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| Padmaja, Ravula; Bantilan, Ma Cynthia S.. |
| This paper explores how and to what extent women and men have benefited from the build-up of social capital in technology uptake, and the role of women in this process. Using a case study on Groundnut Production Technology (GPT) in Maharashtra, India, a systematic documentation of the process by which farmers – both men and women - as well as the whole community became empowered through the build-up of social capital is presented. The focus of the paper is on collective action as a mechanism to stimulate gender-equitable change processes. Our evidence suggests that the technology uptake process was enhanced with the build up of social capital, whereby men and women from all class and caste groups came together for improving their livelihoods. Collective... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Social capital build-up; Gender; Impact; Social networks; Empowerment. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47666 |
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| Janaiah, Aldas; Achoth, Lalith; Bantilan, Ma Cynthia S.. |
| This paper analysed the growth performance of non-rice crop sectors by estimating total factor productivity (TFP) growth for the selected coarse cereals viz., maize, sorghum and pearl millet in India. The analysis indicates that the TFP growth contributed substantially to the output growth of coarse cereals over the past three decades. The TFP growth was higher in those states where coverage of irrigation was relatively high. TFP grew at an average of 1.4 percent per annum through out the Green Revolution (GR) period for sorghum in the sate of Maharashtra where about half of the India’s sorghum area is concentrated mostly under rainfed conditions. Although small in absolute terms over the past three decades, the overall findings suggest that GR... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Total factor productivity; Coarse cereals; Green revolution; Adoption rate; India; International Development. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/110142 |
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| Ndjeunga, Jupiter; Bantilan, Ma Cynthia S.. |
| During the last 3 decades, donors and governments have invested in the development and dissemination of new technologies in the semi-arid tropics of West Africa. Though a wide range of improved technologies has been developed, adoption remains low without a significant impact on crop productivity, rural income and poverty. Agricultural transformation as occurred in East Asia has not yet occurred in the semi-arid tropics of West Africa. This paper uses data from a regional survey of rural households in 3 countries in West Africa (Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger) to identify the determinants of uptake of improved technologies. Limited productivity gain is found to be a major constraint to the uptake of technologies. In addition, poorly functioning... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Institutions; Technology; Markets; Road infrastructure; Information; Agricultural productivity; International Development. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/110146 |
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| Shiferaw, Bekele A.; Bantilan, Ma Cynthia S.; Wani, Suhas; Sreedevi, T.K.; Rao, G.D. Nageswara. |
| Spatial and temporal attributes of watersheds and associated market failures require institutional arrangements for coordinating use and management of natural resources. Effective collective action (CA) for watershed management has the potential to provide multiple economic and environmental benefits - tangible and non-tangible - to rural communities. This allows smallholder farmers to jointly invest in management practices that provide collective benefits to community members. The functions of the group can also extend to include provision of new services like collective marketing of products and essential inputs. While watershed management contributes to resource productivity and sustainability, increased commercialization and market access open... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25453 |
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