 7-11 · 10.55121/nc.v2i1.70

Lima has become the first Peruvian megacity with more than 10 million people, resulting from the migration waves from the countryside throughout the 20th century, which have also contributed to the diverse ethnic background of today’s city. The paper analyzes two neighborhoods located in the inter-district area of Northern Lima:

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