with livestock and chemical fertilizer, is shown to be statistically similar to productivity of fertilized maize mono … investigate how organic cultivation techniques contribute to productivity of non-subsidized local maize and what to expect from … techniques for estimating impacts. Productivity of local maize-bean, local maize-groundnut and local maize-nkhwana, each combined …

improve the situation under certain conditions. Several studies analyzed effects of contracts on smallholder productivity and … effects on input use, productivity, and scale of production. The results suggest that resource-providing contracts alleviate …

years, but is also associated with low average yield and income. Increasing small farm productivity and income is an … uptake and effects on input use and crop productivity. Results show that WII uptake contributes to higher use of chemical … fertilizer and improved seeds, and thus also to higher yields. We conclude that upscaling WII programs may help to spur …

with liquid fertilizer prior to sowing has not been evaluated previously. The productivity and marginal utility benefits …Fertilizer and seasonal precipitation in dryland crop production is critical for maximizing yield. Low rainfall dryland … alternative management practices to increase crop productivity and crop production returns. The benefits of hydropriming seeds …

community level. -- household productivity ; ecological sanitation ; UDDT ; Mali ; fertilizer ; matching …In many parts of the world, soils poor in nutrients are farmed with little addition of fertilizer, further depleting … sanitation and at recycling nutrients as fertilizer. This human fertilizer may act as a substitute for artificial fertilizers …

, land tenure, type of farming system, access to extension services, and use of fertilizer and pesticides. This study finds … mechanization on use of household and hired labor. Finally, agricultural mechanization significantly raises the productivity of …