Important signs of agricultural land quality deterioration are apparent in many countries,
including declining yields and a switch to crops that demand fewer nutrients. This is despite …

The main purpose of this research was to identify factors that affected the adoption of
improved sorghum varieties in Awbare District of Somali Regional State, Ethiopia. Individual …

Rice production in Northeast Thailand has been suffering because of drought and limited
irrigation. In this area, glutinous rice is generally produced for household consumption. The …

Over 85% of the population in Ethiopia live in the rural areas and depend on subsistence
agriculture. Ethiopian rural women make significant contribution to agriculture and to ensure …

This paper examines the impact of farmer education on adoption intensity of modern paddy
varieties (MVs) in irrigated as well as rain-fed farm environments of Odisha. Using tobit …

This paper explores the role of farmers' education in promoting farming innovation, that is,
contract farming (CF). Applying the Tobit model on cross-sectional data of 754 wheat …

Seven male sterile lines were crossed with nine testers and the resultant sixty three hybrids
were utilized for correlation and path analysis. Grain yield per plant was found to be …

The key role of international agricultural research is to develop technologies that wi ll have
wider impacts in certain niche ecoregions that often cross national boundaries. When the …

This chapter documents the benefits from pearl millet genetic enhancement research
conducted by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) …

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) is the fourth most important cereal in India in terms of
area cultivated after rice, wheat, and sorghum. It provides grain and fodder to milch animals …