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Adoption and Impacts of Improved Maize Production Technology: A Case Study of the Ghana Grains Development Project
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Morris,   Michael L.; Tripp,   Robert; Dankyi,   A.A.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Ghana; Maize; Zea mays; Plant production; Seed production; Productivity; Production factors; High yielding varieties; Fertilizer application; Cropping systems; Farming systems; Farm income; On farm research; Extension activities; Research projects; Technology transfer; Appropriate technology; Innovation adoption; Socioeconomic environment; Economic analysis; Economic trends; Economic policies; Human nutrition; Surveys; Sampling; Case studies; Agroecological zones; Ghana Grains Development Project; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48767

RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR COMMERCIAL BANKERS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Duncan,   Marvin R.; Fischer,   William R.; Taylor,   Richard D.
The report discusses commercial banks' role in supporting economic development in rural America.  It details demographic and economic trends in rural America.  It discusses a number of economic development programs available to commercial bankers and to private sector/public sector partnerships.  Finally, the report proposes a set of new tools for commercial bankers to further strengthen their participation in rural community economic development.   Note: Figures are not included in the machine readable copy--contact the authors for more information.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Demographic trends; Economic trends; Rural America; Role of commercial banks; Economic development programs; New tools for bankers; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Financial Economics.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23354

Wheat Facts and Futures 2009
Provedor de dados: 31
For nearly half a century, the international wheat breeding system has delivered improved high yielding varieties of wheat that created (along with rice) the Green Revolution and underpinned strong growth in wheat productivity in irrigated and rainfed, developed and underdeveloped, regions. Future priorities for breeding and complementary sciences will still include yield but will also diversify in response to changing market demands and growing environments, particulary in developing countries. It is argued that in the coming decades research on wheat quality characteristics will become increasingly important to plant breeders, whose work will be supported by the development of markers and advanced tools from molecular biology. Breeders will have to...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Wheats; Food production; Production factors; Production increase; Economic environment; Climatic change; Economic trends; Statistical data; Developing countries; Crop Production/Industries; E14; E16.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56366