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restore fertility and conserve water in the soil. However, adoption of this environmentally-friendly technology is low. This … study makes two key contributions. First, it identifies the determinants of adoption and intensity of adoption of Zai … farmers’ decision to adopt and the extent of adoption of the Zai in the Upper East region, Ghana. Results from the Cragg …
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sweet-potatoes (OFSP), and intensity of such adoption, by arepresentative sample of 340 farmers in the Busia and Rachuonyo …, knowledge on value addition and nutritional benefits, andavailability of vines were the key factors for adoption. The results … also suggest that participationin a value chain extension programme enhanced the probability of adoption. Factors …
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This study applied logit and logit transformed regression to examine factors affecting the adoption of orange flesh … sweet-potatoes (OFSP), and intensity of such adoption, by a representative sample of 340 farmers in the Busia and Rachuonyo …, knowledge on value addition and nutritional benefits, and availability of vines were the key factors for adoption. The results …
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-level factors affecting the adoption and intensity of herbicide use in rice production in the Philippines. Results broadly indicate … apparent differences in the degree to which important explanatory variables affect the intensity and adoption decisions. The … both the adoption and intensity decisions are land ownership, farm area, and the method of crop establishment used. Results …
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This study examines the factors that influence the adoption intensity of a soil conservation technology in a developing … country. Factors that influence adoption intensity may not be the same as those that influence the incidence of adoption. In … this study, adoption intensity is defined as the percentage of total upland acreage planted with Sloping Agricultural Land …
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factors influencing the adoption and extent of use of NERICA rice varieties in Ghana. About 57.93 per cent of the sampled rice … seed source, all the other factors positively influenced the extents of adoption. The findings suggest the need to ensure …
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factors influencing the adoption and extent of use of NERICA rice varieties in Ghana. About 57.93 per cent of the sampled rice … seed source, all the other factors positively influenced the extents of adoption. The findings suggest the need to ensure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200720
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Mortgage loss-given-default (LGD) increased significantly when house prices plummeted and delinquencies rose during the financial crisis, but it has remained over 40 percent in recent years despite a strong housing recovery. Our results indicate that the sustained high LGDs post-crisis are due...
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Marketing agricultural produce is important amongst smallholder farmers because they derive benefits such as income and rural employment. In developing countries like Kenya, most smallholder farmers are characterized by poor market participation because they lack market information on pineapple...
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