Download or read book The impact of India s farm science centers Krishi Vigyan Kendras on farm households economic welfare Evidence from a national farmers survey written by Kumar, Anjani and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper examines the impact of access to India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras, or KVKs) on agricultural households’ welfare using household-level data from the nationally representative Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households conducted by India’s National Sample Survey Office in 2013. Employing different matching techniques and endogenous switching regression models, we find that the KVKs have a positive and statistically significant impact on agricultural households’ economic welfare, although that impact is heterogeneous. Further, the investments made in expansion of India’s network of KVKs have been quite remunerative, as the benefit-to-cost ratio of expenditure on KVKs ranges from 8 to 12. Moreover, our findings suggest that expanding rural formal credit markets and promoting literacy can maximize the potential impact of KVKs on agricultural households’ economic welfare.

Download or read book Integrated Crop and Resource Management in the Rice wheat System of South Asia written by Jagdish Kumar Ladha and published by Int. Rice Res. Inst.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book India s Farm Science Centers Krishi Vigyan Kendra KVK written by Vengasanam Guruswamyraja Dhanakumar and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Model farm services centers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Evaluation and the way forward written by Rana, Abdul Wajid and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2023-08-17 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sub-national Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan enacted Farm Services Centers Act, 2014, to establish Model Farm Services Centers (MFSCs) and Farm Services Centers as “one stop-shop” based on public-private partnership principle to strengthen extension system. The aim of these Centers is to empower small farmers at a platform to enhance their knowledge and skills and availability of quality agricultural inputs as stipulated in Section 4(g) of the Act, 2014, that each FSC shall “purchase certified seed, fertilizers, animal husbandry services, quality veterinary heath care services and medicines, farm machinery, expertise and technology for provision to the members who are registered with the Centre on affordable rates in comparison to open market rates”. The objective is to improve rural livelihoods, and development of the rural economy.

Download or read book Strategies for restructuring the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria Process opportunities and lessons written by Ajoni, K. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2017-07-02 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper aims to develop specific strategies for reforming the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) for achieving greater efficiency, effectiveness, impact, and sustainability through its constituent institutions. Based on a two-year consultative and interactive process of internal discussion, external learning, and analysis of various restructuring options, this paper proposes specific interventions for promoting results-based approaches to priority setting, resource mobilization and allocation, effective implementation of research programs, enhanced and timely delivery of results, mon-itoring and evaluation, impact assessment, and improved networking among domestic and international partners. The paper recommends a phased approach to ARCN reforms, beginning with organizational transformation and capacity strengthening at all levels. In addition, issues, challenges, and opportunities for sustainable funding, integration of re-search, extension, education, and the regulatory mandates of ARCN are discussed. Finally, an implementation plan for restructuring ARCN is presented.

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Download or read book Biotechnology in Development written by Guido Ruivenkamp and published by Brill Wageningen Academic. This book was released on 2008 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past few decades have seen an impassioned scientific and social debate on the pro and cons of biotechnology. This book questions the primacy of this pro/anti debate and points out the possibility of going beyond it to a 'third way': tailor-made biotechnology. The book describes the emergence of new power relations within global food chains. However, power is not only seen as a system of dominance, but also as a force driving the development of change strategies. Therefore, technologies are not seen as a fate (to be accepted or rejected), but as a challenge to political creativity. The book also contains a DVD with four documentaries in which concrete efforts of civil society organizations are filmed to re-invent biotechnology. In different contexts such as farmers' fields schools in India, urban agriculture in Cuba, participatory plant-breeding in Ecuador and food networks in Ghana, it is shown how biotechnology is re-made from a social perspective. This pro-poor and empowering biotechnology may be an alternative for the exploiting and industrial biotechnology of multinational corporations.

Download or read book Agricultural Extension Communication And Role Of ICT written by Ashish Kumar Nagar and published by Academic Guru Publishing House. This book was released on 2023-10-16 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Agricultural Extension Communication and the Role of ICT” is a revolutionary work that examines the vital relationship between conventional agricultural extension and current ICT. It examines how ICT may transform agriculture and make information and technology more accessible to farmers globally. Leading agricultural and communication specialists and academics wrote the book, presenting insights and real-world case examples. Human knowledge and technology innovation are used in the book to tackle agricultural extension holistically. It emphasizes the need to understand local settings and work with rural populations to ensure that technology supports traditional knowledge. Practical case studies demonstrate the effective use of mobile apps, social media, remote sensing, and big data analytics in different agricultural situations.

Download or read book Agricultural Extension Systems written by B.S. Hansra (ed.) and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at the National Seminar on Alternative Extension Approaches in Technology Transfer, held at Trivandrum during 21-22 February 2004.

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