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Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an important staple in Burkina Faso as well as many other countries in West Africa. Among the major cowpea pests affecting the crop are the legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata), flower thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedti), bruchids (Callosobruchus maculatus), and...
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Food legumes play an important and diverse role in the farming systems and in the diets of poor people around the world. They are ideal crops for simultaneously achieving three developmental goals in targeted population—reducing poverty, improving human health and nutrition, and enhancing...
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O trabalho visa analisar as conseqüências positivas e negativas advindas da globalização da pesquisa e desenvolvimento (P&D) sobre os países em desenvolvimento, especialmente os que hospedam essas operações. Para tal, empregou a revisão de literatura como metodologia. Aborda os fatores...
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O Rio Grande do Sul é um dos maiores produtores de pescado do Brasil, sendo que dentre os municípios de maior expressão nessa atividade no estado, destaca-se o do Rio Grande. O presente trabalho tem por finalidade realizar uma análise das margens de comercialização do pescado no município...
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O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a organização das atividades de P&D agropecuária em Cuba e os principais procedimentos metodológicos utilizados para este fim no período pós- revolução, especificamente a partir dos anos 90 após o “derrumbe” ou derrubada do campo socialista e da...
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Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) are major crops grown in Uzbekistan and water shortage is considered as the main limiting factor for crop growth as well as sustainable economic development. The objective of this study was to adapt and test the ability of the soil...
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This paper presents some evidence of a positive effect of Agriculture R&D investment on economic growth in general dynamic setting using annual data for 57 developing countries for the period 1981-2010. The potential endogeneity of Research and Development Investment is also addressed to...
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Social networks play an important role in generating learning externalities that can drive the diffusion of innovative, and potentially poverty-reducing, technologies. This is particularly the case in developing countries where rural education, extension, and agricultural information services...
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