Fernandez-Cornejo, Jorge (author / Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture), McBride, William D. (author / Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture), and Daberkow, Stan (author / Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Format:
Online article
Publication Date:
2001
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 128 Document Number: C19121
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: C16084
Notes:
This copy of ACDC has only the content pages, introduction, summary of findings, conclusions, implications and references, 254 p., North Carolina State University
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22405
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Master of Science thesis, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana. 104 pages.
Master of Science thesis, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana. 176 pages.
Korsching, Peter F. (author), Kremer, Kathy S. (author), Carolan, Michael (author), Gasteyer, Stephen (author), Tirmizi, S. Noor (author), Peter, Gregory (author), and Tong, Pingsheng (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2001
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: C23976
This paper examines factors influencing the adoption of improved maize seeds and the use of inorganic fertilizer for maize production by farmers in the intermediate and lowland zones of Tanzania. The results indicate that availability of extention services, on -farm field trials, variety characteristics and rainfall were the most important factors that influcented the extent of adopting improved maize seeds and the use of inorganic fertilizer for maize production. Farmers preferred those varieties which minimize field loss rather than maximizing yields. Future research and extension policies should empahsize farmer participation in the research process and on-farm field trials for varietal evaluation and demonstration purposes.
