This review paper intends to portray current scenario of agricultural productivity through yields and gaps of five major crops; wheat, cotton, rice, maize and sugarcane. The review discusses major constraints, identifies future prospects and makes policy recommendations for enhanced agricultural ...
Aslam, Muhammad
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[Agricultural productivity current scenario, constraints and future prospects in Pakistan]
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Agricultural productivity current scenario, constraints and future prospects in Pakistan
Kihara, Job
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Tamene, Lulseged
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Massawe, P.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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[Agronomic survey to assess crop yield, controlling factors and management implications: a case-study of Babati in northern Tanzania]
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Agronomic survey to assess crop yield, controlling factors and management implications: a case-study of Babati in northern Tanzania
The case for impending climate change is now proven. Governments can decide, by their action or inaction, to what extent the change will occur; the International Agriculture Research Community (IARC) will have no say in this whatsoever. It is up to the IARC to try to maintain objectives in the fa...
Jones, Peter G.
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Jarvis, Andy
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Hyman, Glenn
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Pachico, Douglas H.
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[Climate proofing agricultual research investments]
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Climate proofing agricultual research investments
This article present a Bayesian probabilistic method to support out-scaling of technologies from pilot projects. The method is applied to aerobic rice, a water-saving technology with probable global potential. The method assumes that areas similar to pilot sites are more likely to adopt than thos...
Rubiano Mejía, Jorge Eliécer
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Cook, Simon E.
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Rajasekharan, Maya
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Douthwaite, Boru
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[A Bayesian method to support global out-scaling of water-efficient rice technologies from pilot project areas]
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A Bayesian method to support global out-scaling of water-efficient rice technologies from pilot project areas
Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, Rachel
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Miiro, Richard Fred
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[What influences transfer of training in an African agricultural research network?]
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What influences transfer of training in an African agricultural research network?
This paper asks: What have been the impacts of farmer- or community-led (informal) processes of research and development in agriculture and natural resource management in terms of food security, ecological sustainability, economic empowerment, gender relations, local capacity to innovate and infl...
Waters-Bayer, Ann
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Wettasinha C
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Veldhuizen, L. van
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Quiroga, G
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Swaans, K.
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Douthwaite, Boru
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[Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations]
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Exploring the impact of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations
Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi
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Siziba, Shephard
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Mango, Nelson
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Aliou, Diagne
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Adekunle, Adewale
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[Impact of integrated agricultural research and development on adoption of soil fertility management technologies among smallholder farmers of Southern Africa]
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Impact of integrated agricultural research and development on adoption of soil fertility management technologies among smallholder farmers of Southern Africa
Background: Opportunities to use data and information to address challenges in international agricultural research and development are expanding rapidly. The use of agricultural trial and evaluation data has enormous potential to improve crops and management practices. However, for a number of re...
Since the Green Revolution, the public-sector's agricultural research strategy for increasing food crop productivity has been explicitly based on the premise that technology can cross political and agro-climatic boundaries, primarily through the training and visit system of extension (also know...
Lilja, Nina
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Dixon, John A.
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[Responding to the challenges of impact assessment of participatory research and gender analysis]
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Responding to the challenges of impact assessment of participatory research and gender analysis
In agricultural research, gender has been recognised as a critical issue that needs to be addressed to enhance household food security. However, prioritising gender is often taken to signify a focus on women, with most attention given to women’s lack of access to land and resources. Consequently,...