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golden opportunity to change the face of UP's agriculture and thus the fate of millions that depend on it. UP with a … engaged in agriculture; average holding size was just 0.76 ha with 92 percent of holdings being small and marginal; and 29 …
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. Agriculture growth was around 4.7 per cent, which was above the national average of 3.6 per cent and in the latest five years, its … performance was even more commendable, with an average annual growth rate of 7.1 per cent. However, agriculture productivity of … in yield augmenting inputs such as fertilisers, certified seeds, tube wells and farm machines. Bihar's agriculture has …
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agriculture. During the five years from 2010-11 to 2014-15, the contribution of agriculture to the state GDP recorded an annual … average growth of a mere 0.9 per cent. This paper studies the composition, sources and potential drivers of agriculture growth …
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This study combines three rounds of surveys with remote sensing to measure long-term impacts of a randomized irrigation program in the Dominican Republic. Specifically, Landsat 7 and Landsat 8 satellite images are used to measure the causal effects of the program on agricultural productivity,...
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This paper estimates the impact of an agricultural technology adoption program on agricultural production and income using an experimental approach. The context of analysis is the Program for the Support of Innovation in Agricultural Technology (PATCA II) implemented in the Dominican Republic....
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Farmers in developing countries often lack access to timely and reliable information about modern technologies that are essential to improve agricultural productivity. The recent diffusion of mobile phones has the potential to overcome these barriers by making information available to those...
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This study analyzes the performance of Latin America and the Caribbean's agriculture between 1980 and 2012 looking at … performance of agriculture was the result of fast growth in the use of fertilizer, increases in land productivity, and growth in … contributed significantly to the improved performance of agriculture. Observed growth patterns at the country level suggest that …
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country's dual agricultural policy focus towards large commercial agribusiness enterprises, led by the Ministry of Agriculture …
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