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Factors contributing to farm-level productivity and household income generation in coastal Bangladesh’s rice-based farming systems by Emran, Shah-Al, Krupnik, Timothy J, Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Kumar, Virender, Pittelkow, Cameron M

“…Large changes have taken place in smallholder farming systems in South Asia’s coastal areas in recent decades, particularly related to cropping intensity,…”
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Impact of cropping system diversification on productivity and resource use efficiencies of smallholder farmers in south-central Bangladesh: a multi-criteria analysis by Emran, Shah-Al, Krupnik, Timothy J., Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Kumar, Virender, Pittelkow, Cameron M.

“…Diversification of smallholder rice-based cropping systems has the potential to increase cropping system intensity and boost food security. However, impacts on…”
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Climate change and indicators of probable shifts in the consumption portfolios of dryland farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for policy by Amjath-Babu, T.S., Krupnik, Timothy J., Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Arshad, Muhammad, Kaechele, Harald

“…•Analyzes secondary impacts of climate change among Sub-Saharan African farmers.•Develops an uncertainty measure for impact estimates.•Reviews the existing…”
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Stepwise methods for more nuanced adoption analysis: a case study of harvest and post-harvest mechanization in Bangladesh by Brown, Brendan, Timsina, Pragya, Sharma, Akriti, Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Krupnik, Timothy

“…The adoption of agricultural harvest and post-harvest mechanization is crucial for addressing drudgery, food losses, climate vulnerability and food security…”
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Conservation tillage (CT) for climate-smart sustainable intensification: Assessing the impact of CT on soil organic carbon accumulation, greenhouse gas emission and water footprint of wheat cultivation in Bangladesh by Rahman, MD Mashiur, Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Hoque, Muhammad Arshadul, Rahman, Mohammad Arifur, Gulandaz, Md. Ashrafuzzaman, Rahman, Jubaidur, Islam, Md. Tariqul

“…Soil organic carbon (SOC), greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and water footprint (WF) are the key indicators of environmental sustainability in agricultural…”
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Socio-cognitive constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in South Asia: insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping in coastal Bangladesh by Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Krupnik, Timothy J., Shahrin, Sumona, Tittonell, Pablo, Siddique, Kadambot H. M., Ditzler, Lenora, Groot, Jeroen C. J.

“…Appreciating and dealing with the plurality of farmers’ perceptions and their contextual knowledge and perspectives of the functioning and performance of their…”
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Impact of informal groundwater markets on efficiency of irrigated farms in India: a bootstrap data envelopment analysis approach by A.V., Manjunatha, S, Speelman, Aravindakshan, Sreejith, T.S., Amjath Babu, Mal, Puran

“…In recent years, the proliferation of private well irrigation systems in South Asia, especially in the hard rock areas of India, has stimulated the growth of…”
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Urbanization in Saudi Arabia and sustainability challenges of cities and heritage sites: heuristical insights by Alqahtany, Ali, Aravindakshan, Sreejith

“…Purpose>The purpose of this paper is to explore the trajectories of the urbanization process in Saudi Arabia in its regional context from the unification of…”
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Design and performance evaluation of an inclined nozzle and combustor of a downdraft moving bed gasifier for tar reduction by Rahman, Md Mashiur, Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Matin, Md Abdul

“…Tar formation is one of the major problems during biomass gasification due to blocking and fouling processes in engines and turbines. Downstream gas cleanup…”
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Multi-level socioecological drivers of agrarian change: Longitudinal evidence from mixed rice-livestock-aquaculture farming systems of Bangladesh by Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Krupnik, Timothy J., Groot, Jeroen C.J., Speelman, Erika N., Amjath- Babu, T.S., Tittonell, Pablo

“…Coastal systems are facing natural and human-driven change coupled with a rising population. With increasing shifts in socioecological conditions during the…”
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Quantifying farmers' preferences for cropping systems intensification: A choice experiment approach applied in coastal Bangladesh's risk prone farming systems by Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Krupnik, Timothy J., Amjath-Babu, T.S., Speelman, Stijn, Tur-Cardona, Juan, Tittonell, Pablo, Groot, Jeroen C.J.

