Search Results - subject:"improved varieties"

Are dairy farmers willing to pay for improved forage varieties? : experimental evidence from Kenya

Osiemo, Jamleck; Sibiko, Kenneth Waluse; Ng'ang'a, … - In: Food policy 124 (2024), pp. 1-14

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Public agricultural extension, pest and disease experience, and adoption of improved wheat varieties

Wang, Xin; Song, Yanping; Huang, Wei - In: German journal of agricultural economics : GJAE 72 (2023) 3/4, pp. 137-153

Improved varieties are considered critical for increasing crop yields worldwide. This study explored the effects of … public agricultural extension and pest and disease experience on adoption of improved varieties using survey data on 525 … public agricultural extension had a significant positive relationship with adoption of improved varieties. Demonstration and …

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Brothers in arms, brothers in trade? : measuring the effect of violent conflicts on trade with third-party countries

Zille, Helge - 2023

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Heterogeneous seed access and information exposure: Implications for the adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties in Uganda

Simtowe, Franklin; Phiri Marenya, Paswel; Amondo, Emily; … - In: Agricultural and Food Economics 7 (2019) 1, pp. 1-23

Frequent droughts in sub-Saharan Africa imply water stress for rainfed agriculture and, ultimately, food insecurity, underlining the region's vulnerability to climate change. Yet, in the maize-growing areas, farmers have been given new drought-coping options following the release and...

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Heterogeneous seed access and information exposure : implications for the adoption of drought-tolerant maize varieties in Uganda

Simtowe, Franklin; Phiri Marenya, Paswel; Amondo, Emily; … - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 7 (2019) 15, pp. 1-23

Frequent droughts in sub-Saharan Africa imply water stress for rainfed agriculture and, ultimately, food insecurity, underlining the region’s vulnerability to climate change. Yet, in the maize-growing areas, farmers have been given new drought-coping options following the release and...

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Insights on the rapid adoption of Pusa 1121 Basmati variety in North India

Joshi, Kuhu; Joshi, Pramod Kumar; Khan, Md. Tajuddin; … - 2018

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What will it take for biofortification to have impact on the ground? : theories of change for three crop-country combinations

Johnson, Nancy; Guedenet, Hannah; Saltzman, Amy - 2015

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Social networks and farmer exposure to improved crop varieties in Tanzania

Muange, Elijah N.; Schwarze, Stefan; Qaim, Matin - 2014

survey data from Tanzania to analyze social networks and their role for the spread of information about improved varieties of …

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Social networks and farmer exposure to improved crop varieties in Tanzania

Muange, Elijah N.; Schwarze, Stefan; Qaim, Matin - Institut für Agrarökonomie, Georg-August-Universität … - 2014

survey data from Tanzania to analyze social networks and their role for the spread of information about improved varieties of …

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Gender impacts on adoption of new technologies: the case of improved groundnut varieties in Uganda

Tanellari, Eftila; Kostandini, Genti; Bonabana-Wabbi, … - In: African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 09 (2014) 4

-growing districts in the country. The results indicate that there are gender differences in adopting improved varieties of peanuts. In … addition, women in female-headed households are less likely to adopt improved varieties compared to women and men in male …

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