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Book Evaluating the adoption and impacts of agricultural technologies

Download or read book Evaluating the adoption and impacts of agricultural technologies written by Francisco Areal and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Chocolate in Health and Nutrition

Download or read book Chocolate in Health and Nutrition written by Ronald Ross Watson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-04 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chocolate in Health and Nutrition represents the first comprehensive compilation of the newest data on the actions of the flavonoids and microorganisms associated with the beneficial effects of chocolate. This unique text provides practical, data-driven resources based upon the totality of the evidence to help the reader understand the basics, treatments and preventive strategies that are involved in the understanding of the role chocolate may play in healthy individuals as well as those with cardiovascular disease, diabetes or neurocognitive declines. Of equal importance, critical issues that involve patient concerns, such as dental caries and food preferences in children, potential effects on weight gain, addiction and withdrawal are included in well-referenced, informative chapters. The latest research on the role of chocolate in normal health areas including mood, pain and weight management, cardiovascular disease and related conditions are presented. Chocolate in Health and Nutrition provides health professionals in many areas of research and practice with the most up-to-date, well referenced and comprehensive volume on the current state of the science and medical uses of chocolate.

Book An Economic Study of Cocoa Production in Nigeria

Download or read book An Economic Study of Cocoa Production in Nigeria written by Michael Iyiola Kolawole and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Annotated Archive of Diffusion References

Download or read book Annotated Archive of Diffusion References written by William D. Crano and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Nigerian Theses

Download or read book Nigerian Theses written by Beatrice Olukemi Toye and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Factors and Forces Influencing the Adoption of New Technology

Download or read book Factors and Forces Influencing the Adoption of New Technology written by Olusegun Ayodeji Olutoye and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Understanding Farmers  Perceptions and Adaptations to Climate Change and Variability  The Case of the Limpopo Basin  South Africa

Download or read book Understanding Farmers Perceptions and Adaptations to Climate Change and Variability The Case of the Limpopo Basin South Africa written by Glwadys Aymone Gbetibouo and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2009 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change is expected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts on South Africa. In particular, rural farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts. The extent to which these impacts are felt depends in large part on the extent of adaptation in response to climate change. This research uses a "bottom-up" approach, which seeks to gain insights from the farmers themselves based on a farm household survey. Farm-level data were collected from 794 households in the Limpopo River Basin of South Africa for the farming season 2004-2005. The study examines how farmer perceptions correspond with climate data recorded at meteorological stations in the Limpopo River Basin and analyzes farmers' adaptation responses to climate change and variability. A Heckman probit model and a multinomial logit (MNL) model are used to examine the determinants of adaptation to climate change and variability. The statistical analysis of the climate data shows that temperature has increased over the years. Rainfall is characterized by large interannual variability, with the previous three years being very dry. Indeed, the analysis shows that farmers' perceptions of climate change are in line with the climatic data records. However, only approximately half of the farmers have adjusted their farming practices to account for the impacts of climate change. Lack of access to credit was cited by respondents as the main factor inhibiting adaptation. The results of the multinomial logit and Heckman probit models highlighted that household size, farming experience, wealth, access to credit, access to water, tenure rights, off-farm activities, and access to extension are the main factors that enhance adaptive capacity. Thus, the government should design policies aimed at improving these factors.

Book External Research

    Book Details:
  • Author : United States. Department of State. External Research Division
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1968
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 72 pages

Download or read book External Research written by United States. Department of State. External Research Division and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Alley Farming

    Book Details:
  • Author : B. T. Kang
  • Publisher : IITA
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 0333600800
  • Pages : 121 pages

Download or read book Alley Farming written by B. T. Kang and published by IITA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tropical Agriculturalist is a series of practical field guides and textbooks for: producers, farmers and farm managers, agricultural extension officers agricultural diploma, degree and vocational students, teachers and lecturers, senior secondary students, as reference books, adult education, rural and community development programmes.

Book Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

Download or read book Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Diffusion and Adoption of Recommended Agricultural Practices Among Farmers in the Northern States of Nigeria

Download or read book The Diffusion and Adoption of Recommended Agricultural Practices Among Farmers in the Northern States of Nigeria written by Johnson Olatunji Arokoyo and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Master s Theses on Africa Presented at the University of Wisconsin

Download or read book Master s Theses on Africa Presented at the University of Wisconsin written by University of Wisconsin--Madison. Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Farmers   preferences for climate smart agriculture

Download or read book Farmers preferences for climate smart agriculture written by Taneja, Garima and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2014-04-02 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study was undertaken to assess farmers’ preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for various climate-smart interventions in the Indo-Gangetic Plain. The research outputs will be helpful in integrating farmers’ choices with government programs in the selected regions. The Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) was selected because it is highly vulnerable to climate change, which may adversely affect the sustainability of the rice-wheat production system and the food security of the region. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) can mitigate the negative impacts of climate change and improve the efficiency of the rice-wheat-based production system. CSA requires a complete package of practices to achieve the desired objectives, but adoption is largely dependent on farmers’ preferences and their capacity and WTP. To assess farmers’ choices and their WTP for the potential climate-smart technologies and other interventions, we used scoring and bidding protocols implemented through focus group meetings in two distinct regions of Eastern and Western IGP. We find that laser land leveling (LLL), crop insurance, and weather advisory services were the preferred interventions in Eastern IGP. Farmers preferred LLL, direct seeding, zero tillage, irrigation scheduling, and crop insurance in Western IGP. Through the bidding approach, farmers implicitly express their WTP for new technologies that could transform current agricultural practices into relatively low-carbon and more productive farming methods. But actual large-scale adoption of the preferred climate-smart technologies and other interventions would require access to funding as well as capacity building among technology promoters and users.