“…Sustainable intensification (SI) is envisioned as an effective strategy for developing countries to increase farm productivity while reducing negative…”
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Climatic variability and thermal stress in Pakistan’s rice and wheat systems: A stochastic frontier and quantile regression analysis of economic efficiency by Arshad, Muhammad, Amjath-Babu, T.S., Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Krupnik, Timothy J., Toussaint, Verena, Kächele, Harald, Müller, Klaus

“…•Analyzes impacts of climatic variability on economic efficiency (EE) of cereal systems.•Indicators of climatic variability and thermal stress negatively…”
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A metafrontier approach and fractional regression model to analyze the environmental efficiency of alternative tillage practices for wheat in Bangladesh by Aravindakshan, Sreejith, AlQahtany, Ali, Arshad, Muhammad, Manjunatha, A. V., Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…Among alternative tillage practices, conservation tillage (CT) is a prominent greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategy advocated in wheat cultivation, largely…”
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Application of a bias-corrected meta-frontier approach and an endogenous switching regression to analyze the technical efficiency of conservation tillage for wheat in South Asia by Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Rossi, Frederick, Amjath-Babu, T. S., Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…Conservation tillage (CT) options are among the most rapidly spreading land preparation and crop establishment techniques globally. In South Asia, CT has…”
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Pathways and determinants of sustainable energy use for rice farms in India by Nayak, Hari Sankar, Parihar, Chiter Mal, Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Silva, ‪João Vasco, Krupnik, Timothy J., McDonald, Andrew J., Kakraliya, Suresh K., Sena, Dipaka R., Kumar, Virender, Sherpa, Sonam R., Bijarniya, Deepak, Singh, Love K., Kumar, M., Choudhary, Kajod M., Kumar, S., Kumar, Y., Jat, Hanuman S., Sidhu, Harminder S., Jat, Mangi L., Sapkota, Tek B.

“…Rice cultivation in the Northwestern Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) of India is often associated with high energy use, calling into question its sustainability. We…”
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Farming on the fringe: Shallow groundwater dynamics and irrigation scheduling for maize and wheat in Bangladesh’s coastal delta by Schulthess, Urs, Ahmed, Zia Uddin, Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Rokon, Golam Morshed, Alanuzzaman Kurishi, A.S.M., Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…•Maize and wheat are proposed for diversification, but irrigation advice is limited.•Soil moisture content was above or near drained upper limit for depths…”
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What does benchmarking of wheat farmers practicing conservation tillage in the eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains tell us about energy use efficiency? An application of slack-based data envelopment analysis by Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Rossi, Frederick J., Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…Escalating energy costs are an increasing concern for South Asian farmers growing rice and wheat in rotation. Millions of people in the IGP (Indo-Gangetic…”
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Climate variability and yield risk in South Asia’s rice–wheat systems: emerging evidence from Pakistan by Arshad, Muhammad, Amjath-Babu, T. S., Krupnik, Timothy J., Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Abbas, Azhar, Kächele, Harald, Müller, Klaus

“…Rice and wheat are the principal calorie sources for over a billion people in South Asia, although each crop is particularly sensitive to the climatic and…”
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Climate variability, farmland value, and farmers' perceptions of climate change: implications for adaptation in rural Pakistan by Arshad, Muhammad, Kächele, Harald, Krupnik, Timothy J., Amjath-Babu, T. S., Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Abbas, Azhar, Mehmood, Yasir, Müller, Klaus

“…Many studies have examined the impact of climatic variability on agricultural productivity, although an understanding of these effects on farmland values and…”
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Past Trajectories, Current Preferences, and Alternative Futures for the Sustainable Intensification of Coastal Farming Systems in Bangladesh by Aravindakshan, Sreejith Arav

“…Agricultural systems in southern coastal regions of Bangladesh are underdeveloped compared to the rest of the country. Agriculture is mainly rainfed with lower…”
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