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2. Impact of policy change on technical efficiency: evidence from small scale food crop farmers in Kellem Wollega, Ethiopia
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Terefe, Melkamu Kena (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-08
- Published:
- India: Agricultural Research Communication Centre
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12956
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Science Digest
- Journal Title Details:
- V.43, Iss.4
- Notes:
- 6 pages, Background: An effort was made by the Ethiopian government to increase the level of technical efficiency of farmers across the country. However, due to climate change, smallholder farmers were facing challenges to increase technical efficiency in crop production. Adaptation to climate change is crucial to uphold and increase food crop productivity. This study analysis the impact of climate change adaptation and policy issues on food crop production efficiency in Kellem Wollega, Ethiopia. Methods: The data was gathered from 400 randomly selected food crop smallholder farmers. The Cobb-Douglas production function was used by including the climate change adaptation measures as explanatory variables in technical inefficiency. Simulation was made to adaption measures that can be influenced by the policy variables to see their impact on the level of technical efficiency. Result: The finding show that the use of adaptive practices (multiple crop type, improved crop varieties, adjusting planting dates and irrigation) had a significant and positive effect on technical efficiency whereas land fragmentation reduces efficiency level. Regarding simulation of policy variables the result show that the mean technical efficiency would increase with rising level of improved crop varieties, adjusting planting dates and irrigation practices. The results of the simulation of land fragmentation climate change adaptation variables show that the mean technical efficiency declines as a result of land fragmentation. Empirical results reveal that with appropriate policy intervention (climate change adaptation measures) the technical efficiency level of food crop farmers can be enhanced.
3. Influence of personal traits on communication behaviour of lab to land programme beneficiaries in Himachal Pradesh
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Chand, M. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1995
- Published:
- India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 105 Document Number: C09249
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Science Digest
- Journal Title Details:
- 15(1-2) : 19-22
4. Input-output relationship in rainfed agriculture [India]
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Patel, R.K. (author), Sardana, P.K. (author), and Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, India
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1982-12
- Published:
- India: Karnal, India : Agricultural Research Communication Centre.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 87 Document Number: C05826
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Science Digest
- Journal Title Details:
- 2 (3/4) : 215-216.
- Notes:
- AGRICOLA IND 84007949, Improved technology in agriculture has mainly benefitted the peasants of irrigated areas. Rainfed areas have been mostly devoid of it. The present study is an attempt to know the input-output relationship on rainfed farms. Based on findings of the present study, it can be said that there exists a sufficient scope to increase per hectare output in dryfarming tracts of Haryana with an increase in the use of fertilizers, better quality seeds and timely performance of different farm operations.
5. Mass media utilization behaviour of farm women
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Swathi lekshimi, P.S. (author), Chandrakandan, K. (author), and Balasubramani, N. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Published:
- India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: D06169
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Science Digest
- Journal Title Details:
- 35(1) : 51-55