Economic potential of biological substitutes for agrochemicals

PS Birthal - 2003 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Pesticides, together with the high yielding seeds, fertilizers and irrigation, have made
substantial contributions towards making India food selfsufficient. But in recent years, they …

Factors determining intercropping by rubber smallholders in Sri Lanka: a logit analysis

P Herath, H Takeya - Agricultural Economics, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Variables related to farmers' awareness and attitudes towards intercropping of immature
rubber (Hevea brusiliensis) stands, extension contacts, education level, and experience with …

[PDF][PDF] Impact analysis of small scale irrigation schemes on household food security the case of Sibu Sire District in Western Oromia, Ethiopia

F Abdissa, G Tesema, C Yirga - Irrigat Drainage Sys Eng, 2017 - researchgate.net
Background Ethiopia is the 10th the largest country in Africa with an estimated total land
area of 1.115 million km2. Ethiopia's population is now surpassing 80 million and is the …

[PDF][PDF] Factors affecting the adoption of resource conservation technology: Case of zero tillage in rice-wheat farming systems

V Laxmi, V Mishra - Indian Journal of Agricultural …, 2007 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Rice-wheat farming systems (RWS) cover about 80 per cent of the food requirement and
about 60 per cent of the nutritional requirement of the Indian population (Timsina and …

Land tenure and property rights, and the impacts on adoption of climate-smart practices among smallholder farmers in selected agro-ecologies in Nigeria

MO Kehinde, AM Shittu… - Bio-based and …, 2022 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
This study investigates the effects of land tenure and property rights (LTPRs) on smallholder
farmers' adoption of climate-smart practices (CSPs) among cereal farming households in …

Economic performance of community based bean seed production and marketing in the central rift valley of Ethiopia

YA Tebeka, E Katungi, JC Rubyogo… - African Crop Science …, 2017 - ajol.info
Limited access to seed of improved varieties is an impediment to agricultural productivity in
sub-Saharan Africa. Researchers in the national and international agricultural research …

Adoption of recommended varieties: a farm-level analysis of wheat growers in irrigated Punjab

M Iqbal, MA Khan, M Ahmad - The Pakistan development review, 2002 - JSTOR
This study uses farm level data to analyse the determinants of adoption of recommended
wheat varieties in irrigated Punjab, Pakistan. A notable proportion of wheat acreage is sown …

A study on adoption of recommended maize production technology among the farmers of Kanker district of Chhattisgarh state

KS Dhruw - 2008 - krishikosh.egranth.ac.in
The present investigation entitled „A study on adoption of recommended maize production
technology among the farmers of kanker district of Chhattisgarh state‟ was carried out …

[PDF][PDF] Determinants of adoption of soybean and its impact on the livelihood of smallholder farmers in Jimma zone

S Diro, W Mulugeta - ZENITH International Journal of …, 2015 - academia.edu
The study aims to analyze whether adopting farmers, particularly smallholders, benefit from
the adoption of improved soybean technology in a subsistence environment and evaluating …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of frontline demonstration in adoption of chickpea production technology by the farmers of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, India

R Parmar, S Choudhary, A Wankhede… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2017 - m.utcg6e.com
Front Line demonstrations (FLDs) is a unique approach to provide an direct interface
between researcher and farmers as the scientists are directly involved in planning …