Empirical studies on agricultural technology adoption generally divide a population into adopters and nonadopters, and analyse the reasons for adoption or nonadoption at a point in time. In reality, technology adoption is not a one-off static decision, rather it involves a dynamic process in whic...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed Saleem, M.A.
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Gebreselasie, S.
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Beyene, H.
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[Role of knowledge in the adoption of new agricultural technologies: An approach and an application]
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Role of knowledge in the adoption of new agricultural technologies: An approach and an application
Okike, I.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Akinwumi, J.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Agricultural intensification and efficiency in the West African savannahs: Evidence from northern Nigeria]
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Agricultural intensification and efficiency in the West African savannahs: Evidence from northern Nigeria
The literature on technology adoption distinguishes between diffusion (generally viewed as a dynamic process) and adoption (usually seen as static and specific to a point in time). Consistent with this, empirical studies on agricultural technology adoption generally divide a population into adopt...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Beyene, H.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Gebreselassie, S.
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[Adoption pathways for new agricultural technologies: An approach and an application to Vertisol management technology in Ethiopia]
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Adoption pathways for new agricultural technologies: An approach and an application to Vertisol management technology in Ethiopia
Jabbar, M.A.
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Beyene, H.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Gebreselassie, S.
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[Adoption pathways for new agricultural technologies: An approach and an application to Vertisol management technology in Ethiopia]
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Adoption pathways for new agricultural technologies: An approach and an application to Vertisol management technology in Ethiopia
Past attempts to alleviate the problems of poor farmers engaged in mixed-crop-livestock production have generally focussed on the design and diffusion of new technologies targeted on specific components of the agroecosystem. Unfortunately, such piece-meal efforts have had little impact in the dev...
Li Pun, H.H.
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Baumgaertner, J.U.
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Greiling, J.
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Gopalan, H.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mares, V.
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McDermott, John J.
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Odiit, M.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Linking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa]
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Linking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa
One of the factors that constrains animal draft power in livestock-rich countries like Ethiopia is the inadequate supply of livestock feed both in quantitative and qualitative terms. This problem in Ethiopia is aggravated by poor soil conditions across the highland areas. Inter-cropping of forage...
Kassie, M.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Kassa, B.
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[An Analysis of the implications of forage legumes and a cereal-based cropping system for sustainable agriculture in Ethiopia: A linear programming approach]
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An Analysis of the implications of forage legumes and a cereal-based cropping system for sustainable agriculture in Ethiopia: A linear programming approach
This paper looks briefly at ecoregional research: what is commonly meant by the term and how it may be carried out. ILRI's involvement in various ecoregional consortia is discussed, together with problems and constraints that have been faced to date. The paper ends by listing a number of issues t...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Paulos, Z.
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Solomon, A.
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Benin, S.E.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Pender, J.L.
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[Interregional comparisons of agricultural production efficiency in the Ethiopian highland]
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Interregional comparisons of agricultural production efficiency in the Ethiopian highland
The diversity of agro-ecological zones in Ethiopia and variations in region-specific policies leads to an assumption that agriculture is fairly diverse regionally. The regional differentiation due to agro-ecology, policies and programmes leads one to expect variations in factor returns, allocatio...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Paulos, Z.
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Solomon, S.
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Benin, S.E.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Pender, J.L.
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[Interregional comparisons of agricultural production efficiency in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Interregional comparisons of agricultural production efficiency in the Ethiopian highlands