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This paper analyses the pathways of technology diffusion through social networks, following the experimental introduction of new technologies in Guinea-Bissau. In the context of an agricultural extension project, we document both the direct effects of this intervention and subsequent diffusion...
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This paper estimates the impact of an agricultural technology adoption program on agricultural production and income using an experimental approach. The context of analysis is the Program for the Support of Innovation in Agricultural Technology (PATCA II) implemented in the Dominican Republic....
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Indian agriculture is estimated to be consuming about 78 percent of total fresh water resources available in the … irrigation water available in the country. Hence if sustainable agriculture water-use has to be ensured, economics (productivity … and profitability) of at least these two crops needs to be studied thoroughly to see how best higher productivity and …
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Adoption of best agri-practices and innovations are vital for commercialization and modernization of agriculture …. Favourable geographic position and climatic resources of Azerbaijan make agriculture one of the most promising launchpads for the … government and the majority of farmers take conservative position toward innovations, agriculture, despite its potential, has low …
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In this paper, we examine the impact of soil conservation adoption on gender-specific resource allocations within households in Zambia. The extension of funding of conservation farming (CF) training sessions in 2007 in specific districts in Zambia provides variation in CF takeup. We use this...
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the economics of technology adoption in agriculture. Threshold models, diffusion models, and the influence of risk …
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The paper analyses the impact of agricultural technologies on the four pillars of food security for maize farmers in Tanzania. Relying on matching techniques, we use a nationally representative dataset collected over the period 2010/2011 to estimate the causal effects of using improved seeds and...
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, education and agriculture. This paper examines how such m-services could be and are already being used to facilitate …
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