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Determinants of chemical input use in peri-urban lowland systems: bivariate probit analysis in Cameroon
Guy Blaise Nkamleu,A.A. Adesina +1 more
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In this article, the effect of socio-economic factors on the likelihood of using chemical fertilizer and pesticide in peri-urban lowland agricultural systems in Cameroon was examined and the bivariate probit model was employed to take account of the correlation between the disturbances.About:
This article is published in Agricultural Systems.The article was published on 2000-02-01. It has received 157 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Multivariate probit model & Probit model.read more
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Factors affecting the technical efficiency among smallholder farmers in the slash and burn agriculture zone of Cameroon
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors found that the mean levels of technical efficiency are 77, 73, and 75% for groundnut monocrop, maize-monocrop and maize-groundnut farming systems suggesting that substantial gains in output and decreases in cost with available technology and resources.
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Productivity Growth, Technical Progress and Efficiency Change in African Agriculture
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the economic performance of a large number of African countries using an international comparable data set and the latest technique for analysis, focusing on growth in total factor productivity and its decomposition into technical change and efficiency change components.
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Towards an improved understanding of farmers' behaviour: The integrative agent-centred (IAC) framework
TL;DR: The IAC framework is agent-centred and supports the understanding of farmers' behavior consistently with the perspective of agricultural systems as complex social-ecological systems and depicts a potentially varied model of human agency.
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Factors affecting farmers' decisions on fertilizer use: A case study for the Chaobai watershed in Northern China
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the factors influencing the farmers' decisions on fertilizer use and the implications for water quality and found that higher education level significantly reduces the probability of over-fertilization.
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Technical training and rice farmers’ adoption of low-carbon management practices: The case of soil testing and formulated fertilization technologies in Hubei, China
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the impact of technical training on low-carbon management practices, specifically on the adoption of soil testing and formulated fertilization technologies, and found that trained females were more prone to adopt these technologies than trained males.
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Virginia farmers' soil conservation decisions: an application of tobit analysis
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Adoption of New Technologies in Ethiopian Agriculture: The Case of Tegulet-Bulga District, Shoa Province
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Gambian women: Unequal partners in rice development projects?
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