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Development is a human problem and is aimed at changing man and his economic, social, ecological environment. Throughout history, man has acquired new knowledge to shape his future. As human needs multiplied and became more complex, science and technology – processes of systematic inquiry for...
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Vertisols are important underutilized resources in the East African highlands because of their inherent waterlogging problem. In this paper, group experience in the design, development and diffusion of a technology package through farmer participation for improving management and productivity of...
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evidence from a few impact studies on several poultry projects show positive results in terms of the number of beneficiaries … poultry, and pathways of impact of interventions among the poor. Public research can play important role in these research …
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farmers. This paper analyses the impact of the introduction of crossbred cow and improved feeding and management technologies …
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The moist savannah zone in sub-Saharan Africa is regarded as a high potential area for crop and livestock production. Currently, human labour is the principal source of power for crop production and the level of commercial energy use is very low. Agropastoralism and pastoralism are the principal...
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paper, the evolution of the model has been summarized and studies conducted to assess the impact of the poultry model at … caution because of several methodological limitations of the impact studies. These limitations have been illustrated and … suggestions have made for more objective assessment of impact of past projects and for conducting additional research for …
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A dynamic bio-economic model is used to examine natural resource use, the resulting nutrient balances and economic outcomes in a poor country under a range of technological and policy intervention scenarios. With limited technological intervention over a twelve year planning period, incomes rise...
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