It has been widely shown for most countries that high productivity growth in the agricultural sector is a key driver of structural transformation to promote long-term economic growth. Historically, low agricultural productivity growth has hindered economic growth and employment creation in the Ph...
Pérez, N.
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Rosegrant, Mark W.
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Pérez, N.
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Pradesha A
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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[The economywide impacts of climate change on Philippine agriculture]
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The economywide impacts of climate change on Philippine agriculture
Farmer's use of fertilizer in the highland areas of Ethiopia remains small, despite significant yield increases obtained in experimental stations and on-farm trials. Among the suspected hindrances against the use of fertilizer at the rate recommended jointly by the MOA/IAR, are farmers' aversion ...
Belete, A.
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Dillon, John L.
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Anderson, F.M.
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[Impact of fertilizer use on production and cash income of small-scale farmers in the highland areas of Ethiopia]
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Impact of fertilizer use on production and cash income of small-scale farmers in the highland areas of Ethiopia
Demonstrates how the various economic, social, and physical variables and degree of risk aversion affect the adoption of three selected technologies, viz, single-ox, fertilizer, and pesticide, in Ethiopian agriculture. Discusses characteristics of these technologies and factors that motivated far...
Kebede, Y.
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Gunjal, K.
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Coffin, G.
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[Adoption of new technologies in Ethiopian agriculture: The case of Tegulet-Bulga District, Shoa province]
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Adoption of new technologies in Ethiopian agriculture: The case of Tegulet-Bulga District, Shoa province
A whole farm simulation approach was used to assess the economic impacts of five alternative strategies for controlling East Coast fever (ECF), a cattle disease, on farms from two sites in Kenya. The strategies were also ranked using the stochastic dominance criterion to determine the most prefer...
Nyangito, H.O.
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Richardson, J.W.
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Mukhebi, A.W.
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Zimmel, P.
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Namken, J.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[Whole farm simulation analysis of economic impacts of East Coast fever immunization strategies on mixed crop-livestock farms in Kenya]
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Whole farm simulation analysis of economic impacts of East Coast fever immunization strategies on mixed crop-livestock farms in Kenya
In West Africa, crop-livestock mixed farming is emerging from the currently predominant nomadic pastoralism. It is hypothesized that competitiveness between crop and livestock enterprises may be an important determinant of the pace of this evolution. A field study in the derived savanna of southw...
Okoruwa, V.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Akinwumi, J.A.
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[Crop-livestock competition in the West African derived savanna: Application of a multi-objective programming model]
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Crop-livestock competition in the West African derived savanna: Application of a multi-objective programming model
Butterworth, M.H.
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McNitt, J.I.
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[Projection of cattle herd composition using a programmable calculator]
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Projection of cattle herd composition using a programmable calculator
Describes the production and herd characteristics of Zebu cattle in Arusha, northern Tanzania. Uses the production and herd structure parameters in a simulation of herd growth, under various rates of mortality, production and offtake.
Ngategize, P.K.
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[Economic evaluation of improved management for Zebu cattle in northern Tanzania]
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Economic evaluation of improved management for Zebu cattle in northern Tanzania
Large (>1600 ?m), ingestively masticated particles of bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon L. Pers.) leaf and stem labelled with 169Yb and 144Ce respectively were inserted into the rumen digesta raft of heifers grazing bermuda grass. The concentration of markers in digesta sampled from the raft and ve...
Poppi, DP
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Ellis, WC
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Matis, JH
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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[Marker concentration patterns of labelled leaf and stem particles in the rumen of cattle grazing bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) analysed by reference to a raft model]
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Marker concentration patterns of labelled leaf and stem particles in the rumen of cattle grazing bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) analysed by reference to a raft model
Well-tested computer simulation models of the growth, development, and yield of annual crops are being used for a wide range of purposes, including the prediction of impacts of different management practices and land use systems on food production, farmers' profitability, and the environment. Pr...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Booltink, H.W.G.
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Stoorvogel, J.J.
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[A computer program for geostatistical and spatial analysis of crop model outputs]
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A computer program for geostatistical and spatial analysis of crop model outputs