[HTML][HTML] Does cooperative membership increase and accelerate agricultural technology adoption? Empirical evidence from Zambia

J Manda, MG Khonje, AD Alene, AH Tufa… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2020 - Elsevier
In develo** countries, agricultural cooperatives are increasingly being used to promote
improved agricultural technologies and alleviate food insecurity and poverty. However, little …

Are agricultural extension systems ready to scale up ecological intensification in East Africa? A literature review with particular attention to the Push-Pull Technology …

E Isgren, Y Clough, A Murage, E Andersson - Food security, 2023 - Springer
Agricultural extension, or advisory services, have a key role to play in supporting farmers'
learning and adoption of new practices and technologies. This paper analyses gaps and …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of membership in agricultural cooperatives on yield of smallholder tomato farmers in Nigeria

A Akinola, A Kehinde, A Tijani, A Ayanwale… - Environmental and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tomatoes are one of the most significant fruit and vegetable crops in Nigeria. This could be
ascribed to the fact that it helps many farmers support their way of life and improve their …

Does agricultural cooperative membership impact technical efficiency of maize production in Nigeria: An analysis correcting for biases from observed and unobserved …

KO Olagunju, AI Ogunniyi, Z Oyetunde-Usman… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The formation of agricultural cooperatives has been widely promoted as an agricultural
development policy initiative to help smallholder farmers cope with multiple production and …

What factors influence the likelihood of rural farmer participation in digital agricultural services? experience from smallholder digitalization in Northern Ghana

AR Abdulai, KB Kc, E Fraser - Outlook on Agriculture, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Participation in digital services is critical for the inclusiveness of digitalization in smallholder
Africa. However, farmers engagement with digitalization services needs further explorations …

Impact of climate change adaptation strategies on rice productivity in South-west, Nigeria: An endogeneity corrected stochastic frontier model

TO Ojo, LJS Baiyegunhi - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The study assessed the impact of climate change adaptation strategies on technical
efficiency of smallholder rice farmers in South-west Nigeria. An endogeneity corrected …

Looking back and moving forward: 50 years of soil and soil fertility management research in sub-Saharan Africa

B Vanlauwe, AH AbdelGadir, J Adewopo… - … Journal of Agricultural …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Low and declining soil fertility has been recognized for a long time as a major impediment to
intensifying agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Consequently, from the inception of …

Flood-tolerant rice improves climate resilience, profitability, and household consumption in Bangladesh

S Bairagi, H Bhandari, SK Das, S Mohanty - Food Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change affects crop production through exposure to droughts, floods, pests, and
pathogens. To mitigate climate-induced production losses, various stress-tolerant varieties …