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Bangladesh has excellent conditions for rice production, with production possible during up to three seasons in a year.
Technology is the basis for sustainable agricultural growth. Enhanced agricultural productivity and growth depend, to a large extent, upon the widespread adoption of appropriate technologies by farmers.
The gap between technology awareness and adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa: A literature review for the DeSIRA project
This paper reviews different studies on technology adoption in sub-Saharan Africa to understand the determinants of low adoption of improved technologies, with a special focus on Malawi.
The agricultural sector in Nigeria is characterized by low productivity that is driven in part by low use of modern agricultural technologies.
The agricultural sector in Nigeria is characterized by low productivity that is driven by low use of modern agricultural technologies, such as improved seed, chemical fertilizer, agrochemicals, and agricultural machinery.
HarvestChoice: Supporting strategic investment choices in agricultural technology development and adoption
HarvestChoice began in 2006, when detailed and readily accessible data on agriculture, human welfare, and the environment were scarce for Africa South of the Sahara (SSA).
Using information on varietal adoption of important cereal crops from a large-scale survey in India, this paper investigates “how social networks influence technology adoption behaviour of farm households.” Our key innovation is that unlike many o
Insect-resistant cowpea in Nigeria: An ex ante economic assessment of a crop improvement initiative
Since oil prices’ decline in 2014, agriculture has received renewed interest in Nigeria as a key sector for achieving sustainable growth and generating foreign exchange.
bEcon 4 Africa: An overview of the literature on the economic assessment of GE crops in the continent, 1996-2016
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) published the first method-focused assessment of the applied economic literature about the ex ante and ex post impacts of genetically engineered crops in developing countries in 2009.
Social networking amid social differentiation in the adoption of improved technologies: A case study in Rajasthan, India
This paper evaluates the role of social networks in the adoption of mustard hybrids.
The frontiers of technologies have been constantly expanded in many industries around the world, including the agricultural sector.
Identifying innovators and early adopters of agricultural technology: A case of wheat varieties in Rajasthan, India
The study explores the diffusion process of innovators, early adopters, and late adopters of agricultural technologies.
A latent class analysis of improved agro-technology use behavior in Uganda: Implications for optimal targeting
This study uses a large dataset that covers a wide geographical and agricultural scope to describe the use patterns of improved agro-technology in Uganda.
Le PPAAO appuie la création, la diffusion et l’adoption de technologies améliorées, l’instauration de conditions propices à la coopération régionale et le développement des capacités humaines et institutionnelles à travers la sous-région, ainsi qu
WAAPP supports the generation, dissemination, and adoption of improved technologies; the creation of enabling conditions for regional cooperation; and the development of human and institutional capacity across the subregion; along with the creatio