In the farming systems approach to technology development, trials are carried out on a limited number of farmers’ fields. Results of these trials are extrapolated to the entire target area and used either to identify directions for further research or to develop recommendations for farmers. Extra...
Smith, J.
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Walker, P.
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Oyewole, B.
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[Representativeness of farmers and sites in onfarm trials]
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Representativeness of farmers and sites in onfarm trials
A meeting was held of social scientists from the International Agriculture Research Centers (IARCs) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), at the International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR) in the Hague, Netherlands, in August 1992. The meet...
Smith, J.
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[New challenge confronting social scientists in IARCs with ecoregional mandates]
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New challenge confronting social scientists in IARCs with ecoregional mandates
Smith, J.
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[Socioeconomic characterization of environments and technologies in humid and subhumid regions of West and Central Africa: RCMP research monograph, No. 10]
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Socioeconomic characterization of environments and technologies in humid and subhumid regions of West and Central Africa: RCMP research monograph, No. 10
Smith, J.
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Barau, A.D.
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Goldman, A.
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Mareck, J.H.
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[The role of technology in agricultural intensification: the evolution of maize production in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria]
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The role of technology in agricultural intensification: the evolution of maize production in the northern Guinea savanna of Nigeria
The regeneration of secondary forests (SF) on previously cleared land in the Amazon is a promising development within the generally pessimistic scenario about tropical deforestation. This has stimulated efforts to augment the value of SF to farmers to induce them to increase the area in SF. The o...
Smith, J.
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Kop, P. van de
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Reategui, K.
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Lombardi, I.
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Sabogal, C.
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Díaz, A.
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[Dynamics of secondary forests in slash-and-burn farming: interactions among land use types in the Peruvian Amazon]
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Dynamics of secondary forests in slash-and-burn farming: interactions among land use types in the Peruvian Amazon
This paper analyzes land use change in the Brazilian savanna and draws out policy implications about the adoption of resource management technologies. Resources management technologies are more likely to be adopted in areas experiencing a long-term deterioration in market conditions. Adoptions oc...
Smith, J.
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Cadavid, J.C.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Aguiar, J.L.P. de
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Rosa, Roberto
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[Land use change in soybean production systems in the Brazilian savanna: the role of policy and market conditions]
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Land use change in soybean production systems in the Brazilian savanna: the role of policy and market conditions
This paper looks at the impact of the introduction of new soybean technologies on the clearing of natural vegetation (forest and savanna) in southern Brazil, the Brazilian Cerrado, and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The paper looks at how technological change interacted with other government policies and e...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Smith, J.
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[Soybean technology and the loss of natural vegetation in Brazil and Bolivia]
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Soybean technology and the loss of natural vegetation in Brazil and Bolivia
While many goverment policies stimulating deforestation have been reserved, private sector lobbies for uncontrolled logging and soybean export corridors threaten the Amazon. Under a favorable scenario (macroeconomic stabilization, controlled logging and road building, sustainable technologies, gl...
Smith, J.
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Winograd, Manuel
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Gallopin, G.
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Pachico, Douglas H.
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[Dynamics of the agricultural frontier in the Amazon and savannas of Brazil: analyzing the impact of policy and technology]
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Dynamics of the agricultural frontier in the Amazon and savannas of Brazil: analyzing the impact of policy and technology
The technological and institutional requirements needed for a broader distribution and adoption of new cropping technologies are indicated, using as example the case of changes in land use by soybean growers of the Brazilian Cerrados. In Brazil, soybean had contributed significantly to economic d...
Smith, J.
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Cadavid Herrera, JV
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Agiar, J.L.P.
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[Adoption of resource management technologies : lessons from the Brazilian savanna]
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Adoption of resource management technologies : lessons from the Brazilian savanna
La caracterisation socio-economique fournit I'information qui permet d'etablir les priorites de reo cherche, d'extrapoler les resultats de la recherche et d'adapter les technologies existantes aux regions appropriees. Les agriculteurs adoptent les technologies qui economisent les ressources rares...
Smith, J.
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[Caracterisation socioeconomique des environnments et des technologies]
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Caracterisation socioeconomique des environnments et des technologies