Search Results - subject:"Agricultural technologies"

Ogunlana, Elizabeth Adebola; Noomhorm, Athapol; … - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 8, pp. 2523-2540

Poverty alleviation and environmental preservation are very important issues to many governments. Alley farming is beneficial to the environment because it conserves soil and sustains yields over time. Specifically, alley farming reduces soil erosion, which is a major problem in Thailand. Alley...

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INTRODUCING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH MALNUTRITION: AN ETHIOPIAN CASE STUDY

Yigezu, Yigezu A.; Sanders, John H. - Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University - 2008

quality and quantitative diet can be obtained. Here we evaluate a strategy to introduce new agricultural technologies where a …

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Opportunities for US-China Investments in Agricultural Innovation and New Technologies

Kimle, Kevin - Department of Economics, Iowa State University - 2014

This paper suggests four models that could link US and Chinese investment and yield productive new avenues for commercial collaboration. All four models focus on animal protein supply chain technologies. That is because agricultural innovation in this realm is of particular importance to...

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Bridging the information gap with cost-effective dissemination strategies : the case of integrated pest management in Bangladesh

Harris, Leah M.; Norton, George W.; Rezaul Karim, A. N. M. - In: Journal of agricultural and applied economics 45 (2013) 4, pp. 639-654

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The Impact of Finance and Funding on Technology Adoption in Africa

Ahmed, Allam B. - In: Journal of African Development 7 (2005) 1

address the impact of finance and funding on the adoption of agricultural technologies in the Sudan. This paper attempts to …

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The relationship between agricultural technologies and carbon emissions in Pakistan : peril and promise

Zaman, Khalid; Khan, Muhammad Mushtaq; Ahmad, Mehboob; … - In: Economic modelling 29 (2012) 5, pp. 1632-1639

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The relationship between agricultural technologies and carbon emissions in Pakistan: Peril and promise

Zaman, Khalid; Khan, Muhammad Mushtaq; Ahmad, Mehboob; … - In: Economic Modelling 29 (2012) 5, pp. 1632-1639

The objective of the study is to investigate the influence of agricultural technologies on carbon emissions in Pakistan …, Granger causality test, variance decomposition, etc. The results reveal that agricultural technologies act as an important … machinery to carbon emissions but not vice versa. Agricultural technologies are closely associated with economic growth and …

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Beef Feedlot Supply Response in Australia

Griffith, Garry R.; Coddington, Anna; Murdoch, Scott - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 12 (2004)

Reliable estimates of demand and supply elasticities are required for industry-wide evaluations of new agricultural … technologies, new primary product promotion campaigns or new policy initiatives impacting on agricultural industries. In developing …

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Strategies for scaling out impacts from agricultural systems change: the case of forages and livestock production in Laos

Millar, Joanne; Connell, John - In: Agriculture and Human Values 27 (2010) 2, pp. 213-225

Scaling out and up are terms increasingly being used to describe a desired expansion of beneficial impacts from agricultural research and rural development. This paper explores strategies for scaling out production and livelihood impacts from proven technologies. We draw on a case study of...

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A Return of the Threshing Ring? Motivations,Benefits and Challenges of Machinery and LaborSharing Arrangements

Artz, Georgeanne M.; Colson, Gregory J.; Ginder, Roger - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2009

Cooperative approaches provide an alternative for small- and medium-sized producers to obtainthe efficiencies of larger farming operations and remain competitive in an increasinglyconcentrated agricultural industry. This article examines the motivation and effectiveness ofequipment and labor...

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