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Biotechnology and poverty reduction in developing countries
Graff, Gregory; Roland-Holst, David; Zimmerman, David - 2005
Throughout human history, technology has proven its ability to contribute to higher material living standards, yet the work of poverty alleviation is far from complete. We believe that in the modern age, biotechnology holds remarkable potential for reducing poverty and its attendant adversities....
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Food safety standards in the Guatemalan fresh pea sector : the role of financial literacy in technology adoption
Müller, Anna K.; Theuvsen, Ludwig - 2015
The transformation of the global agrifood system is characterized by the increasing importance of food safety and quality standards. This trend is challenging farmers in countries like Guatemala as they lack necessary skills and assets. This study analyzes the determinants of Globalgap adoption...
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Financial literacy and food safety standards in Guatemala : the heterogeneous impact of GlobalGAP on farm income
Müller, Anna K.; Theuvsen, Ludwig - 2015
The transformation of the global agrifood system is characterized by the increasing importance of food safety and quality standards. This trend is challenging farmers in countries like Guatemala, who often lack necessary skills and assets. We contribute to the ongoing discussion about the impact...
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Development of Potato in Bihar-Issues and Strategies
Singh, Krishna M. - 2013
Potato is the fourth major food crop after rice, wheat and maize in Bihar. It occupies less than 5% of net sown area with production only 4th after rice, wheat and maize. Potato a short duration crop has special significance since it gives exceptionally high yields/unit area/unit time and has...
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The Effect of Agricultural Extension Programs on Technical Efficiency of Crop Farms in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Lampach, Nicolas - 2019
Agricultural extension services have been dominated by development programs to improve the productivity of crops and … research. It is still unknown how effective extension services are in improving the agricultural productivity. We aim to unpack … by using 335 observations from 199 farm level studies to review the effect of agricultural extension activities on farm …
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Agricultural Development for Inclusive Growth : A Strategy for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
Sharma, Shalendra D. - 2017
One of the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations is to reduce the global level of “extreme poverty” (the roughly 1.5 billion people whose income is less than $1 a day) by half by 2015. How can such a goal be reached? This paper argues that since the vast majority of the...
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Modern Extension Approaches for Livelihood Improvement for Resource Poor Farmers
Singh, Krishna M. - 2016
despite rapid population increase, given its heavy reliance on the work of its pluralistic extension system. But so far today … paternalistic), Advisory work (persuasive participatory), Human resource development (educational paternalistic) and Facilitation … for empowerment (educational participatory) are the four paradigm of extension education. In light of the context and …
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Tradeoffs and complementarities in the adoption of improved seeds, fertilizer, and natural resource management technologies in Kenya
Wainaina, Priscilla; Songporne Tongruksawattana; Qaim, Matin - 2014
There is widespread consensus that agricultural technology has an important role to play for poverty reduction and sustainable development. There is less consensus, however, about the types of technologies that are best suited for smallholder farmers in Africa. While some consider natural...
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Transgenic Crops in Developing Countries - Can New Business Models Make a Difference in Fostering Sustainability and Mitigating Non-Technological Risks from Innovation?
Hahn, Rüdiger - 2014
Risks and opportunities of innovations in transgenic crops are subject of heated debates. While the scientific evaluation is largely positive, public perception remains skeptical. Besides technological issues, non-technological risks such as potential destabilization of traditional agro-systems,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014176018
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Financing Innovations for the Bottom of the Pyramid Market
Rao, A. S. - 2007
With economists discovering direct relation between technology change and economy growth, management gurus basing their theories of competitive advantage on innovations and world bank spreading the gospel of social development driven by knowledge adoption, the perceived importance of innovations...
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