This study employs the propensity score matching model to examine the impact of the
adoption of water conservation and intensification technologies on farm output and income …

In recent times, results of various adoption studies have been mixed, raising questions
regarding why some improved farm technologies are still not widely adopted several years …

Marker-assisted breeding could have a major impact in relieving productivity constraints that
cannot as easily or rapidly be relieved by conventional breeding alone. This paper estimates …

A primary motivation for this study is to identify a key set of policy options for improving
fertilizer markets in West Africa (among Economic Community of West African States …

Abstract The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) recently
developed and disseminated an integrated pest management (IPM) strategy to suppress the …

Despite the widespread belief that marketing cooperatives' benefits may extend beyond
participating farmers, little is known about the cooperative's effect on nonparticipating …

Because of political risk, economic feasibility, and cultural concerns, it has been a great
challenge for economists to provide palatable remedies to governments to promote water …

A growing literature uses least-cost diets to evaluate how effectively a food system supports
access to nutritious foods. We identify the cost of meeting nutrient requirements for whole …

In this volume we have seen evidence that existing newer varieties of rice and maize can be
and have been successful, and that there is great scope for additional transfers and …

Considering the hazardous use of synthetic pesticides on vegetables in urban West Africa,
the rationale behind this research was to analyse factors that drive or constrain changes in …