[HTML][HTML] Adoption of improved rice varieties in the Global South: A review

J Checco, FA Azizan, J Mitchell, AA Aziz - Rice Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Improved rice varieties (IRVs) play a significant role in establishing food security and
improving livelihood in the Global South since its introduction in the 1960s. However, the …

Community‐based climate change adaptation strategies for integrated prawn–fish–rice farming in B angladesh to promote social–ecological resilience

N Ahmed, SW Bunting, S Rahman… - Reviews in …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Farming freshwater prawns with fish in rice fields is widespread in the coastal region of
southwest B angladesh because of favourable resources and ecological conditions. This …

Adoption of improved maize variety among farm households in the northern region of Ghana

G Danso-Abbeam, JA Bosiako… - Cogent Economics & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to identify the determinants of adoption of improved maize variety (IMV)
among farmers in the northern region of Ghana and subsequently assess the factors …

Food security through increasing technical efficiency and reducing postharvest losses of rice production systems in Bangladesh

S Majumder, BK Bala, FM Arshad, MA Haque… - Food Security, 2016 - Springer
Rice accounts for nearly 70% of calories consumed in Bangladesh. Therefore, any effort to
improve food security in the country must find ways to increase availability of rice. This paper …

Rice intensification in Bangladesh improves economic and environmental welfare

AM Shew, A Durand-Morat, B Putman, LL Nalley… - … Science & Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) practices can help meet current and future food
security needs while decreasing environmental impacts. To date, no studies have …

The effects of access to credit on productivity: separating technological changes from changes in technical efficiency

NA Jimi, PV Nikolov, MA Malek… - Journal of Productivity …, 2019 - Springer
Improving productivity among farm enterprises is important, especially in low-income
countries where market imperfections are pervasive and resources are scarce. Relaxing …

Estimating technology adoption and technical efficiency in smallholder maize production: A double bootstrap DEA approach

B Tetteh Anang, H Alhassan… - Cogent Food & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The study examined how farmers' technological choice affects technical efficiency (TE) in
small-scale maize production in northern Ghana. A random sample of 340 respondents took …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the determinants of farmer participation in sorghum farming among small-scale farmers in Siaya County, Kenya

SO Okeyo, SN Ndirangu, HN Isaboke, LK Njeru… - Scientific African, 2020 - Elsevier
Sorghum as a drought tolerant crop provides an alternative opportunity towards increasing
food production in the face of global climate change, mostly affecting Sub-Saharan Africa …

Factors influencing adoption of improved maize seed varieties among smallholder farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria

OB Chete - Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural …, 2021 - academicjournals.org
This study ascertained factors influencing adoption of improved maize seed varieties in
three local government areas of Kaduna State, North-central Nigeria. It collected cross …

Understanding the socioeconomic determinants of adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices among smallholder potato farmers in Gilgil Sub-County, Kenya

A Waaswa, AO Nkurumwa, AM Kibe, JK Ng'eno - Discover Sustainability, 2021 - Springer
Besides climate-smart agriculture's (CSA) potential to meet the world's increasing food
demands in the face of climate variability through sustainably increasing food production, its …