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Agricultural Biodiversity and Biotechnology in Economic Development
The topics addressed in this book are of vital importance to the survival of humankind. Agricultural biodiversity, encompassing genetic diversity as well as human knowledge, is the base upon which agricultural production has been built, and protecting this resource is critical to ensuring the...
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2005Autor (es):
Cooper J.Lipper L. M.Zilberman D.- Link to web resource
Weather index insurance, agricultural input use, and crop productivity in Kenya
Weather risk is a serious issue in the African small farm sector that will further increase due to climate change. Farmers typically react by using low amounts of agricultural inputs. Low input use can help to minimize financial loss in bad years, but is also associated with low average yield...
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2019Autor (es):
Sibiko K. W.Qaim M.- Upload file
Farm production diversity and dietary quality: linkages and measurement issues
Recent research has analyzed whether higher levels of farm production diversity contribute to improved diets in smallholder farm households. We add to this literature by using and comparing different indicators, thus helping to better understand some of the underlying linkages. The analysis...
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2018Autor (es):
Sibhatu K. T.Qaim M.- Upload file
Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries
This publication is based on invited papers presented at the conference "Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries: Towards Optimizing the Benefits for the Poor", held in November 1999 at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn. The conference was convened in...
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2000Autor (es):
Qaim M.Krattiger A. F.von Braun J.- Link to web resource
Gender, agricultural commercialization, and collective action in Kenya
With the commercialization of agriculture, women are increasingly disadvantaged because of persistent gender disparities in access to productive resources. Farmer collective action that intends to improve smallholder access to markets and technology could potentially accelerate this trend. Here...
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2012Autor (es):
Fischer E.Qaim M.- Upload file
Women’s empowerment and gender equality in agricultural value chains: evidence from four countries in Asia and Africa
Women play important roles at different nodes of both agricultural and off-farm value chains, but in many countries their contributions are either underestimated or limited by prevailing societal norms or gender-specific barriers. We use primary data collected in Asia (Bangladesh, Philippines)...
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2021Autor (es):
Quisumbing A.Heckert J.Faas S.Ramani G.Raghunathan K.Malapit H.The pro-WEAI for Market Inclusion Study Team.- Upload file
Adapting the innovation systems approach to agricultural development in Vietnam: challenges to the public extension service
Competing models of innovation informing agricultural extension, such as transfer of technology, participatory extension and technology development, and innovation systems have been proposed over the last decades. These approaches are often presented as antagonistic or even mutually exclusive....
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2013Autor (es):
Friederichsen R.Minh T. T.Neef A.Hoffmann V.- Upload file
Improved tree fallows in smallholder maize production in Zambia: do initial testers adopt the technology?
In eastern Zambia, population growth has reduced per-capita land availability to such an extent that traditional bush fallows can no longer be practiced, and low soil fertility is a major constraint to crop production. Improved fallows (IF) based on leguminous trees are a low cash-input...
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desarrollo de capacidades (DC)formas de producción agícolasistemas de innovaciónagricultura sostenible
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2015Autor (es):
Keil A.Zeller M.Franzel S.- Upload file
Determinants of Small‐Scale Farmers’ Intention to Use Smartphones for Generating Agricultural Knowledge in Developing Countries: Evidence from Rural India
Access to and usage of smartphones for agricultural purposes amongst small-scale farmers in rural areas of developing countries is still limited. Smartphones may provide an opportunity to develop farmers’ capacities with specific applications offering fast access to continually updated and...
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2020Autor (es):
Landmann D.Lagerkvist C.Otter V.- Upload file
Participatory research for sustainable agriculture: the case of the Italian agroecological rice network
Since the Green Revolution, worldwide agriculture has been characterized by a typical top–down approach. The degree of autonomy, creativity, and responsibility of farmers has been limited by the continuous external inputs of chemicals, machinery, advice, subsidies and knowledge. The issue of...
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2020Autor (es):
Pagliarino, E.Orlando, F.Vaglia, V.Bocchi, S.Rolfo, S.- Link to web resource
Inclusive Innovation. Evidence and Options in Rural India
This book discusses the role of inclusive innovation for development in rural India. It uses the evidence of innovation in the context of skewed or limited livelihood options and multiple knowledge systems to argue that if inclusive innovation is to happen, the actors and the nature of the...
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2020Autor (es):
Universita Degli Studi di Napoli Federico IIMunich Personal RePEc Archive- Link to web resource
Tensions in future development of organic production—views of stakeholders on Organic 3.0
This study analysed Swedish stakeholders’ views on future developments of organic production and consumption based on Organic 3.0, a strategic initiative by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). Focus group discussions were carried out with actors representing...
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2020Autor (es):
Caudwell R.Röös E.DahlanuddinJaya K.D.- Link to web resource