The adoption of certified seeds and chemical fertilizers is central for African agri- culture which is characterized by very low productivity. This paper analyzes the technology adoption of certified seeds and inorganic fertilizers for two central crops in Senegal: rice and groundnut. The joint...

The adoption of certified seeds and chemical fertilizers is central for African agri- culture which is characterized by very low productivity. This paper analyzes the technology adoption of certified seeds and inorganic fertilizers for two central crops in Senegal: rice and groundnut. The joint...

Introduction: Honduran workers--new voices, old memories -- Intersecting projects: contested visions for the North Coast -- Revolutionary antecedents to the 1954 strike: liberals, rebels and radicals -- Life and labor in banana fincas -- The making of a campeño and campeña culture: race,...

Banana Production, Global Trade, Consumption Trends, Postharvest Handling and Processing / Edward A. Evans, Fredy H. Ballen and Muhammad Siddiq -- Biology and Postharvest Physiology of Banana / Mari̹a Gloria Lobo-Rodrigo and Francisco Javier Ferna̹ndez Rojas -- Banana Pathology and...

Though MGNREGA happens to be an employment generation program at its core; initially encompassing activities under different heads to provide employment to the village communities; it has casted its potential towards rejuvenating rainfed agriculture along with short and long term environmental...

This paper examines the welfare loss of import restrictions on bananas in Australia and whether the import restrictions have turned into a particular form of export promotion. We set up a model in which there is free domestic entry, with banana producers accepting losses in normal years, off-set...

Tropische Entwaldung ist eines der dringendsten Umweltprobleme unserer Zeit. Sie ist einer der wichtigsten Treiber des Klimawandels und führt zu hohen Verlusten von Biodiversität und Ökosystemdienstleistungen. Bolivien ist eines der Länder mit den höchsten Entwaldungsraten weltweit. Im...

In Ghana, the agricultural sector in general and the tomato sector in particular have not met their potential. In the tomato sector, production seasonality, the dominance of rainfed agriculture, high perishability of the fruits combined with no storage facilities, and poor market access, have...

In this study, the crop yield response of rainfed crops to climate change was evaluated focusing on the most representative crops in the Guadiana river basin. The quantification of crop yields was performed using a simple soil water balance model framework. The herbaceous crop yields were...

Until recently, the Ethiopian government's investment did not systematically target high potential areas for agricultural intensification, limiting the potential productivity gains. Waterlogged vertisols, which cover about 2.7 million hectares in the Ethiopian part of the Blue Nile Basin, are...

Rainfed rice in eastern India suffers frequent moisture stress leading to severe yield reduction due to uncertainty of rainfall coupled with inadequate field level rainwater conservation structures. Construction of the on-farm reservoir (OFR) is an alternative for the storage of excess rainwater...