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MODELISATION SIMULTANÉE DE LA PERCEPTION ET DE L’ADAPTATION AU CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE: CAS DES PRODUCTEURS DE MAÏS DU NORD-BÉNIN
Aihounton, Ghislain D. B.; Yegbemey, Rosaine N.; Yabi, … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013
Paper removed at the request of the authors. Please contact Dr. Yegbemey with inquiries.
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Farmers Preferences for Cassava Variety Traits: Empirical Evidence from Ghana
Acheampong, Patricia Pinamang; Owusu, Victor; Nurah, … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013
Cassava, has received much research on improved varietal development in Ghana. The National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) have released about 24 improved cassava varieties since 1993, which are high yielding, disease and pest resistant and early maturing. However, adoption by smallholder...
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MESURES DE POLITIQUE AGRICOLE ET COMPETITIVITE INTERNE DE L’AGRICULTURE AU BENIN
Oloukoï, Laurent; Amoussouga Gero, Fulbert; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013
Le présent papier pose la problématique de l’impact des politiques commerciales agricoles sur la compétitivité interne de l’agriculture dans le contexte d’un petit pays (un price taker») qui produit trois catégories de biens agricoles : les exportables, les importables et les non...
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Enhancing Smallholder Farmers Income and Food Security through Agricultural Research and Development in West Africa: Impact of the IAR4D1 in the KKM PLS.
Ayanwale, Adeolu B.; Olarinde, Luke O.; Oladunni, Olufemi A. - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013
The Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) is the approach suggested by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) through the sub Saharan Africa Challenge Programme (SSA CP) to address the acknowledged shortcoming of African Agricultural Research and Development’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011207583
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Impact of rice innovation on the Health and Education on Farm Households in Selected States in Nigeria
Ojehomon, V.E.T.; Rita, A. Digne; Naomishie, Afiavi Agboh; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013
Agricultural innovation can halt the vicious cycle of poverty by improving income while reducing hunger, malnutrition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011207584
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What are the effects of input subsidy programs on equilibrium maize prices? Evidence from Malawi and Zambia
Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob; Mason, Nicole M.; Jayne, Thomas S.; … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013
effects of fertilizer subsidies on retail maize prices in Malawi and Zambia using market or district-level panel data covering … maize prices by 1.2% to 1.6% on average. In Zambia, roughly doubling the scale of the country’s subsidy program (i … fertilizer subsidy programs in Malawi and Zambia have had a minimal effect on reducing retail maize prices. …
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Process and Constraint Analysis of paraprofessionals´ regulation and legalization: The Case of Uganda.
Yenah, C. F. A - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013
Paraprofessionals have been seen as the only means of increasing veterinary services in marginal and rural areas of Africa, thereby improving livestock productivity and households’ income. This paper identifies the most influential actors in the process of integrating paraprofessionals into...
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Determinants of Forest Resources Uses and Its Implications for Environmental Sustainability in Nigeria
Fakayode, S.B.; Animashaun, Jubril Olayinka; Babatunde, … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013
This study examines determinants of forest resource use and its implications for environmental sustainability in Nigeria; using Kwara state as a case study. Specifically, the study examines awareness of climate change vis-a-vis forest resources use and factors affecting forest resources...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011207596
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Policy Imperatives of Commercial Transformation of Smallholders: Market Orientation Versus market Participation in Ethiopia
Gebremedhin, Berhanu; Jaleta, Moti - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013
Policies for commercial transformation of smallholder agriculture are often aimed at promoting household market participation. The literature on agricultural transformation also makes little distinction between market orientation and market participation. This paper analyzes the determinants of...
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Viability Analysis of Smallholder Cotton Production under Contract Farming in Zimbabwe
Mujeyi, Kingstone - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013
The prevalence of contract farming in the cotton industry of Zimbabwe implies that it has become the dominant marketing system. Even the “free” (independently produced) cotton is eventually sold to the contracting cotton merchants owing to enacted regulations which compel all prospective...
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