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Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Shiyani, R. L. (author), Joshi, P. K. (author), Asokan, M. (author), and Bantilan, M. C. S. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2002-05
Published:
India: Elsevier
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C18709
Journal Title:
Agricultural Economics
Journal Title Details:
27 (1) 33-39
Notes:
Agricultural Economics (Amsterdam, Netherlands), The study aims to track adoption of improved chickpea varieties, and assess their on-farm benefits in some remote and backward tribal villages in Gujarat, India, where few newly developed varieties were introduced by a non-government organization. It also determines key factors which were influencing their adoption. The study found that adoption of improved chickpea varieties was gradually increasing by replacing a prominent local variety. Duration of crop maturity, farm size, yield risk, and farmers' experience of growing chickpea crop were significantly influencing their adoption. The on-farm benefits as a result of improved varieties were realized in terms of increased yield levels, higher income and labor productivity, more marketable surplus, price premium and stabilized yields in fluctuating weather. Breeding short duration varieties with stable yield levels under varying weather, and organizing seed multiplication and dissemination in regions, where moisture stress is a problem during maturity of chickpea, are the major suggestions.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Nordin, Martin (author) and Höjgård, Sören (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2016-10-11
Published:
Sweden: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 165 Document Number: D08321
Journal Title:
Agricultural Economics
Journal Title Details:
48 (1): 51-60
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Aker, Jenny C. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2011-11
Published:
USA: International Association of Agricultural Economists
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07558
Journal Title:
Agricultural Economics
Journal Title Details:
42 (6): 631-647
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Manyong, V.M. (author) and Alene, Arega D. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2006
Published:
Nigeria
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24980
Journal Title:
Agricultural Economics
Journal Title Details:
35(2) : 203-211
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Manyong, V.M. (author), Kristjanson, Pl (author), Okike, I. (author), Tarawali, S. (author), and Singh, B.B. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2005
Published:
Nigeria
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24051
Journal Title:
Agricultural Economics
Journal Title Details:
32(1) : 195-210
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Khanna, Madhu (author), Isik, Murat (author), and Winter-Nelson, Alex (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2000
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 115 Document Number: C11674
Journal Title:
Agricultural Economics
Journal Title Details:
<24(2000): 9-21>
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Lohr, Luanne (author) and Park, Timothy A. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2005
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24981
Journal Title:
Agricultural Economics
Journal Title Details:
33(s3) : 467-478
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Negatu, W. (author) and Parikh, A. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1999-02
Published:
Ethiopia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 118 Document Number: C13309
Journal Title:
Agricultural Economics
Journal Title Details:
<21(2): 205-216>
Notes:
10 p.