Conventional farmer efficiency studies have addressed the question of whether possibilities exist for inexpensive gains in production through better use of traditional technology. The question of whether the production potentials of new seed technologies have been fully exploited by poor farmers ...
Alene, D.
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Hassan, R.
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Demeke, M.
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[The technical and cost efficiencies of hybrid maize production in western Ethiopia]
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The technical and cost efficiencies of hybrid maize production in western Ethiopia
The paper explores the extent to which degree-based postgraduate training programmes contribute to the development of individual skills and careers in agricultural science as well as towards institutional capacity for national agricultural research in Africa. In the case of the International Live...
Eley, R.
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Ibrahim H.
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Hambly Odame, Helen
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Demeke, M.
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Smalley, M.E.
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[The ILRI Graduate Fellows Programme: A case study of impact (1978-1997)]
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The ILRI Graduate Fellows Programme: A case study of impact (1978-1997)
A study was conducted in two woredas, Addis Alem and Wolmera, to investigate (1) the level of farmers' awareness and adoption of recommended and demonstrated technologies; (2) the extent and intensity to which farmers have adopted these technologies; and (3) the objective and subjective factors a...
Yirga, C.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Demeke, M.
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[Factors influencing adoption of new wheat techniques in Wolmera and Addis Alem areas of Ethiopia]
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Factors influencing adoption of new wheat techniques in Wolmera and Addis Alem areas of Ethiopia
Post graduate research projects are an effective method for building new research capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) offers a graduate fellowship programme for scientists from developing and developed countries. This is done in partnership with u...
Eley, R.
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Ibrahim, H.
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Hambly Odame, Helen
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Demeke, M.
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Smalley, M.E.
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[Evaluating the impact of the graduate fellowship programme of the International Livestock Research Institute. A tools and process report]
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Evaluating the impact of the graduate fellowship programme of the International Livestock Research Institute. A tools and process report