Evaluation of farmer participatory extension programmes

J Knook, V Eory, M Brander, D Moran - The journal of agricultural …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Participatory extension programmes are widely used to promote change in the
agricultural sector, and an important question is how best to measure the effectiveness of …

Technical efficiency analysis correcting for biases from observed and unobserved variables: an application to a natural resource management project

BE Bravo-Ureta, W Greene, D Solís - Empirical Economics, 2012 - Springer
This article brings together the stochastic frontier framework with impact evaluation
methodology to compare technical efficiency (TE) across treatment and control groups using …

Impact of the 2013 super typhoon haiyan on the livelihood of small-scale coconut farmers in Leyte island, Philippines

MNV Seriño, JA Cavero, J Cuizon, TC Ratilla… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Philippine coconut industry is characterized by a high incidence of poverty among small-
scale coconut farmers. We investigate how severely the farmers were impacted when the …

Technology and technical efficiency change: evidence from a difference in differences selectivity corrected stochastic production frontier model

BE Bravo‐Ureta, M González‐Flores… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents a new approach to evaluate the economic impact of development
projects for cases where baseline and endline data for comparable treated and control …

Yield and income effects of rice varieties with tolerance of multiple abiotic stresses: the case of green super rice (GSR) and flooding in the Philippines

JM Yorobe Jr, J Ali, VO Pede, RM Rejesus… - Agricultural …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
With the increasing frequency of extreme climatic events, the new challenge is to develop
rice varieties that are tolerant of drought, water submergence, and salinity. There are now …

The economic impact of Marena's investments on sustainable agricultural systems in Honduras

BE Bravo‐Ureta, AN Almeida, D Solís… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines the economic impact of sustainable agricultural production systems in
Central America. In particular, we investigate the impact of investments promoted by the …

Financial benefits of reimagined, sustainable, agrifood supply networks

T Van Holt, M Delaroche, U Atz, K Eckerle - Journal of International …, 2021 - Springer
Multinational enterprises face challenges to integrate the UN's Sustainable Development
Goals into their supply chains because it requires cooperation outside of their direct control …

Human ecology and food discourses in a smallholder agricultural system in Leyte, The Philippines

F Davila - Agriculture and Human Values, 2020 - Springer
Food systems are influenced by discourses held by individuals and institutions. Market
oriented food security and food sovereignty are frequently presented as co-existing …

[PDF][PDF] Investment appraisal of selected climate smart agricultural (CSA) practices among small scale coconut farmers in Leyte, Philippines.

JH Ruales, MNV Seriño, TC Ratilla, JG Cuizon… - 2020 - managementjournal.usamv.ro
Small scale coconut farmers are facing unprecedented challenges when attempting to
increase productivity because of the occurrence of extreme weather events and changing …

Gender and impact of climate change adaptation on soybean farmers' revenue in rural Togo, West Africa

E Ali, NE Awade, T Abdoulaye - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study assesses the impact of climate change (CC) adaptation on farm-level revenue
among 500 soybean farmers randomly selected in three districts in Togo using endogenous …