Choices of Varieties and Demand for Improved Rice Seed in Fogera District of Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rsci.2018.10.005
Abstract: Abstract In this study, 151 households were randomly drawn from three randomly selected Kebele in probability proportional to size method. The demographic and socio-economic factors that determine the participation in improved varieties were household labor… read more here.
Keywords: seed; varieties demand; improved rice; choices varieties ... See more keywords
Improved Rice Technology Adoption: The Role of Spatially-Dependent Risk Preference
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DOI: 10.3390/agriculture11080691
Abstract: This study analyses farmers’ adoption of improved rice technology, taking into account farmers’ risk preferences; the unobserved spatial heterogeneity associated with farmers’ risk preferences; farmers’ household and farm characteristics; farm locations, farmers’ access to information,… read more here.
Keywords: rice; improved rice; farmers risk; adoption ... See more keywords
Do Land Ownership and Agro-Ecological Location of Farmland Influence Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties? Evidence from Sierra Leone
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DOI: 10.3390/agriculture9120256
Abstract: This study investigates the impact of farmland ownership and agro-ecological location on the adoption of the two most important sources of improved rice varieties (NERICA and ROK) in the context of Sierra Leone. In terms… read more here.
Keywords: adoption improved; rice varieties; adoption; improved rice ... See more keywords
Econometric Analyses of Adoption and Household-Level Impacts of Improved Rice Varieties in the Uplands of Yunnan, China
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DOI: 10.3390/su12176873
Abstract: Higher-yielding rice varieties adapted to the upland conditions of Yunnan were developed and disseminated during the late 1990s. Using cross-sectional farm-level data of 448 households collected from five prefectures in Southern Yunnan, this paper carries… read more here.
Keywords: household; rice; rice varieties; adoption ... See more keywords