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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 … income of smallholder farmers by encouraging the adoption of a technology. We exploit a two-stage randomized experiment …
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Adoption of best agri-practices and innovations are vital for commercialization and modernization of agriculture … innovation adoption among local farmers is still low. The article analyzes major factors shaping Azerbaijani farmers' adoption of …. Favourable geographic position and climatic resources of Azerbaijan make agriculture one of the most promising launchpads for the …
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Innovation in agriculture differs from innovation elsewhere in the economy in several important ways. In this chapter …. Informal innovation and technical discovery processes characterized agriculture from its beginnings some 10,000 years ago … century or two. This chapter reviews innovation and technical change in agriculture in this more-recent period, paying …
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agriculture to illustrate the dynamic adoption process for IPM. The results indicate that public IPM technology transfer programs …
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Despite the growing attention to technology adoption in the economics literature, knowledge gaps remain regarding why … agricultural technology adoption by showing that a focus on yield gains may, in some contexts, be misguided. We study a technology …, costs, and profits. We find that farmers' comparative advantage does not play a significant role in their adoption decisions …
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In this paper, we examine the impact of soil conservation adoption on gender-specific resource allocations within …
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/medium-sized processors, can be overcome with innovation and technology adoption. Technologies and innovation in these sectors have been both …
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Prior research shows long-run productivity growth in agriculture is associated with increases in the stock of public … productivity in agriculture. Bibliographic information identifies the nature and degree to which firms use public agricultural …
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