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A stakeholder survey was conducted in Ghana to assess the level of public perceptions and acceptance of agricultural biotechnologies. A total of 100 respondents drawn from academia, Non-governmental organizations, business community, government and other stakeholders were interviewed on their...
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This paper reviews the status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa. It addresses the potential economic benefits to Sub-Saharan Africa and the effect biotechnology policies may have on growth, production and poverty reduction. The extent to which agricultural biotechnology will...
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Community-based management (CBM) of village poultry aims to foster development and reduce poverty in Benin by disseminating five technologies for improving village poultry farming. We develop a theoretical model to analyze multiple technology adoption decisions that takes into account the...
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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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The acreage under the transgenic Bt cotton seeds in India has risen significantly since its legalization in the year …
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India and an area where smallholders dominate. These investments have been triggered by market reform, investment subsidies …
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scenario, the constraints and possible solutions for enhancing potato cultivation in India in general and Bihar in particular. …
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Urban water demand is rapidly growing in India due to high growth in urban population and rapid industrialization …. Meeting this growing demand is a big challenge for the urban planners in India. Incidentally, urban areas in arid and semi … arid regions of India are experiencing rapid growth. As a result, the supplies from local water resources including …
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areas of India, and that farmers respond more strongly to the forecast where there is more forecast skill and not at all …
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