technical and scale efficiencies of cotton farms, in khorasan province, were estimated through the parametric approach during the period 2000-2003. efficiency was estimated through stochastic translog frontier production function based on panel data. results indicated that technical efficiency wa rated as less than scale efficiency. means of technical and scale efficiency were found to be 63 an...

Banana is a key staple and cash crop in east and central Africa. However, the recent outbreak of Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) has threatened farmers whose livelihoods depend on the crop. Since 2002, stakeholders embarked on campaigns to sensitize farmers on the disease and its management. This study evaluated the effectiveness of these efforts by examining farmers’ awareness of the disease, co...

abstract the aim of this study was to assess the affects of agricultural extension programs on the promotion of the efficiency, knowledge and technical expertise of farmers. the study also aimed to analyze the factors affecting the acceptance of agricultural extension programs with regards to process of agricultural development. a survey consisting of 137 samples was conducted between wheat far...

For improving production and marketing of agricultural produce, group approach can act as a panacea. In this endeavour, the present study carried out in the Raichur district, has reported the impact of formation of commodity-specific Farmers Interest Groups (FIGs) for pigeonpea and sweet orange crops. After formation of FIGs, several production and marketing interventions were carried like capa...

Since 1984, dairy farmers have been contributing 15 cents for each cwt. of milk they sell to fund state and national advertising to increase milk product consumption. The main reasons for this generic advertising program are to reduce government surpluses of dairy products and to raise farm prices. The funds available to state and national dairy promotion organizations from this assessment have...

Agricultural development projects frequently promote new crop production technologies for adoption at scale on the basis of research and pilot studies in a limited number of contexts. The performance of these production technologies is often variable and dependent on context. Using an example from the Agroforestry for Food Security Project in Malawi, that promoted agroforestry technologies for ...

Information technology is one of the most important factors that have been impacting the development of forestry construction, with forest farmers playing an increasingly crucialrole in promotion of information technology. Survey data in this paper, collected from Yongan County and Youxi County in Fujian Province, usescombinedRough Set Theory (RST) andSupport Vector Machine (SVM), applied for r...

INTRODUCTION One strategy for lowering the prevalence of obesity is to increase access to and affordability of fruits and vegetables through farmers' markets. However, little has been documented in the literature on the implementation of such efforts. To address this gap, the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) sponsored an evaluation of the New York City Health Bucks ...