This paper investigates the role of social learning in the diffusion of a new agricultural technology in Ghana. We use unique data on farmers communication patterns to define each individual s information neighborhood, the set of others from whom he might learn. Our empirical strategy is to test...

This third volume in the Handbook of Food Science and Technology Set explains the processing of raw materials into traditional food (bread, wine, cheese, etc.). The agri-food industry has evolved in order to meet new market expectations of its products; with the use of separation and assembly...

Current conditions indicate that about 70% of paddy fields in Indonesia has been experiencing severe degradation of land and can be categorized as an illness (sick soils), therefore, efforts to restore health and increase the productivity of paddy soil in a sustainable manner can be done by...