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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"farmer preferences"”.
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Farmer Preferences for Attributes of Conservation Agriculture in Eastern Uganda
… has many potential benefits for small farmers. This study seeks to estimate the value that farmers in eastern Uganda place on some these benefits. Data from a choice experiment study are analyzed with a mixed logit model to determine farmers' willingness to pay for increases in maize …
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Eliciting farmer preferences for rice varietal trait improvements using an experimental methodology based on investment games
… quality standards imposed on producers. Rice farmers and other value chain actors must now consider rice varieties that are suitable for unique production environments and processing scenarios. Rice breeders face similar trade-offs, as demand for their products (genetics or new varieties of …
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Assessment of farmer preferences, constraints and angro-morphological variation among Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) accessions as a basis for seed yield selection index
… traditional crop for the majority of local farmers. The first step in preparing such local germplasm for possible pre-breeding is to undertake a needs assessment study to find out what farmers have on their farms and what they would rather have as an improvement. After that, a pre-breeding …
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Genomics-enabled breeding for sorghum in West Africa
… The genetic basis of local adaptation and farmer preferences and their applications in breeding need further studies. Recent genotyping methods have provided access to high-density markers and their applications in breeding. In this thesis, genomic resources of WA germplasm were developed …