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A National Certification Scheme to Enhance Trust and Quality in the Indian Residential Solar PV Market
Verma, Rahul; Hernandez, Drake; Sivaram, Varun; Rai, Varun - 2016
India has recently committed to install 100 GW of solar power by 2022, the principal component of its climate policy agenda. But the pace of solar adoption in the residential rooftop sector — the success of which is important for local job creation and sustaining political support for...
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Agricultural financing to guarantee food safety in an emerging nation : a case study of Nigeria
Omodero, Cordelia Onyinyechi; Ehikioya, Benjamin - In: Verslas : teorija ir praktika : Vilniaus Gedimino … 23 (2022) 1, pp. 53-59
Investment in agriculture is very crucial in the present situation of Nigeria. The effort to overcome food insecurity …, the right step to take is to adequately finance agriculture in order to ensure sufficient food production and safety that … will save the future of the country. This study emphasizes on investment in agriculture to guarantee food security in …
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Trust, digital business and technology : issues and challenges
Paliszkiewicz, Joanna (ed.);  … - 2022
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Bt cotton and ecosystem impacts of pesticide reductions
Chellatan Veettil, Prakashan; Krishna, Vijesh V.; Qaim, … - 2014
This paper examines the ecosystem impacts of transgenic Bt cotton technology resulting from reduced chemical pesticide use. Employing unique panel data from smallholder farmers in central and southern India, negative environmental and health effects of pesticide use are quantified with the...
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How Does Information Network Affect Spread of New Crops? A Study on the Spread of Chilli and Wheat Cultivation Among Farmers of Purulia District, West Bengal, India
Goswami, Rupak - 2012
Adoption research for many years has considered individual farmer as the basis of analysis, whereas the effect of networks governing a farmer's decision-making has received limited attention. Moreover, the spread of technology over different generation of adopters has not been addressed...
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Diversification and its Determinants : A Search for Alternative Income and Agricultural Development in Eastern India
Ahmad, Nasim - 2020
population of the country. Agriculture is the mainstay of economy in the region. About 67% of the cultivators belong to marginal …, however a strong policy push up towards instilling confidence among the farming community is needed in this direction …
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A Note on Indian Agricultural System Vis-À-Vis ATMA Model
Singh, Krishna M. - 2015
During the past 60 years, the Indian extension system has evolved to reflect national priorities. At the same time, malnutrition and poverty continue to be persistent problems for the rural poor. The major issues before Indian extension system are: how to improve the effectiveness of extension...
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Access to Information, Technology Adoption and Productivity : Large-scale Evidence from Agriculture in India
Gupta, Apoorv - 2020
long-term modernization of agriculture and increased productivity, this only happens in areas where farmers can access …
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Impact of Rainfall on Agricultural Production in Bihar : A Zone-Wise Analysis
Singh, S. K. - 2014
Agriculture in Bihar contributes about 19 percent to state Gross Domestic Product and provides employment to about 70 …
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Farm Types and Their Economic Characterization in Complex Agro-Ecosystems for Informed Extension Intervention : Study from Coastal West Bengal, India
Goswami, Rupak - 2015
Identification and characterization of farming systems simplify huge diversity of farm types in complex agro-ecosystems, which is of critical importance for precise technological intervention and informed policy support. Multivariate statistical techniques like Principal Component Analysis (PCA)...
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