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Policy Options to Accelerate Variety Change Among Smallholder Farmers in South Asia and Africa South of the Sahara
Spielman, David J.; Smale, Melinda - 2017
The genetic improvement of food staple crops cultivated by small-scale farmers is a well-established route to increasing agricultural productivity and improving rural livelihoods. But in developing countries where seed markets are commercially active or advancing in that direction, undue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014119573
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Drought Risk Reduction in Agriculture : A Review of Adaptive Strategies in East Africa and the Indo-Gangetic Plain of South Asia
Cenacchi, Nicola - 2014
This report is a component of the Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) — funded project “Impacts of Climate Extremes on Future Water and Food Security in South Asia and East Africa.” The goal of the project was to characterize extreme drought events,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014141931
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Agricultural Value Chain Development in Practice : Private Sector-Led Smallholder Development
Kolavalli, Shashidhara - 2015
smallholders. The objective of this research is to understand how development organizations are conceptualizing and developing … agricultural value chains in Ghana to include smallholders. The study is based on case studies of five programs supported by … encourage the development of interlinked vertical contracts between smallholders and buyers and investments to improve the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013012655
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Public Expenditures, Private Incentives, and Technology Adoption : The Economics of Hybrid Rice in South Asia
Spielman, David J. - 2015
The rapid expansion of hybrid rice cultivation in China has contributed significantly to improving food security in the country since the 1980s. However, few other Asian countries have seen similar expansions in hybrid rice cultivation or the associated yield and output gains. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013036104
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Prospects for the Myanmar Rubber Sector : An Analysis of the Viability of Smallholder Production in Mon State
van Asselt, Joanna - 2017
only improving the institutional environment, will not result in positive returns on investment for smallholders; reforms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012961920
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Empowering Smallholder Farmers’ Organizations Through Non-Public Extension Service Providers : A Case Study and Lessons From Mozambique
Gêmo, Hélder - 2019
The role and impact of non-state extension services providers have not been studied adequately. In this paper, we assess the performance of the non-State extension service provision through farmers organization (FOs) in Mozambique. Using participating methods, focused group discussions, and key...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012889576
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Effects of Agricultural Mechanization on Smallholders and Their Self-Selection into Farming : An Insight from the Nepal Terai
Takeshima, Hiroyuki - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012977231
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Geography of Smallholders’ Tractor Adoptions and R&D– Induced Land Productivity : Evidence From Household Survey Data in Ghana
Takeshima, Hiroyuki - 2019
Despite the urbanization and gradual rise of medium-to-large scale farming sector, smallholders without substantial … agricultural mechanization among smallholders for whom the scope for exploiting complementarity with land is limited. We test the … farm power use, are important drivers of adoptions of agricultural mechanization among smallholders. Using the three rounds …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012861401
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Linking Smallholder Farmers to Commercial Markets : Evidence from Nongovernmental Organization Training in Nicaragua
Ebata, Ayako - 2016
farming and overcome poverty. However, achieving that goal is challenging for smallholders given their lack of appropriate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012986349
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Contracting by Small Farmers in Commodities with Export Potential : Assessing Farm Profits of Lentil Growers in Nepal
Kumar, Anjani - 2016
This study is undertaken to quantify the benefits of contract farming (CF) on farmers' income in a case where new market opportunities are emerging for smallholder farmers in Nepal. CF is emerging as an important form of vertical coordination in the agrifood supply chain. The prospect for CF in...
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