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Impact of Seed Voucher System on Rice Farmers’ Welfare in Nigeria: A Randomized Control Trial Approach

Awotide, Bola Amoke; Awoyemi, Taiwo T.; Diagne, Aliou; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012

This study adopted Randomized Control Trial to examine the impact of seed voucher system on farming households’ welfare … Nigeria. The WALD estimate reveals that the use of seed voucher increased household Per Capita Expenditure (PCE) by N14705 …. Therefore, the use of seed voucher to grant farmers assess to certified improved rice seed can generate improvement in farmers …

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Consulting the stakeholders on pro-poor market segmentation of maize seed in Africa

De Groote, Hugo; Andam, Kwaw S.; Hall, Mike; Munyua, … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009

Paper accepted for presentation at the 27th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), Beijing China, August 16-22, 2009, (Ref 690)

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The Relational Ship between Rice Market Liberalization and Food Security in Iran

Mousavi, S.N. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006

In an effort to alleviate rice shortages, the Iranian government is attempting to encourage the private sector to become more involved in the rice market and trade of Iran. To this end, the multi rate foreign exchange system, which was adopted for several years mainly to support consumers, is...

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Farm size and Distance-to-Field in Scattered Rice Field Areas:with Integration of Plot and Farm Data

Yagi, Hironori - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012

An empirical bid-rent model is applied with a multinomial logit (MNL) for analyses of rice production in Japan, which is characterized by cultivation by producers working with various farm sizes. By combining plot and farm databases, the distances to respective field plots from potential holders...

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Climate Change, Perceptions and the Heterogeneity of Adaptation and Rice Productivity: Evidence from Indonesian Villages

Futoshi, Yamauchi; Hiroyuki, Takeshima; Reno, Dewina; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012

This paper examines how change in rainfall patterns induces autonomous adaptation of farmers and affects their rice production. Based on recently collected household data from seven provinces in Indonesia, the analysis clearly demonstrate delays in the onset of rainy season and increased...

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Tropical Agriculture in Latin America

Saravia-Matus, Silvia L.; Gomez y Paloma, Sergio - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012

In a world of environmental limits, sustainable and productive agriculture is crucial to foster socioeconomic development and food security, primarily in low income economies. The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges and potential opportunities for Latin American countries which...

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Gender, Agricultural Commercialization, and Collective Action in Kenya

Fischer, Elisabeth; Qaim, Matin - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012

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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Environmental Conservation and Food Security in Developing Countries: Bridging the Disconnect

Ajayi, Olu Clifford; Matakala, Patrick - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006

In many developing countries, environmental issues are often sacrificed for immediate food production requirements because of perceived tradeoff between two. Some production systems exist however that offers opportunities for achieving the two seemingly divergent objectives because they have the...

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Economics of Biofortification

Qaim, Matin; Stein, Alexander J.; Meenakshi, J.V. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006

Micronutrient malnutrition affects billions of people world-wide, causing serious health problems. Different micronutrient interventions are currently being used, but their overall coverage is relatively limited. Biofortification that is, breeding staple food crops for higher micronutrient...

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The Impact of Agricultural Technology Adoption on Poverty: The case of NERICA rice varieties in Benin

Adekambi, Souleimane Adeyemi; Diagne, Aliou; Simtowe, … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009

This study examines the relationship between agricultural technology adoption and poverty with a focus on New Rice varieties for Africa (NERICA). The NERICAs are a group of rice varieties developed by the Africa Rice Centre during the 1990s, resulting from the inter-specific crosses between the...

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