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This paper examines joint adoption of safer irrigation technologies under uncertainty. The new irrigation technologies …. The main hypothesis tested is that profit and health-related uncertainties influence adoption of safer irrigation … theoretically and empirically, these possible technology adoption uncertainties, and other relevant factors which influence farmers …
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The MAPs provide opportunities for developing a variety of safe and cost effective, prophylactic, and curative medicines for a number of maladies. It is estimated that the primary health care of over 80 per cent of the world’s population still depends on plant based traditional medicines (WHO,...
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this research is to study determinants guiding the adoption of new varieties of maize following the example of “Cameroon … varieties. The age, area, gender and risk seem to have no effect on the adoption of such varieties. …
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This paper examines technology adoption and integrated pest management strategies employed by UK farmers, using both … determinants of technology adoption in relation to pest management. Our preferred model specification is nonparametric which makes …
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conceptualizes a model to capture these effects. The results suggest that adoption of broadband service is playing a mediatory role …
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This study uses farm level data to analyse the determinants of adoption of recommended wheat varieties in irrigated … enterprise on the farm are the important determinants of adoption of recommended wheat varieties while tractor ownership and … irrigation source play a positive but insignificant role in the adoption decisions. Age and tenure proved to be less of a …
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This paper investigates the impact of access to credit on the adoption of burley tobacco among households that differ … Agriculture. Results reveal that while access to credit increases adoption among credit constrained households, it has a limited … the likelihood of adoption for tobacco, but conditional on adoption it enables credit constrained households to allocate …
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This paper develops and analyses a dynamic model, which combines both the adoption and the industry evolution theories …. We model the decision of adoption, learning entry and exit of firms. These decisions depend on the interaction of … the effect of competitive policy reform and public policy action necessary to enhance adoption and average productivity …
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(Adoption and Use), univariate analysis of basic indicators; principal component analysis and finally assessment of resulted …
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applications are investigated. The �rst is the adoption of organic systems in UK farming, and the second is the in�uence of farm …
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