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farming practices among women smallholders in Uganda. We find that while supply of improved seeds through local, BRAC trained … by the program. These results have implications for both efficient program design and for models of technology adoption. …
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productivity gains that result from technological adoption. We use data obtained from a sample of 1,287 households-817 … productivity variables. The lack of productivity impacts is probably due to the short period after program implementation, which …
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technology adoption. The adoption of agricultural technological inputs has been encouraged by, among others, escalating demand in … the food sector in both developed and developing countries. While the adoption of agricultural technological inputs has …
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farmers raises challenging questions regarding adoption, diffusion and scaling at farm level. In this paper, we used probit … predictors of MTM adoption in four countries spanning a north-south gradient in eastern and southern Africa (ESA): Ethiopia …, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. We found that farmers’ access to markets and social capital empirically predicted MTM adoption …
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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 sample of 1,287 households-817 beneficiaries and 470 controls- interviewed … present evidence that program participation increased agricultural productivity, household income and improved food security …
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During the last five decades, policy approaches towards food security have promoted input-intensive agricultural technologies to increase global food production. However, there are concerns about the environmental, social and economic sustainability of this strategy. Environmental degradation...
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