To feed a growing population, agricultural productivity needs to increase dramatically. Agricultural extension information, with its public, non-rival nature, is generally undersupplied, and public provision remains challenging. In this study, simple agricultural extension video messages, deliver...
Campenhout, B. van
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Vandevelde, S.
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Walukano, W.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Agricultural extension messages using video on portable devices increase knowledge about seed selection, storage and handling among smallholder potato farmers in southwestern Uganda]
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Agricultural extension messages using video on portable devices increase knowledge about seed selection, storage and handling among smallholder potato farmers in southwestern Uganda
The increased use of sustainability standards in the international trade in cocoa challenges companies to find effective modes of service delivery to large numbers of small-scale farmers. A case study of the Sustainable Tree Crops Program targeting the small-scale cocoa producers in Côte d’Ivoire...
Muilerman, Sander
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Vellema, Sietze
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[Scaling service delivery in a failed state: cocoa smallholders, Farmer Field Schools, persistent bureaucrats and institutional work in Côte d’Ivoire]
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Scaling service delivery in a failed state: cocoa smallholders, Farmer Field Schools, persistent bureaucrats and institutional work in Côte d’Ivoire
Bidzakin, J.K.
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Acheremu, K.
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Carey, E.
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[Needs assessment of sweetpotato production in northern Ghana: implications for research and extension efforts.]
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Needs assessment of sweetpotato production in northern Ghana: implications for research and extension efforts.
The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of irrigation delivery services and agricultural extension services on crop choice in southern Tajikistan. This analysis is motivated by the government’s recent efforts to address the country’s severe malnutrition problem by supporting changes in irr...
Buisson, Marie-Charlotte
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Balasubramanya, Soumya
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[The effect of irrigation service delivery and training in agronomy on crop choice in Tajikistan]
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The effect of irrigation service delivery and training in agronomy on crop choice in Tajikistan
Uganda’s National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), established in 2001, is a demand-driven extension program for developing farmer organizations and improving farmer production and welfare. The program is expected to be 50% client funded after 25 years. However, varying returns to extensio...
James, P.A.
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Smart, J.C.
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Smith, J.
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Bulling, M.T.
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Beed, Fen D.
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Luwandagga, D.
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[The effect of participation in the Ugandan National Agricultural Advisory Services on willingness to pay for extension services]
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The effect of participation in the Ugandan National Agricultural Advisory Services on willingness to pay for extension services
Teff (Eragrostistef) is a major staple food crop in Ethiopia, but smallholder teff production is characterized by persistently low average yield. A major government effort aimed at raising the productivity and competitiveness of smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia involved re...
Elias, A.
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Nohmi, M.
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Yasunobu, K.
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Ishida, A.
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Alene, A.
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[The effect of agricultural extension service on the technical efficiency of Teff (Eragrostistef) producers in Ethiopia]
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The effect of agricultural extension service on the technical efficiency of Teff (Eragrostistef) producers in Ethiopia
Agricultural extension in sub-Saharan Africa has often been criticised for its focus on linear knowledge transfer, and limited attention to systemic approaches to service delivery. Currently, the region is experiencing a new-ICT revolution and there are high expectations of new-ICTs to enhance in...
Munthali, N.
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Leeuwis, C.
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Paassen, A. van
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Lie, R.
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Asare, R.
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Lammeren, R. van
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Schut, Marc
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[Innovation intermediation in a digital age: comparing public and private new-ICT platforms for agricultural extension in Ghana]
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Innovation intermediation in a digital age: comparing public and private new-ICT platforms for agricultural extension in Ghana
Most analytic tools used in assessing gains from investments in agricultural research either fail to take into consideration environmental impacts or, if they do, it is at a very limited level. The CGIAR Research Programs adopt a systems approach and require a fully integrated consideration of bi...
Rojas Lara, T.
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Regimi, A.
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Kleinwechter, U.
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[Literature review on the integration of ecosystem services in agricultural economic models]
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Literature review on the integration of ecosystem services in agricultural economic models
This article explores an innovative approach to deliver information about new agricultural technology that combines a versatile and potentially lower cost method of developing animated videos with another low-cost method of sharing it on mobile devices (i.e. mobile phone). It describes a randomiz...
Maredia, Mywish K.
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Reyes, Byron
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Ba, Malick N.
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Dabiré, Clementine L.
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Pittendrigh, Barry R.
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Bello-Bravo, Julia
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[Can mobile phone-based animated videos induce learning and technology adoption among low-literate farmers? A field experiment in Burkina Faso]
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Can mobile phone-based animated videos induce learning and technology adoption among low-literate farmers? A field experiment in Burkina Faso
The rapid growth of mobile phones in Ghana has opened up the possibility of delivering timely and useful weather and market information to farmers at costs lower than traditional agricultural extension services. In this paper, we assess the usefulness, constraints, and factors likely to influence...
Etwire, Prince M.
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Buah, S.S.J.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Martey, Edward
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Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril
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Bayala, Jules
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[An assessment of mobile phone-based dissemination of weather and market information in the Upper West Region of Ghana]
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An assessment of mobile phone-based dissemination of weather and market information in the Upper West Region of Ghana