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Farming communities in developing countries are adopting ICT based systems for agriculture. However, few countries have … formalized national ICT for agriculture framework to guide farmers and other actors in solving problems as per their … technological and agricultural needs. This paper proposes a framework for agriculture productivity in developing countries. First …
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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to assess the application of knowledge management (KM) models in managing and integrating indigenous and exogenous knowledge for improved farming activities in Tanzania, by examining the management of indigenous knowledge (IK), access and use of exogenous...
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national income and the region in which it is located; it linearly depends on its per capita agriculture value added and its … geographic location; agriculture value added growth linearly depends on the share of women in the agricultural labor force …, whether the developing country is agriculture‐based, and whether it is located in Europe or Central Asia; and agricultural …
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This article shows that partial price stabilisation is superior to complete price stabilisation in stabilising national export earnings in virtually all situations and is more likely to stabilise national than world export earnings, in contrast to the findings of an earlier study. It also shows...
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Purpose – Urban crop farming as a variant of urban agriculture is a rising phenomenon in food and income generation …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue for appropriate formal education for rural young people in order to sustain and enhance viable rural communities. Design/methodology/approach – In reviewing the literature, it bridges the gap between thinking on education and development...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find out how financial capital from rural banks is contributing to the livelihoods development of women farmers who constitute the most vulnerable and disadvantaged group in Ghana and other developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – Women...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically examine how social augmented parameters impact on the effective adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) by small‐scale agribusinesses operating in Southeast Nigeria. The relevance of incorporating social imperatives in...
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Investigates (through interviews) the link between business needs and staff development policies within the Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan. Analyses the Bank′s corporate planning cycle with a view to suggesting improvements that focus more clearly on staff performance eeds. The...
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Purpose – The objective of this paper is to contribute to the existing literature by examining which combination of three important agricultural policies – land distribution, domestic food production, and trade liberalization – is most conducive to improving food security in developing...
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