For a long time, farmers in Nyanza and Western provinces in Kenya have had to deal
with the
Striga
problem. To most of them
Striga
had become a way of life and they had
given up hope.
Striga
affects their mainstay crops, which are maize, sorghum and mil-
let. After an extensive search for...
Manyong, Victor M.
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Nindi, S.J.
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Alene, Arega D.
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Odhiambo, G.D.
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Omanya, G.
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Mignouna, H.D.
,
Bokanga, M.
,
[Farmer perceptions of Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize on the control of Striga in Western Kenya]
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Farmer perceptions of Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize on the control of Striga in Western Kenya
In view of the considerable potential for increasing food production through the generation and use of new agricultural technology,
many developing countries have invested in agricultural research and extension. However, the issue of whether he intended production gains from new technologies hav...
Alene, Arega D.
,
[Unexploited yield and profitability potentials of improved varietal technologies: the case of hybrid maize in Western Ethiopia]
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Unexploited yield and profitability potentials of improved varietal technologies: the case of hybrid maize in Western Ethiopia
(PDF) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) with applications to adopters of improved cereal production technology in eastern Ethiopia. The results from both approaches revealed substantial technical inefficiencies of production among the sample farmers. Technical efficiency estimates obtained from...
Alene, Arega D.
,
Zeller, M.
,
[Technology adoption and farmer efficiency in multiple crops production in eastern Ethiopia: a comparison of parametric and non-parametric distance functions]
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Technology adoption and farmer efficiency in multiple crops production in eastern Ethiopia: a comparison of parametric and non-parametric distance functions
Using plot level panel data and multinomial endogenous switching regression, this article analyzes the adoption and welfare impacts of multiple agricultural technologies in eastern Zambia. We adapt a multinomial endogenous switching/treatment effect regression framework to correct for selection b...
Khonje, M.G.
,
Manda, J.
,
Mkandawire, P.
,
Tufa, A.H.
,
Alene, Arega D.
,
[Adoption and welfare impacts of multiple agricultural technologies: evidence from eastern Zambia]
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Adoption and welfare impacts of multiple agricultural technologies: evidence from eastern Zambia