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asymmetries may be a first-best means of empowering women in agriculture. Other, more subtle means that seek to influence …
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This paper aims to address the status and challenges of agriculture research and extension and their linkages in Nepal …. Agriculture plays a vital role in Nepal's economy, employment, and livelihoods, contributing nearly 33 percent to gross domestic … supports for more than two decades, the growth of agriculture has been very slow (less than 3.0 percent), mainly due to …
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The lead farmer (LF) approach has been implemented and heavily promoted nationwide in Malawi since 2009 to support government extension workers and accelerate technology dissemination. Earlier reports have shown that donor-funded projects in Malawi widely adopted the LF approach, indicating...
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smallholder agriculture in developing countries, there are still many questions on the effectiveness of ICT-based approaches. This …
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This paper aims to test this hypothesis and to contribute to better understanding of strategies to revitalize the agricultural extension system in Malawi. Specifically, it examines the interplay between the fertilizer subsidy and access to extension services, and their impact on farm...
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activities under the National Agriculture Policy …
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agricultural information; and (5) greater crop diversification, although diversification outside of agriculture remains low. Four … for these. Third, we observe greater awareness of promoted technologies, including conservation agriculture, pit planting …
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relative decline of agriculture was due to the policies of import-substituting industrialization (ISI). This was also the …. We find that the declining land-labor ratio was more important than ISI in explaining relative stagnation in agriculture … agriculture …
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clearer picture of Chinese activities in agriculture is important as a foundation for Africans and their development partners … to more fruitfully engage with an increasingly important actor. Chinese engagement in agriculture and rural development …
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Because many rural poor live in areas far away from markets, we investigate whether better road access could help improve their livelihood and reduce rural poverty. We use three waves of a primary panel survey at the household level conducted in 18 remote natural villages in China to study how...
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