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| Wekesa, E.; Mwangi, Wilfred; Verkuijl, Hugo; Danda, Milton Kengo; De Groote, Hugo. |
| Maize is the major food crop grown in the coastal region of Kenya and constitutes a major component of the diet of the population in the region. However, average yields are far below the potential for the region and low production levels create serious food deficits. Over the years, new technologies have been introduced but adoption has remained low, especially for fertilizer. This paper examined current maize-farming practices and technological and socioeconomic factors that influenced adoption in the Kilifi and Kwale Districts of the Coast Province, that together account for half of maize production in the region. The study found low adoption levels for improved maize varieties and technology, especially fertilizer, among farmers in the area. Farmers... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Maize; Crops; Innovation adoption; Technology transfer; Food production; Production economics; Production factors; Plant breeding; Fertilizers; Yields; Kenya; Crop Production/Industries; E14; E16. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56109 |
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| Jones, Rodney D.; Turner, Tyler; Dhuyvetter, Kevin C.; Marsh, Thomas L.. |
| The genetic traits of a purebred bull convey the reproductive and economic value to buyers. This study examines and compares the value of actual production weights (birth, weaning, and yearling weight), production expected progeny differences (EPDs) (birth, weaning, milk, and yearling), and ultrasound EPDs (carcass quality predictors) for purebred Angus bulls sold at auction. One EPD, birth weight, was valued by buyers more than its corresponding actual weight, though both actual weights and EPDs significantly impact price. Predictors of carcass quality were important in determining price. Finally, several individual animal factors and sale characteristics were significant in determining price. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Angus bulls; Carcass characteristics; EPDs; Marketing factors; Production factors; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Q10; Q12. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45528 |
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| Wolz, Axel; Fritzsch, Jana; Buchenrieder, Gertrud; Nedoborovskyy, Andriy. |
| Following the two rounds of land reform in Ukraine since independence, household plot farmers emerged as the major suppliers to agricultural production. But they form a very heterogeneous group. Not all of them are equally successful, economically, and integrated to markets. In general, a varying adoption of production factors is identified as being of influence. In this paper, we argue that social capital is an additional factor contributing to higher agricultural incomes. We tested our thesis using primary evidence from a survey in Ukraine among 255 household plot farmers in 2006. Based on 24 social capital indicators we deduced four separate index variables linking the social capital dimension of form, i.e. structural and cognitive, with the social... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Production factors; Social capital; Ukraine; Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43842 |
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| Alcantara Filho, José Luiz; Scalco, Paulo Roberto; Gomes, Adriano Provezano. |
| O presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a dinâmica da agricultura brasileira, a partir dos dados preliminares do Censo agropecuário de 2006 em relação ao Censo de 1996. Para tanto, utilizou-se a metodologia de econometria espacial, mais especificamente análise exploratória de dados espaciais (AEDE) para verificar a formação de clusters espaciais, bem como, as mudanças ocorridas no período analisado. Em suma, verificou-se a existência de dependência espacial entre as microrregiões analisadas, assim, regiões que em 1996 eram intensivas na utilização de terra, trabalho e tratores, em 2006 tenderam a permanecer com as mesmas características, além de influenciar positivamente suas regiões vizinhas. Além disso, verificou-se um relação inversa entre o... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agricultura; Econometria espacial; Fatores de produção; Agriculture; Spatial econometric; Production factors; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106093 |
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| Wanwisa Pansak; Wipa Homhaul. |
| Rice is a major food crop and cash crop in Thailand. In 2011, average rice production in Thailand was about 460 kg per rai, which is considered as low productivity comparing with other countries (Rice Department, 2554). The reasons relate to various factors affecting production such as soil condition, weather condition, irrigation, and farmer managements in each area. The objective of this study is to investigate the deep relationships between quantitative inputs and rice production by an agricultural model (WaNuLCAS model) as a tool for analysis of their relationships. In this study, 9 districts of Phitsanulok province are considered. The areas of study are divided into external and internal irrigation. Within this research, we have created database of... |
| Tipo: PhysicalObject |
Palavras-chave: WaNuLCAS model; Rice production; Production factors; ข้าว; ผลผลิต; ปัจจัยการผลิต; แบบจำลองทางการเกษตร; จ.พิษณุโลก. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://anchan.lib.ku.ac.th/agnet/handle/001/5602 |
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