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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Agricultural innovations"”.
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Agricultural Innovations and Development: a Case Study of Communication About Conservation Farming In Katete Disttrict
zambia like other countries in southern africa ia faced with the problem of food security due to decline in soil fertility, food shortage especially im the dry season
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Agricultural Innovations and Development: a Case Study of Communication About Conservation Farming In Katete Disttrict
zambia like other countries in southern africa ia faced with the problem of food security due to decline in soil fertility, food shortage especially im the dry season
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Accounting for self-selection bias in assessing impacts of agricultural innovations : the case of farmer support programs in the Eastern Cape
… bias in demonstrating the impact of agricultural innovations.
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The potential of cinematography as a medium for stimulating interest in and conveying working information about direct drilling to New Zealand farmers : [thesis] presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Hons.) in the University of Canterbury [Lincoln College]
… theory and practice of adoption and diffusion of innovations.The review concentrates on adoption and diffusion of agricultural innovations. The review has covered those papers the author considered were most important. The author's opinion has been 'employed' throughout the review, particularly in …
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Risk Aversion and Adoption of Conservation Agriculture Practices in Eastern Uganda
… in Africa, have not adopted recent farming innovations to improve their yields. One theory is that poor farmers are risk averse and therefore do not invest in high risk high return innovations and that risk averse farmers will only adopt larger innovations if they experience success with …
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Aquaculture and rural livelihoods in the Bolivian Amazon - Systems of Innovation and pro-poor technology development
This thesis is about pro-poor agricultural innovations and smallholder development in Amazonia. The focus is on aquaculture in the Bolivian Amazon, with particular reference to indigenous territories. An Innovation Systems framework is used to analyse aquaculture Research and Development at a …
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Resources, Environment, and Rural Development in Uruguay, 1779-1913
This dissertation examines the history of agricultural change in Uruguay over the long nineteenth century, as a case study in the agrarian roots of Latin American long-term development. Cowhides were first exported on a large scale in 1779, under Spanish rule, starting a series of commodity booms …
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Agronomic and nutritional considerations for increased soybean productivity
… that influence soybean yield. Despite recent agricultural innovations, there is a common perception that soybean yields have reached a plateau. While most producers overlook the fertility needs of soybean, others believe that improved nutritional management may hold promise for improving …
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Innovation adoption and farm management practices in the Canterbury dairy industry
… information sources for learning about new agricultural innovations. The adoption level for individual FMPs ranged from 21-83% per cent. Adoption levels in descending order were: low and consistent grazing residuals (83%), re-grassing based on measurement of poor performing paddocks (81%), …
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Development of an extension framework for smallholder farming in the Western Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Management Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2018.