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This paper presents the impact evaluation of CRIAR program, implemented in rural areas in Bolivia. The objective of CRIAR is to increase smallholders' agricultural income and food security through productivity improvements triggered by technological adoption. In this study, we use data from a...
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supplied. These hypotheses are tested and confirmed with panel data for the case of transgenic cotton in India. Cotton varietal … diversity in India, with of over 90% adoption of transgenic technology, is now at the same level than it was before the …
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– is occurring in biotechnology seeds in China and India. We begin with an overview of the agricultural challenges faced by … China and India and the substantial investments that both countries are making in agricultural research and development (R … foreign firms in China and significant price caps in India; limitations and gaps in IP protection and enforcement; and lengthy …
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The eastern region of India, comprising the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Odisha and West Bengal, is one of the …
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impact of irrigation and its interaction with rainfall on short-term migration decisions in India. Our results show that …
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Investment in agriculture is very crucial in the present situation of Nigeria. The effort to overcome food insecurity can only be efficacious if steps in the right direction will be taken. At this juncture in the Nigerian economic history, the right step to take is to adequately finance...
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Agriculture in Bihar contributes about 19 percent to state Gross Domestic Product and provides employment to about 70% of working force in rural areas. Rainfall however is erratic to poor and unreliable. Though average rainfall in the State is adequate (1067 mm) but the variation is much higher....
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toposequence) on estimates of farm technical efficiency for rice farms in eastern India. In contrast to previous research, we find …
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farm size and per hectare agricultural productivity in India. It was subsequently argued that the higher productivity of … in Bihar, India. Plot wise panel data of VDSA project are used to reach at precise conclusion. The results provide … comparatively larger land holders than small land holders in Bihar, India. It is mainly due to more uneconomic land holdings of sub …
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