Agricultural inputs, seeds and fertilisers
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- Seed systems and farmers' income in rural Ethiopia
- ( K. Meles;G. Nigussie;T. Belay / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway , 2009)
- This study was conducted in rural Ethiopia, and its objective was to describe the existing seed system in selected areas, and determine the impact of improved seed on farmers’ income and crop bi...
- Lessons from Malawian government's input subsidy initiative
- ( A. Dorward;E. Chirwa;V. Kelly;T. Jayne;R. Slater;D. Boughton / Future Agricultures Consortium , 2008)
- Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, this report evaluates the 2006/7 Malawi Government Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme (AISP). The main objective of the evaluation is to ...
- Challenges and opportunities facing potato producers worldwide
- ( New Agriculturalist , 2008)
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This edition of New Agriculturist focusses on the potato, examining the challenges and opportunities facing producers worldwide. Among the articles includes in the edition are a report from Bo...
- Does the fertiliser subsidy programme in Malawi signal the return of the developmental state?
- ( B. Chinsinga / Future Agricultures Consortium , 2007)
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The 2005/2006 fertiliser subsidy programme is widely cited as the most significant policy achievement of the Malawian government since the advent of a democratic political dispensation over a decad...
Tackling food insecurity in Malawi: a review of the Fertiliser Subsidy Programme
- ( B. Chinsinga / Future Agricultures Consortium , 2008)
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Food insecurity in Malawi has become endemic, with around 70-80% of rural households short of self-produced staple foods for four to five months of the year. This Future Agricultures brief reviews ...
Is it time to rethink conventional wisdom on agricultural subsidies?
- ( A. Dorward;P. Hazell;C. Poulton / Future Agricultures Consortium , 2008)
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Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in agricultural input subsidies in Africa, together with the emergence of innovative subsidy-delivery systems. This brief argues that these developme...
- Using biotechnology to effectively manage weed problems in African agriculture
- ( F. Kanampiu;J. Ransom;J. Gressel / Africancrops.net , 2002)
- Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, this paper presents both challenges and possible solutions over the weeds Striga hermonthica and S. Asiatic, which destroy maize, millet, sorghum, and upland rice. ...
- GM is not the answer to global hunger
- ( UK Food Group , 2003)
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This short two page briefing argues that in most developing countries, whose small-scale, labour-intensive agriculture is dramatically different from the UK, GM crops are at best irrelevant and at ...
- Can Bt cotton offer a solution to cotton crop problems in India?
- ( V., P. Gandhi;N., V. Namboodiri / Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad , 2006)
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This paper presents preliminary results from a study of the economics and adoption of Bt cotton in India. Biotech crops, which made their appearance in the world about a decade ago, have gained sub...
Are secondary pests eroding the benefits of Bt cotton in China?
- ( S. Wang;D.R. Just;P. Pinstrup-Andersen / GRAIN , 2006)
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The adoption of Bt cotton has had a huge impact on global cotton production. Many studies have focused on the potentially positive impact of Bt and the savings on pesticides targeting primary pests...
