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-tillage (ZT) for wheat after rice, particularly in India. This report reviews and synthesizes the experience with zero tillage in … the Indian IGP. Zero tillage of wheat after rice generates significant benefits at the farm level, both in terms of … significant yield gains (6–10%, particularly due to timelier planting of wheat) and cost savings (5–10%, particularly tillage …
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This study documents the adoption and impacts of zero-tillage (ZT) wheat in the ricewheat systems of Pakistan’s Punjab … province primarily drawing on a detailed empirical survey of 458 rice-wheat farmers. Our random stratified sample revealed 19 …% to be ZT wheat adopters and a similar share of the wheat area in the surveyed communities to be under ZT. The study …
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This study documents the adoption and impacts of zero-tillage (ZT) wheat in the rice-wheat systems of India’s Haryana … State primarily drawing on a detailed empirical survey of 400 rice-wheat farmers. Our random stratified sample revealed 34 ….5% to be ZT wheat adopters and a quarter of the wheat area in the surveyed communities to be under ZT. The study suggests …
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This report reviews the impacts of the Asian Maize Biotechnology Network (AMBIONET), organized by the International … Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) with funding from the Asian Development Bank to strengthen the capacity of …
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Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) with national agricultural research systems in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and …. Finally, the paper suggests that maize and wheat breeding research should be made more relevant to the preferences and …
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The development and promotion of improved crop varieties as well as efficient seed production, distribution, and marketing systems have contributed significantly to increased agricultural production and food security in Kenya. However, these impacts have not been replicated in the semi-arid...
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wheat technologies promoted by the wheat research program at MARTI-Uyole. The specific objectives were to assess farmers …’ wheat management practices, determine the technical and socioeconomic factors affecting the adoption of improved wheat … select 202 farmers, 160 from Tembela Division and 42 from Isangati Division, which are two important wheat-growing areas in …
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The publication describes outcomes of a study conducted in 2007/08 to analyze the bottlenecks affecting the production and deployment of maize seed in eastern and southern Africa. The objectives of the study were to provide a better understanding of the factors limiting the production and...
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