In Uganda, banana (Musa spp) and coffee (Coffea spp) form the economic base for a big population of small-scale farmers and provide environmental protection. However, their production is currently declining. The two crops are grown in association as intercrops or adjacent monocultures but little ...
Ragama, P.E.
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Nankinga, C.
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Okech, H.
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Gold, C.
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Wetala, P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Nambuye, A.
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[Agronomic pests and economic factors influencing sustainability of bananacoffee systems of western Uganda and potentials for improvement]
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Agronomic pests and economic factors influencing sustainability of bananacoffee systems of western Uganda and potentials for improvement
This paper presents empirical evidence on the impact of socio-economic factors on the adoption of agroforestry practices in Cameroon. The analysis uses primary farm-level data collected from June to December 1996. Three major provinces of the country were covered, namely Centre, Southwest and Nor...
Nkamleu, G.B.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Factors affecting adoption of agroforestry practices by farmers in Cameroon]
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Factors affecting adoption of agroforestry practices by farmers in Cameroon
The adoption decisions of subsistence multicrop producers regarding improved cassava variety (TMS 30572) in the humid tropical rainforest ecology of Southwestern Nigeria were analysed within a qualitative choice framework. The empirical results revealed that younger farmers producing marketable s...
Polson, R.
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Spencer, D.
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[The technology adoption process in subsistence agriculture: the case of cassava in southwestern Nigeria]
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The technology adoption process in subsistence agriculture: the case of cassava in southwestern Nigeria
Cet article analyze the determinants of cholera des méthodes de lutte contre les pestes, dans les plantations de café et de cacao des communautés paysannes du sud-Cameroun. Les méthodes sont chimiques, traditionnelles, et mixtes. Pour capter l'influence des variables socio-économiques sur la prob...
Nkamleu, G.B.
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Coulibaly, O.
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[Analyse des determinants du choix des methodes de lutte contre les pestes dans les plantations de cacao et cafe au sud Cameroon]
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Analyse des determinants du choix des methodes de lutte contre les pestes dans les plantations de cacao et cafe au sud Cameroon
In allocating experimental subjects that are not homogeneous (eg. animals, socio-economic units such as households, etc.) to treatment groups, certain attributes which are likely to affect the results if not accounted for, are usually used as classification variables prior to allocation. This can...
Nokoe, S.
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Zewdie, S.
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[A procedure for allocating heterogenous units to treatment groups]
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A procedure for allocating heterogenous units to treatment groups
This issue of Agricultural Economics is a special issue containing articles on model performance in assessing the effects of climate change, bioenergy policy, and socioeconomics on agriculture. The contributions present results from a global economic model intercomparison activity undertaken as p...
Nelson, Gerald C.
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Shively GE
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[Modeling climate change and agriculture: an introduction to the special issue]
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Modeling climate change and agriculture: an introduction to the special issue
Recent studies assessing plausible futures for agricultural markets and global food security have had contradictory outcomes. To advance our understanding of the sources of the differences, 10 global economic models that produce long-term scenarios were asked to compare a reference scenario with ...
Lampe M. von
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Willenbockel, Dirk
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Ahammad, H.
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Blanc, Elodie
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Cai, Yongxia
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Calvin, Katherine
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Fujimori, Shinichiro
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Hasegawa, Tomoko
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Havlík, Petr
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Heyhoe, Edwina
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Kyle, Page
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Lotze-Campen, Hermann
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Mason-D'Croz, Daniel
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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Sands, Ronald D.
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Schmitz, Christoph
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Tabeau, Andrzej
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Valin, Hugo
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Mensbrugghe, Dominique van der
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Meijl, Hans van
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[Why do global long-term scenarios for agriculture differ? An overview of the AgMIP Global Economic Model Intercomparison]
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Why do global long-term scenarios for agriculture differ? An overview of the AgMIP Global Economic Model Intercomparison
Crop promotion is critical for market creation and rural growth in Africa. How to achieve this for crops, other than major staples (e.g., maize) and traditional export crops (e.g., tea), remains a problem since most African countries tend to focus policy attention to major staples and traditional...
Chianu, J.N.
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Ohiokpehai, O
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Adesina, A.A.
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Groot, Hugo de
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Sanginga, Nteranya
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[Promoting a versatile but yet minor crop : Soybean in the farming systems of Kenya]
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Promoting a versatile but yet minor crop : Soybean in the farming systems of Kenya
The potato processing industry has developed quickly during the past decade in India, and the demand for processing grade potato tubers has increased accordingly. As a consequence, potato market prices have dramatically risen, particularly in the southern states, where production is still limited...
Rana, R.K.
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Arya, S.
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Kadian, M.S.
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Singh, B.P.
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Quiróz, R.
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Monneveux, P.
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[Socio-economic feasibility of potato cultivation in Andhra Pradesh, India.]
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Socio-economic feasibility of potato cultivation in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Mathez-Stiefel, S-L.
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Peralvo, M.
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Báez, S.
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Rist, S.
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Buytaert, W.
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Cuesta, F.
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Fadrique, B.
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Feeley, K.J.
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Groth, A.A.P.
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Homeier, J.
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Llambi, L.D.
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Locatelli, Bruno
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López Sandoval, M.F.
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Malizia, A.
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Young, K.R.
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[Research Priorities for the Conservation and Sustainable Governance of Andean Forest Landscapes]
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Research Priorities for the Conservation and Sustainable Governance of Andean Forest Landscapes