Revisiting multi-stage models for upstream technology adoption: Evidence from rapid generation advance in rice breeding [0.03%]
水稻育种快速世代进展中的多阶段技术采纳模型的再研究
Bert Lenaerts,Yann de Mey,Matty Demont
Bert Lenaerts
Adoption of new plant varieties has played a significant role in eradicating global hunger. Previous research has mainly focused on farmer adoption and impact of new crop varieties, although upstream adoption of technologies in plant breedi...
Food prices, processing, and shocks: Evidence from rice and COVID-19 [0.03%]
新冠肺炎疫情下的粮食价格、加工和突发事件：以大米为例的证据
Joseph Goeb,Phoo Pye Zone,Nang Lun Kham Synt et al.
Joseph Goeb et al.
Rice is the staple food for about half of the world's population and mills are the essential processing link between farmers and consumers, making rice milling one of the most important agro-processing sectors globally. This paper assesses ...
Demand for Crop Insurance in Developing Countries: New Evidence from India [0.03%]
发展中国家的农作物保险需求——来自印度的新证据
Ranjan Kumar Ghosh,Shweta Gupta,Vartika Singh et al.
Ranjan Kumar Ghosh et al.
Determining farmers' real demand for crop insurance is difficult, especially in developing countries, where there is a lack of formal financial sector integration and a high reliance on informal risk mitigation options. We provide some new ...
Understanding Filipino Rice Farmer Preference Heterogeneity for Varietal Trait Improvements: A Latent Class Analysis [0.03%]
吕宋岛稻农亚群对水稻品种性状改善的异质偏爱分析
Rio Maligalig,Matty Demont,Wendy J Umberger et al.
Rio Maligalig et al.
Using an experimental methodology based on investment games, we examine whether smallholder rice farmers from Nueva Ecija, Philippines have heterogeneous preferences for improvements in 10 rice varietal traits. We use a latent class cluster...
Design of Digital Agricultural Extension Tools: Perspectives from Extension Agents in Nigeria [0.03%]
数字农业扩展工具的设计：来自尼日利亚扩展代理人的视角
Oyakhilomen Oyinbo,Jordan Chamberlin,Miet Maertens
Oyakhilomen Oyinbo
Given the marked heterogeneous conditions in smallholder agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, there is a growing policy interest in site-specific extension advice and the use of digital extension tools to provide site-specific information. Em...
Multi-Site Bundling of Drought Tolerant Maize Varieties and Index Insurance [0.03%]
多点位耐旱玉米品种及指数保险的组合效应分析
Sebastain N Awondo,Genti Kostandini,Peter Setimela et al.
Sebastain N Awondo et al.
Drought Tolerant Maize Varieties (DTMV) and Rainfall Index Insurance (RII) are potential complements, though with limited empirical basis. We employ a multivariate spatial framework to investigate the potential for bundling DTMV with a simu...
Apparent Gains, Hidden Costs: Examining Adoption Drivers, Yield, and Profitability Outcomes of Rotavator Tillage in Wheat Systems in Nepal [0.03%]
增收节支：以尼泊尔小麦体系为例分析圆盘旋耕机的推广因素、产量和收益效应
Gokul P Paudel,Vijesh V Krishna,Andrew J McDonald
Gokul P Paudel
The 'high speed' rotavator is used for shallow tillage to create a fine tilth and incorporate crop residues, often with a single tractor pass. Rotavator tillage has spread quickly in many parts of South Asia, despite short-term experimental...
Estimating the Enduring Effects of Fertiliser Subsidies on Commercial Fertiliser Demand and Maize Production: Panel Data Evidence from Malawi [0.03%]
来自马拉维的面板数据证据：化肥补贴对商用化肥需求和玉米生产持久影响的估算
Jacob Ricker-Gilbert,T S Jayne
Jacob Ricker-Gilbert
Most studies of input subsidy programmes confine their analyses to measuring programme effects over a one-year period. This article estimates the potential longer-run or enduring effects of fertiliser subsidy programmes on smallholder farm ...