A key constraint to cassava productivity in Africa is the lack of adoption of improved cassava
varieties tolerant to pests and diseases. To understand the drivers of adoption behavior, we …

In many sub-Saharan African nations, commercializing smallholder agriculture has recently
been seen as a strategy for attaining equitable growth and eliminating poverty in a …

Vegetable marketing helps to increase household income and ensure food and nutrition
security in develo** countries, including Ethiopia. However, market participation by …

The green production transition in agriculture is all about the quality of agricultural products
at the source of production. Whether the product quality certification can accelerate the …

Agricultural transformation involves the transition from subsistence agriculture marked by
cultivating crops for auto‐consumption to cultivating crops for output markets. This transition …

Agriculture is predominantly rural and dominated by smallholder farmers. However, efforts to
improve smallholder agricultural production have not yielded the desired results. Some …

Tef is the first crop produced in Ethiopia and the main staple food and income generation
source. The productivity of the crop is low due to different factors. This study aimed to identify …

Understanding farmers' preferences and willingness to pay for different traits is critical for
demand-driven varietal development and designing targeted strategies that stimulate …

Purpose The role of intermediate urban centers (IUCs)(like towns/small cities/rural counties)
between large cities and villages in leading urbanization has been increasingly highlighted …

The traditional agricultural model of pursuing economic benefits while neglecting the
environment has been unsuitable for the current rural areas. Shifting to a new sustainable …