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and development (R&D), highlighting the need to facilitate farmers access to technology, markets, and the necessary … output per worker but also to accelerate technology adoption and total factor productivity (TFP) growth. According to the … appropriate technology hypothesis, advanced countries invent technologies that are compatible with their own factor mix, but these …
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This research was undertaken to understand gender issues on the distribution of, access to, and control over major assets of rice-farming households as well as the effects of technologies promoted by an Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) project in selected villages in eastern Uttar...
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These theories of change were developed to help the HarvestPlus program deliver on its planned outcomes and impacts. HarvestPlus expects to contribute to the reduction in micronutrient deficiency among women and children in rural areas of developing countries through the breeding and...
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Technological advances developed through R&D have supplied the world with not only more food, but better food. This report looks at issues raised by this changing environment for agricultural productivity, agricultural R&D, and natural resource management.
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technology might not generate rivalry among its users. By contrast, excludability is certainly a characteristic of this kind of …
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technologies may be necessary to ensure technology diffusion throughout communities. This information may be taken as an indicator … in the context of land management. The limited impact of agriculture and environment focused organizations on technology … adoption is discouraging though may be linked to the limited profitability of technology adoption in the short-run. …
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"Much of the technology development for bioenergy to date has been geared toward competing with cheap fossil fuels …
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Agricultural Technology to Improve Diet Quality and Nutrition," organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute …
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adopt new agricultural technology and improved practices, and keep farm and household assets. It is equally important to …
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