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Scientia HorticulturaeHigh environmental variability within a valley challenges fruit production in mountain systems and requires site-specific irrigation management. This study evaluates the effects of altitude (480 m vs.
Elena Nieto-Serrano +3 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Water Alternatives, 2019 This article presents a reconstruction of the 1980sʼ research-policy debate on farmer-managed irrigation systems (FMIS) in Asia. Such a reconstruction yields important lessons for the role of academic researchers in the current research-policy debate ...
Janwillem Liebrand
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines whether information about production methods and social norms can increase consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for food produced using climate‐friendly farming methods. A randomized survey experiment was conducted with 1568 respondents across Denmark, Lithuania, and Spain, who were assigned to one of four ...
Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo +5 more
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Water Alternatives, 2018 Although much has been written about the indigenous irrigation systems of Tanzania, there has been no comprehensive historical study of state irrigation planning.
Chris de Bont
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Applied and Environmental Soil ScienceIrrigation schemes are vital to agricultural growth in Ghana, offering reliable water access during dry seasons to support year-round farming, increase yields, and enable crop diversification.
Theophilus Francis Kofitio +2 more
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Alternative Policy Designs to Help Farmers Select Profitable Conservation Practices
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Voluntary private carbon initiatives (VPCIs) promote the implementation of agricultural conservation practices that mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) via financial incentives to participating farmers. Simultaneously, an array of public policies supports the adoption of conservation practices through technical and financial ...
Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn +1 more
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A review of alternative strategies for improving farmer-managed irrigation systems in Sri Lanka [PDF]
Farmer managed irrigation systems / Tank irrigation / Rehabilitation / Non-governmental organizations / Governmental interrelations / Rural development / Farmer participation / Farmer-agency interactions / Sri ...
Dayaratne, M. H. S.
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Is Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption Persistently Overestimated?
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Precision agriculture is sometimes assumed to diffuse steadily over time, and industry planning frequently extrapolates early adoption trends forward. This study evaluates the accuracy of such expectations by comparing agricultural input dealers' forecasts of future service offerings with the actual levels of offerings that dealerships ...
Trey Malone +5 more
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Report of the State Irrigation Commissioner to the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1919-20
, 1920 WATER COMMISSION, KANSAS -- “The Kansas Water Commission was created by an Act of Legislature in 1917 for the purpose of investigating and controlling the problems of flood prevention, drainage, domestic water supply, water power, navigation and ...
Kansas. State Irrigation Commissioner
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