A Study Of Maize Technology Adoption In Ghana
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A Study Of Maize Technology Adoption In Ghana
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Author : Ghana Grains Development Project
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
A Study Of Maize Technology Adoption In Ghana written by Ghana Grains Development Project and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Corn categories.
The Gap Between Technology Awareness And Adoption In Sub Saharan Africa A Literature Review For The Desira Project
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Author : Kazembe, Cynthia
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2021-03-02
The Gap Between Technology Awareness And Adoption In Sub Saharan Africa A Literature Review For The Desira Project written by Kazembe, Cynthia and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-02 with Political Science categories.
This paper reviews different studies on technology adoption in sub-Saharan Africa to understand the determinants of low adoption of improved technologies, with a special focus on Malawi. This will in turn help explain why there is a gap between awareness and adoption of agriculture technologies. As evidenced from the results of the FGDs conducted in Malawi in 2018, despite the visible benefits of the new technologies, farmers often do not adopt or take a long time to adopt them. This creates a gap between awareness of agriculture technologies and their adoption. The existing literature from sub-Saharan Saharan Africa, demonstrates that adoption, as a decision-making process, is affected by farmers’ access to information, their financial and human capital, incentives and external programs, plus farmers’ attitude to risk.
Agricultural Intensification Technology Adoption And Institutions In Ghana
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Author : Houssou, Nazaire
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2016-10-14
Agricultural Intensification Technology Adoption And Institutions In Ghana written by Houssou, Nazaire and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-14 with Political Science categories.
Agricultural intensification has only taken off to a very limited extent in Ghana. Adoption of land productivity-enhancing technology is low, even in areas with proximity to urban markets. Rather, farmers have increasingly been adopting labor-saving technologies such as herbicides and mechanization, for which vibrant private supply channels are emerging. Further efforts to strengthen the private mechanization supply chain would help meet the rising demand for tractor services. Furthermore, mechanization could also help free up agricultural labor to perform other more labor intensive tasks.
Performance And Adoption Factors For Open Pollinated And Hybrid Maize Varieties Evidence From Farmers Fields In Northern Ghana
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Author : Van Asselt, Joanna
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2018-02-13
Performance And Adoption Factors For Open Pollinated And Hybrid Maize Varieties Evidence From Farmers Fields In Northern Ghana written by Van Asselt, Joanna and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-13 with Political Science categories.
Maize is the most widely grown starch in Ghana, and yet domestic supply does not meet demand, because maize productivity is low. Trials were performed in northern Ghana in 2015 to determine whether hybrid varieties would outperform the varieties planted by farmers and, therefore, increase maize productivity. Two foreign hybrids performed consistently better then Obaatanpa, the most widely used variety in the north. In 2016, Adikanfo, the best performing hybrid, and certified Obaatanpa were made available for purchase at subsidized rates in the communities where the 2015 trials had been conducted. A survey was then carried out to study whether the trials had any effect on technology uptake or behavioral change among farmers in the region and if the varieties performed as well on the farmers’ fields as in the trials. This paper presents the descriptive results of the survey.
Africa S Emerging Maize Revolution
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Author : Derek Byerlee
language : en
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Release Date : 1997
Africa S Emerging Maize Revolution written by Derek Byerlee and has been published by Lynne Rienner Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Business & Economics categories.
Intended for policymakers and scholars, the 15 contributions in this volume are divided into two sections: the first provides six country case studies of the evolving maize economies of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria. The second part synthesizes major technological, institutional, and policy issues with chapters on research and extension, soil fertility, seed and fertilizer delivery systems, and marketing and price policy. Paper edition (754-0), $29.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Adoption Of Maize Production Technologies In Central Tanzania
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: CIMMYT
Release Date : 1998
Adoption Of Maize Production Technologies In Central Tanzania written by and has been published by CIMMYT this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Corn categories.
Adoption Of Maize Production Technologies In Southern Tanzania
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language : en
Publisher: CIMMYT
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Adoption Of Maize Production Technologies In Northern Tanzania
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: CIMMYT
Release Date : 1998
Adoption Of Maize Production Technologies In Northern Tanzania written by and has been published by CIMMYT this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Corn categories.
Adoption Of Maize Production Technologies In The Southern Highlands Of Tanzania
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language : en
Publisher: CIMMYT
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Limitations Of Contract Farming As A Pro Poor Strategy The Case Of Maize Outgrower Schemes In Upper West Ghana
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Author : Ragasa, Catherine
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2017-03-30
Limitations Of Contract Farming As A Pro Poor Strategy The Case Of Maize Outgrower Schemes In Upper West Ghana written by Ragasa, Catherine and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-30 with Political Science categories.
The focus in this paper is on two relatively large maize-based contract farming (CF) schemes with fixed input packages (Masara and Akate) and a number of smaller and more flexible CF schemes in a remote region in Ghana (Upper West). Results show that these schemes led to improved technology adoption and yield increases. In addition, a subset of maize farmers with high yield improvements due to CF participation had high gross margins. However, on average, yields were not high enough to compensate for higher input requirements and cost of capital. On average, households harvest 29–30 bags (100 kg each), or 2.9–3.0 metric tons, of maize per hectare, and the required repayment for fertilizer, seed, herbicide, and materials provided under the average CF scheme is 21–25 bags (50 kg each) per acre, or 2.6–3.0 tons per hectare, which leaves almost none for home consumption or for sale. Despite higher yields, the costs to produce 1 ton of maize under CF schemes remain high on average—higher than on maize farms without CF schemes, more than twice that of several countries in Africa, and more than seven times higher than that of major maize-exporting countries (the United States, Brazil, and Argentina). Sustainability of these CF schemes will depend on, from the firms’ perspective, minimizing the costs to run and monitor them, and from the farmers’ perspective, developing and promoting much-improved varieties and technologies that may lead to a jump in yields and gross margins to compensate for the high cost of credit.